Is the Rosie the Riveter image copyrighted?
The image that has become most widely known was commissioned by the United States War Production Commission – Co-coordinating Committee for use on a recruiting poster in 1943. It was intended to be displayed for only two weeks, February 15 through February 28. The artist was J. Howard Miller. It is widely held that this image is in the public domain, but we are aware of no official documentation to that effect. There are less well-known images, including a painting by Norman Rockwell entitled “Rosie the Riveter,” that remain under copyright. 5. I am doing a school assignment about World War II, Rosie the Riveter, the Home Front, Women in the Workforce, etc. Can you send information? Can you put me in touch with a “Rosie” that I can interview? At this time, all the information we have is available is on our website; however, a web search of “Rosie the Riveter,” “World War II” and similar terms will yield thousands of hits. There is a useful links page on our website. We suggest that you
