Permission to Use Artwork for Book (With Proper Citation)
Request for permission, on behalf of Author Alan B. Sellers and his book The Checkmate Formula, to use artwork from www.wikiart.org with proper citation. Credit is given to the artist as well as a proper citation is used for the website.
Since you are not familiar with Mr. Sellers, he is a first-time author who holds a BA from Yale, an MBA from the Wharton School, a law degree from Columbia University, and a CPA degree. He is a seasoned financier, operating executive, attorney and deal guy. He sits on the executive committees of the advisory boards at the University of California, Irvine School of Business and also its center for innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Checkmate Formula is a 300 page non-fiction book on business intended to be a core curriculum at either a university, or institution for training entrepreneurs and CEO’s. It presents an original worldview of the system of business, centric to which are that People & Process are the keys to success in business. The author intends to use the book for teaching, as well as to publish it commercially.
The artwork from your website are used as an example of one or more principles discussed in The Checkmate Formula AND/OR The artwork from your website are held forth as excellent examples of best practices for the reader.
We found your website to be of great value and, on behalf of the author, agents, publishers, editors and others involved deeply appreciate your cooperation in allowing us to utilize it
With gratitude,
Alan Sellers & Samer Rashad