Richard Schmid Fine Art Foundation

STOVE PRAIRIE PRESS LLC WAS CREATED BY RICHARD SCHMID TO ADVANCE AND EMBODY HIS GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF HIS ART WHICH WAS HIGH EXCELLENCE IN ALL THAT HE DID AND TAUGHT. THIS ENTITY WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE RICHARD SCHMID FOUNDATION TO CONTINUE THE WORK OF PUBLISHING AND SELLING THE BOOKS, VIDEOS, LITHOGRAPHS AND ONLINE OFFERINGS OF THE LATE RICHARD SCHMID. AS PART OF RICHARD'S WISHES THE ENTITY IS TO CONTINUE TO CREATE NEW BOOKS, VIDEOS, LITHOGRAPHS AND ONLINE OFFERINGS EMBODYING HIS ART AND OBSERVING THE SAME PRINCIPLES OF HIGH EXCELLENCE RICHARD EMBODIED. IN ADDITION RICHARD HOPED THAT THIS ENTITY WOULD EMBRACE NEW METHODS OF PRINTING AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY AS THEY ARE DEVELOPED TO PRESENT HIS ART AND VALUES.

Expenses: $160K

THE FOUNDATION HOLDS THE ARTWORK, DIGITAL DATABASE, WRITTEN AND ORAL DATABASE AND HOME OF RICHARD SCHMID IN ITS POSSESSION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH RICHARD SCHMID'S WISHES UPON HIS DEATH THE FOUNDATION WILL HOLD HIS ARTWORK AS IT IS TO NEVER BE SOLD. THE FOUNDATION SHALL ALLOW FOR CURATED EXHIBITIONS OR THE ART AS WELL AS VIEWINGS BY ARTIST AND WRITERS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE HIS WORKS. THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ALL COPYRIGHTS UP TO DATE AND MONITOR FOR INFRINGEMENTS THAT MAY TAKE PLACE. IN ADDITION THE FOUNDATION IS TASKED WITH CONTINUING TO UPDATE THE DIGITIZED DATABASE BY MONITORING GALLERIES SALES AND AUCTIONS FOR WHICH RICHARD'S PAINTINGS (PREVIOUSLY SOLD DURING HIS LIFETIME) MAY BE FOUND IN WHICH IMAGES COULD BE GAINED FOR THE DATABASE. RICHARD OUTLINED HIS WISHES FOR LIMITED USE OF HIS ARTWORK ON THE INTERNET AND NO USE FOR MERCHANDISE PURPOSES. THE GOAL IS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF HIS WORKS WHILE STILL SHARING THEM WITH THE WORLD.