Young v. J. M. Hickerson, Inc.

The plaintiff is a photographer who specializes in taking portraits of prominent people. In 1948, while in the process of arranging an exhibition of portraits of prominent architects and sculptors, she requested one Rein*141hardt, a well-known architect, to pose for a photograph to be used in this exhibition. Reinhardt agreed to, and did, pose for her, as did several other prominent persons in the field; each such person was asked to contribute $25 toward the cost of the exhibition. Reinhardt contributed said sum of $25, but did not purchase any prints of his photograph at that time.

In January,…