Brâncuși v. United States

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Brâncuși v. United States is a landmark 1928 U.S. customs and tax court case that redefined modern sculpture as fine art for import purposes, significantly advancing legal recognition of modernism.

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Brâncuși v. United States canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States court case ⓘ
customs law case ⓘ
federal trial court decision ⓘ
landmark art law case ⓘ
tax law case ⓘ
appliesTo importation of artworks into the United States ⓘ
tariff classification of sculptures ⓘ
areaOfLaw art law ⓘ
customs law ⓘ
tax law ⓘ
concernsArtist Constantin Brâncuși ⓘ
concernsWork Bird in Space ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court United States Customs Court ⓘ
decisionDate 1928-11-26 ⓘ
defendant United States ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
effect advanced legal recognition of modernism in the United States ⓘ
expanded the legal definition of art beyond realistic representation ⓘ
influenced treatment of modern art in U.S. customs law ⓘ
redefined modern sculpture as fine art for import purposes ⓘ
hasImpactOn market for modernist sculpture ⓘ
museum acquisitions of modern sculpture ⓘ
subsequent U.S. customs classifications of modern art ⓘ
holding modern sculpture could be recognized as fine art for customs purposes ⓘ
the sculpture Bird in Space was a work of art ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
legalIssue classification of sculpture as art or manufactured metal object ⓘ
whether a modern sculpture qualified as art for tariff purposes ⓘ
location New York City ⓘ
notableFor judicial acceptance of non-representational art as art ⓘ
testimony by artists and critics about modern art ⓘ
partyRoleOfConstantinBrâncuși importer of the sculpture Bird in Space ⓘ
plaintiff Constantin Brancusi ⓘ
Constantin Brâncuși ⓘ
relatedTo Tariff Act of 1922 ⓘ
aesthetic theory in law ⓘ
history of modern art ⓘ
result duty-free entry of Bird in Space as art ⓘ
subjectOf customs duties on art ⓘ
definition of fine art ⓘ
legal recognition of modernism ⓘ
modern art ⓘ
modern sculpture ⓘ
timePeriod interwar period ⓘ
yearDecided 1928 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constantin Brâncuși → subjectOf → Brâncuși v. United States ⓘ
Bird in Space → legalCase → Brâncuși v. United States ⓘ