Picasso was known to sign checks with flourish so that people he paid would be more likely to frame the check and hang it on the wall than to cash it. I know times are tougher now in the art show industry, but when you make a sale to a famous person and they pay by check, do you ever consider saving the check. Or maybe you scan the check for possible promotional use and then deposit it.
I recently licensed a picture for the back cover and a few interior photos of Julius Erving's (Dr J) autobiography published by Harper Collins and scheduled for November release. Julius Erving is arguably one of the best basketball players ever. The publisher paid for the cover photos and Julius Erving himself paid for the interior photos. My first thought after opening the envelope and removing the check from Julius Erving was that it would make a great souvenir and addition to my sports web site, www.BermanSports.com. So I scanned the check for promotional use and deposited it. At some point you'll probably be able to see a small portion of the check along a picture of the book's back cover when I add a page about the book to my web site.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
http://BermanSports.com
412-401-8100
Larry Berman
<a href="http://BermanGraphics.com">http://BermanGraphics.com</a>
412-401-8100
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Here's a different take. Last summer on Cape Cod, a very well-know singer/actor made a purchase in the tent next to us. The artist was using the Square.
Instead of asking the customer to sign and the usual follow-up "Would you like me to email or text you the receipt?", the artist simply said, "You don't want a receipt do you?" The celebrity said, "No and thanks very much for that courtesy."
Staci witnessed the transaction too but she was too busy drooling to note the details.