German artist Albrecht Dürer, recognizing how much his name increased the value of his prints, went so far as to petition a court to protect his signature.

Brooks, who is 91, first saw “Herring on a Bialy” in Podwal’s office. “I just couldn’t get over it,” Brooks said in a phone interview from his Los Angeles office while explaining that ...

But with the advent of digital art, the idea of signing creative work has largely been lost. Many digital artists don’t put a signature on their work, and if they do, it’s often viewed as an ...