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Economics of art

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  • 2012 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Marketby Mary Burzlaff Bostic

    F+W Media 2011; US$ 34.99

    NEW LOOK, NEW FEATURES, UPDATED RESOURCES: ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL ART CAREER! 2012 Artist?s & Graphic Designer?s Market is the must-have reference guide for emerging artists, who want to establish a successful career in fine art, illustration, cartooning or graphic design. For years, artists have relied on us to help them find new markets and navigate the changing business landscape. The 2012 Artist?s & Graphic Designer?s Market introduces a whole host of new features and guarantees the most up-to-date, individually verified listings possible. In addition to the 100% updated market listings, artists will find new resources they?ll want to use everyday including: Complete, up-to-date contact information for more... more...

  • How to Buy and Sell Artby Michael Reid

    Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 29.95

    Never bought a painting or a sculpture? This guide has all the answers for those who want to start collecting art but don't know where to begin. more...

  • A Portrait of the Visual Artsby Kevin F. McCarthy

    RAND Corporation 2005; US$ 9.95

    Providing information about developments in the visual arts world, this book promotes analysis of the sector, describing the characteristics of visual arts consumers (collectors and appreciators), artists, finances, and organizations. It also tells a story of rapid, even seismic change, systemic imbalances, and dislocation. more...

  • Understanding International Art Markets And Managementby Iain Robertson

    Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 64.95

    This book provides an understanding of the challenges facing art market 'makers' (dealers, auctioneers, collectors, artists) and the decision making process experienced by market 'players' and investors. Essential reading for students and managers. more...

  • Handbook of the Economics of Art and Cultureby Victor A. Ginsburgh; David Throsby

    Elsevier 2006; US$ 154.95

    Over the last 30 or 40 years a substantial literature has grown up in which the tools of economic theory and analysis have been applied to problems in the arts and culture. Economists who have surveyed the field generally locate the origins of contemporary cultural economics as being in 1966, the year of publication of the first major work in modern times dedicated specifically to the economics of the arts. It was a book by Baumol and Bowen which showed that economic analysis could illuminate the supply of and demand for artistic services, the contribution of the arts sector to the economy, and the role of public policy. Following the appearance of the Baumol and Bowen work, interest in the economics of the arts grew steadily, embracing areas... more...

  • The Art Businessby Iain Robertson; Derrick Chong

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 59.95

    Drawing on the experience of Sotheby’s Institute of Art, this text exposes the realities of the commercial trade in fine art, from its structure to legal issues and wider cultural policy, and including interviews with leading experts in the field. more...

  • Why Are Artists Poor?by Hans Abbing

    Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 38.00

    An unconventional socio-economic analysis of the economic position of the arts and artists more...

  • Art at Auction in 17th Century Amsterdamby John Michael Montias

    Amsterdam University Press 2002; US$ 50.50

    Examines original documents from Amsterdam's Orphan Chamber, analyzing the profiles of buyers of art by auction more...

  • Landscape with Figuresby Malcolm Goldstein

    Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 25.95

    How did the United States become not only the leading contemporary art scene in the world, but also the leading market for art? The answer has to do not only with the talents of American artists or even the size of the American economy, but also--and especially--the skills and entrepreneurship of American art dealers. Their story has not been told...until now. Landscape with Figures is the first history of art dealing in the United States, following the profession from eighteenth-century portrait and picture salesmen in the colonies to the high-profile, jet-set gallery owners of today. Providing anecdotal and carefully researched biographies of the prominent dealers from more than two centuries of trade, author Malcolm Goldstein shows how magnanimous... more...

  • 2009 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market Completeby Editors of Writers Digest Books

    F+W Media 2008; US$ 29.99

    Since 1975, Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market has been the most complete resource for fine artists, illustrators, designers and cartoonists who want to show and sell their work. This essential guide gives you completely updated contact and submission information for more than 1,500 art markets such as greeting card companies, magazine and book publishers, galleries, art fairs, ad agencies and more. Informative interviews with successful artists and art buyers offer advice on how to make contacts and succeed in the competitive art industry. You'll also discover valuable resources for obtaining grants, marketing and promoting their work, and networking with fellow artists. more...