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A comprehensive description of an avant-garde centre, this text seeks to explore the tensions and difficulties artists, collectors, dealers and curators experience in an atmosphere where aesthetic ambitions compete with economic exigencies.

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List of Illustrations Preface 1: Introduction 2: The Rise of the Modern Art Market 3: The St. Louis Metropolitan Area 4: Artists 5: Dealers 6: Collectors 7: Conclusion App. 1: Glossary of Art Speech App. 2: A Note on Art and Craft App. 3: Art as Investment App. 4: The Influence of the Japanese on Auction Prices App. 5: Statistical Comparisons among the Largest Metropolitan Areas App. 6: Art in America and Local Gallery Guide Listings App. 7: Secondary Skills Necessary for a Professional Artist App. 8: Gender and Teaching Positions Notes References Index

High Art Down Home An Economic Ethnography of a

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226670829, 978-0226670829
      ISBN10: 0226670821
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A comprehensive description of an avant-garde centre, this text seeks to explore the tensions and difficulties artists, collectors, dealers and curators experience in an atmosphere where aesthetic ambitions compete with economic exigencies.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Preface 1: Introduction 2: The Rise of the Modern Art Market 3: The St. Louis Metropolitan Area 4: Artists 5: Dealers 6: Collectors 7: Conclusion App. 1: Glossary of Art Speech App. 2: A Note on Art and Craft App. 3: Art as Investment App. 4: The Influence of the Japanese on Auction Prices App. 5: Statistical Comparisons among the Largest Metropolitan Areas App. 6: Art in America and Local Gallery Guide Listings App. 7: Secondary Skills Necessary for a Professional Artist App. 8: Gender and Teaching Positions Notes References Index

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