Author: Ellis, Diane C.

Publication Year: 1977

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The tabulation and analysis of the data for the study was performed for the Research Division by Data Use and Access Laboratories. The work was done by Diane Ellis C., under the general direction of James C. Beresford, President of Data Use and Access Laboratories. This report looks at three themes in the lives of American artists - self-employment patterns, migration patterns between 19645 and 1970, and household and family characteristics.

Abstract:

The tabulation and analysis of the data for the study was performed for the Research Division by Data Use and Access Laboratories. The work was done by Diane Ellis C., under the general direction of James C. Beresford, President of Data Use and Access Laboratories. This report looks at three themes in the lives of American artists - self-employment patterns, migration patterns between 19645 and 1970, and household and family characteristics.

The report is the third in a series based on the 1970 census that analyzes the data on the artist population. The earlier reports were: Research Division report #5, Where Artists Live: 1970; and Research Division Report #7, Minorities and Women in the Arts: 1970. The two earlier reports utilized both published data and data that had not been previously published except in the form of computer tapes known as the Public Use Sample. This report utilizes the latter data source to an even greater extent than the others.

The chapter on self-employment makes clear that the extent of self-employment as well as the remuneration artists receive varies substantially in each of the occupations. The second chapter utilizes Census data on the residence location of artists in 1965 and in 1970. It shows that artists as a whole are not substantially more mobile than the rest of the professional and technical labor force and that the direction of their migration is generally the same. The third chapter examines household and family characteristics of artists and again shows considerable variation by occupation. (p. i)

CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Self-employment patterns of U. S. artists, 1970.

Introduction.
Size of the self-employed artist population.
Earnings of self-employed artists.
Summary of self-employment patterns by artist occupations.

Chapter 2. Migration patterns of U.S. artists, 1970.

Introduction.
Regional migration of artists.
Artist migration to major metropolitan areas.

Chapter 3. Household and family characteristics of artists, 1970.

Introduction.
Living arrangements.
Families.
Children.
Marital status.
Summary.

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Categories: Artists-Resources for