Author: Ellis, Diane C.

Publication Year: 1976

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 C. Ellis, under the general direction of James C. Beresford, President of Data Use and Access Laboratories. In 1970 the U. S. Census noted that there were a half million persons employed in the following artist occupations: actor, architect, author, dancer, designer, musician and composer, painter and sculptor, photographer, radio and television announcer, and a miscellaneous category of artists not elsewhere classified. The following report examines where these people lived, how the various artist occupations were geographically distributed, and how the distribution of artists compared to that of the general population of U. S. workers.

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 C. Ellis, under the general direction of James C. Beresford, President of Data Use and Access Laboratories. In 1970 the U. S. Census noted that there were a half million persons employed in the following artist occupations: actor, architect, author, dancer, designer, musician and composer, painter and sculptor, photographer, radio and television announcer, and a miscellaneous category of artists not elsewhere classified. The following report examines where these people lived, how the various artist occupations were geographically distributed, and how the distribution of artists compared to that of the general population of U. S. workers. (p. 1)

As a group, artists tend to be even more urban than do other people in the nation: In 1970 nearly 88% of those working in artist occupations lived in urban areas (areas of 2,500 or more inhabitants) compared to 74% of the U. S. population as a whole. Urban life is conventionally associated with higher family incomes, higher educational levels, and related characteristics, which may in part reflect both the artists themselves and their audiences. It seems that social and economic characteristics of cities tend to encourage support for artistic professions.

New York City and Los Angeles were the dominant urban centers for artists of all occupations. (p. 3).

CONTENTS
Introduction.

1. Where artists live, a summary analysis.

2. Geographic distribution of employed artists:
         Actors.
         Architects.
         Authors.
         Dancers.
         Designers.
         Musicians and composers.
         Painters and sculptors.
         Photographers.
         Radio and television announcers.
         Other writers, artists and entertainers.

3. The employed artist population state by state.

Appendix.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Artists-Resources for