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February 24, 2009
Deidre Gaquin Artists in the Workforce, 1990–2005 Washington, DC: National Endowment for the Arts, 2007. 140 pp.; many color ills.; many b/w ills. Paper (2008014033)
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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2009.19

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When I received a copy of this research report in the mail, I was astonished by its heft: 140 pages of charts, graphs, and their explanations! These are preceded by an introduction by Dana Gioia, former chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, and brief summaries of ten key findings. This last section has provided good headlines for a few stories in the general press, like, “Nearly two million Americans are artists,” or, “Women...