The Art of Selling Art [Paperback]

Bill H. Ritchie Jr. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1562351176 | ISBN-13: 978-1562351175 | Publication Date: November 1, 1991 | Edition: 2nd

A 256 page guide written by an artist for all artists, crafts people and designers who either want to know more about selling their own work, the works of others, or who want to understand their dealers and representatives' work better. This book focuses on the relationship between the creative person and his or her audience, and who is striving to find a balance between production and livelihood. A 26-minute PC/DVD (CD/R) is also available on request, with the author highlighting each chapter.

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About the Author

Bill H. Ritchie, Jr. is an artist and writer in Seattle. For 19 years he was a professor of art, and then resigned to be an independent producer of art, books, videos and DVD work with both creative and practical goals in mind. The Art of Selling Art is the first in his trilogy, The Perfect Studios. In this book he seeks to develop an economic philosophy in order to sell into the art market without "selling out". He can be contacted on the Web.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Ritchies Perfect Pr; 2nd edition (November 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562351176
• ISBN-13: 978-1562351175
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,275,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Ritchie grew up on his father's farms in the Yakima Valley, Washington. He made good as a printmaking and new technologies art professor at the University of Washington, but he didn't fit in so after 19 years in the institution, he retired. Armed with a part of his pension and his wife's continuing support, he went searching in the real world for the "Perfect Studios." The belief that teaching, research, practice and service in one place, concomitantly, like in a teaching hospital is his persistent world--like a massively multiplayer role playing game. Along the way of his research he found Elmer Gates, whose biography inspired a vision of an imaginary place, a dreamland Bill named "Emeralda" where people from many disciplines interact on the Web and face-to-face to create a blended online learning plan. He is centered on a passion for the art and craft of printmaking blended with the age of digital communication.