''Who's Who in American Art'' is a biographical hardcover directory of noteworthy individuals in the visual arts community in the United States, published by
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
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["Who's Who in American Art 2011 – Publications", ]Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
, March 2011, webpage
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formerly by
R. R. Bowker Publishing. The directory has also listed some individuals from Canada and Mexico, plus some American artists and arts professionals currently residing in other countries.
["Who's Who, American Art Directory, Museum Directory", Artbusiness.com, March 2011, webpage]
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The latest edition includes 11,000 biographies of artists, critics, curators, administrators, librarians, historians,
collectors
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Arts and entertainment
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, educators,
dealers, and
conservators, of whom 9,000 are artists. The individuals featured in new 36th edition were obtained from nominations provided by current entrants, art associations, galleries and museums or from citations in professional publications. In many cases, though, the names are collected independently by Marquis research and editorial staffs, which use a wide assortment of tools to gather the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information available.
History
The first edition of the publication was released by the American Federation of Arts in 1940 under the title Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists.''
It contained a Preface, Abbreviations, Biographies, Obituaries, and a Classified Geographical Index. ''Who's Who in American Art'' was published for many years by
R. R. Bowker Publishing up to and including the 20th edition. It has since been published by
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who ( or ) is an American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies. The books usually are entitled ''Who's Who in...'' followed by some subject, such as ''Who's Who in America'', ''Who's Who of American Wome ...
, beginning with the 21st edition.
[ In November 2006, Marquis released the 27th edition, titled ''Who's Who in American Art 2007–2008''. The 31st edition is scheduled for release in November 2011 and includes 11,000 artists.][
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References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.marquiswhoswho.com/products/AAprodinfo.asp
Press Release about introduction of Artists' Gallery
American artists
American biographies
Publications established in 1940
1940 establishments in the United States