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The Economics of American Art analyzes the most pervasive economic issues facing the art world, applied to the whole spectrum of American art. Both practical and accessible, this book will be essential for collectors, auction houses, American art experts of all kinds, museums, gallery owners and, not least, by economists with continuing scholarly interests in these matters.
List of contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1: MARKETS, CULTURE AND AMERICAN ART
- CHAPTER 2: DIMENSIONS OF THE AMERICAN ART MARKET
- CHAPTER 3: MYSTERY OF THE ARTIST'S NATURE: CREATIVITY, AGE AND ECONOMICS
- CHAPTER 4: AMERICAN ART, "EXPERTS" AND AUCTION INSTITUTIONS
- CHAPTER 5: EARLY AND CONTEMPORARY ART AS INVESTMENT VEHICLES
- CHAPTER 6: AMERICAN ART AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
- CHAPTER 7: THE IMPACT OF DEATH AND BUBBLES IN AMERICAN ART
- CHAPTER 8: THE ONGOING EVOLUTION OF AMERICAN ART
- APPENDICES
- REFERENCES
About the author
Robert B. Ekelund, Jr. is Professor and Eminent Scholar Emeritus in economics at Auburn University.
John D. Jackson is Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Auburn University.
Robert D. Tollison (deceased) was the J. Wilson Newman Professor Economics at Clemson University. He came to Clemson in 2003.
Summary
The Economics of American Art analyzes the most pervasive economic issues facing the art world, applied to the whole spectrum of American art. Both practical and accessible, this book will be essential for collectors, auction houses, American art experts of all kinds, museums, gallery owners and, not least, by economists with continuing scholarly interests in these matters.
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The approach taken by the authors to the subject matter, American Art, is unique. This book should be of keen interest to collectors of American art, firms interested in art as an investment, and students that are interested in both American Art and the economics surrounding the sales of art.
