Visual Artists in New Orleans (1976)

Investigator: James McLain

Population: Visual Artists

Identification method: Population identified by the Artists Information Bureau of New Orleans, a local nonprofit organization devoted to the collection of and dissemination of information for, to, and about artists.

Sampling method: Survey mailed to all members by the Artists Information Bureau. Author McLain (1978) noted that the "Bureau represents approximately one-third of all the visual artists in the area. Moreover, because of the general services available from associations with the Bureau, the list should be accepted as the best available sample of the population of New Orleans visual artists, and one fairly free of any conceivable bias."

N and Response rate: 34.2 percent (219 of 639)

Publication: McLain, J. 1978. "The Income of Visual Artists in New Orleans." Journal of Cultural Economics, 2(1): 62-76.

Summary: An attempt to determine information about the economic condition of New Orleans visual artists (e.g., population size, total income, source of income, and other data relevant to economic status).