Other Resources for the Study of Artists

These include studies that fell outside the guidelines for this project (for example, historical studies, ethnographic studies, theoretical or synthetic works, or studies of units of analysis other than individuals) that nonetheless are likely to be of interest and value for readers interested in the social role of artists.

Baker, Wayne E. and Robert R. Faulkner. 1991. "Role as Resource in the Hollywood Film Industry." American Journal of Sociology 97: 279-309. (Study of film productions not of the artists directly)

Faulkner, Robert R. and A. B. Anderson. 1987. "Short-term Projects and Emergent Careers: Evidence from Hollywood." American Journal of Sociology 92: 879-909. (Study of film productions not of the artists directly)

Katovich, Michael A. and Marya S. Makowski. 1999. "Music Periods in the Rock and Post Rock Eras: The Rise of Female Performers on a Provocative Stage." Studies in Symbolic Interaction 22: 141-166. (Study of artists indirectly through published reviews of artists’ recordings.)

Lang, Gladys Engel and Kurt Lang. 1990. Etched in Memory: The Building and Survival of Artistic Reputation. Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press. (Historical)

Lang, Gladys Engel and Kurt Lang. 1988. "Gender, Chance, and Circumstance in the Survival of Artistic Reputations." American Sociological Association (ASA) Paper. (Historical)

Lang, Gladys Engel and Kurt Lang. 1988. "Recognition and Renown: The Survival of Artistic Reputation." Am. J. of Sociology, 94(1): 79-109. (Historical)

Montias, J. Michael. 1979. "Statistical Evidence on the Economic Status of Artists and Artisans in Delft in the 17^th Century." Journal of Cultural Economics, 3(1): 1-29. (Historical)

Stebbins, Robert A. 1978. "Creating High Culture: The American Amateur Classical Musician." Journal of American Culture, 1(3): 616-631. (Historical)

Towse, Ruth. 1992. "The Earnings of Singers: An Economic Analysis." In Cultural Economics, ed. R. Towse and A. Khakee. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. (No Discussion of Methodology of Study. Information can likely be found in the forthcoming: Towse, R. Singers in the Marketplace.)

Weiss, Paul R.; Faulkner, Robert R. 1983. "Credits and Craft Production: Freelance Social Organization in the Hollywood Film Industry, 1964-1978." Symbolic Interaction, 6(1): 111-123. (Study of film productions not of artists.)

White, Harrison C. and Cynthia A. 1965. Canvasses and Careers: Institutional Change in the French Painting World. New York: Wiley. (Historical)

White, Harrison. 1993. Careers and Creativity: Social Forces in the Arts. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. (References)