This is fascinating, Ilaria. Thanks for posting it.
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...it tends to suggest that fine art is a precarious career.
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No surprise there.
They talk about a decline in the number of artists over the years. One possible reason they don't mention is that a large portion of animation is now being done overseas.
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Number of fine artists in the United States, including painters,
sculptors and illustrators.......................30,000
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I would love to know how many of these are illustrators.
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Of the artists who were not self-employed, many worked for advertising and related services; newspaper, periodical, book, and software publishers; motion picture and video industries; specialized design services; and computer systems design...
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Why would computer systems designers be thought of as artists?
I also wonder about the table that shows some of the relatively high incomes and including categories like