Author: Howard S. Becker
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 113275

Media: Paperback
Pages: 408
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6 x 0.9

ISBN: 0520052188
Dewey Decimal Number: 700.103
EAN: 9780520052185
ASIN: 0520052188

Publication Date: April 26, 1984
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Product Description
This classic sociological examination of art as collective action explores the cooperative network of suppliers, performers, dealers, critics, and consumers who--along with the artist--"produce" a work of art. Howard S. Becker looks at the conventions essential to this operation and, prospectively, at the extent to which art is shaped by this collective activity. The book is thoroughly illustrated and updated with a new dialogue between Becker and eminent French sociologist Alain Pessin about the extended social system in which art is created, and with a new preface in which the author talks about his own process in creating this influential work.