Art: Art Does Not Pay

Two hundred topflight-U.S. artists were asked to confess privately how much they earned from the sale of their paintings. The answer, as reported in this month's Magazine of Art: an average of $1,154 in a year. Complained one hard-pressed artist, in his answer to the questionnaire: "[We] have no place in American life, as of today. . . ."

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