The artist at work: some further results from the 1988 survey of individual artists

Further results from the 1988 Survey of individual artists, providing details on the working lives and conditions of artists.

When are you going to get a real job? was published in 1988 by the Australia Council for the Arts, following a survey of Australian artists undertaken by David Throsby and Devon Mills. The artist at work brings to light further detail from the survey and looks in more detail at particular issues not covered in the original report.

It includes the chapters:

• The nature of professional artistic work
• The acheivements of artists
• Women artists
• In praise of older artists