Friday, February 26, 2010

I Sold Andy Warhol (too soon) Review Due


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ANDRÁS SZÁNTÓ
ART BUSINESS

PhD, Columbia University; MA, Columbia University; BA, Budapest University of Economics.

Andras Szanto is a writer, researcher, and consultant whose work spans the worlds of art, media, policy, and cultural affairs.



Barbara Allie, Instructor
San Jose City College


I Sold Andy Warhol. (too soon) Reading Assignment -- due April 6. Mr. Polsky will be in class to answer your questions. Please have prepared two questions to ask him.


1. Read the book by Richard Polsky, I Sold Andy Warhol. (too soon)

2. Then go to the amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com, and read the editorial reviews, The questions and answers about I sold Andy Warhol. (too soon), as well as the review by Sandiek at the Barnes & Nobel site.

3. After you have completed the two above tasks read the information below on how to write a book review. All of the various reading materials should give you a fairly good idea of how your Book Review is to be written. The paper must be type written and double-spaced. Ideally it should be between 500 and 1000 words.

4. How to write a review -- Please read link below:

http://www.lavc.edu/Library/bookreview.htm


Sites of Interest:

Anderson Collection – Harry & Moo Anderson
http://www.aacollection.com/index.html
John Berggruen Gallery – San Francisco
http://www.berggruen.com/
Wayne Thiebaud
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Thiebaud
http://www.sothebys.com/
http://www.gagosian.com/
http://www.christies.com/
http://www.warhol.org/

(go to Google and type in “andy warhol fright wig” to see image and last price it sold for.

Other Books of Interest:
• The Art of the Steal: Inside the Sotheby's-Christie's Auction House Scandal
by Christopher Mason
• Sotheby's: Bidding for Class
by Robert Lacey

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