Watson-Guptill
Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts.
Watson-Guptill
- Founded
- 1937
- Headquarters
- United States
- Activity
- publishing
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• Parent — Ten Speed Press (Crown Publishing Group (Penguin Random House) • Founded — 1937 • Founder — Ernest Watson and Arthur L. Guptill • Country — United States • Headquarters — 1745 Broadway, New York City (Random House Tower) • Publications — Books • Imprints — Amphoto Books Back Stage Books Billboard Books • Url — www.crownpublishing.com/archives/imprint/watson-guptill Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts.
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History
The company was founded in 1937 by Ernest William Watson, Ralph Reinhold, and Arthur L. Guptill. They also published the magazine American Artist. Their headquarters are at 1745 Broadway, New York City, Random House Tower. Billboard Publications acquired Watson-Guptill in 1962. The Dutch publisher VNU (later renamed the Nielsen Company) acquired Billboard in 1993. Random House acquired Watson-Guptill from Nielsen in 2008. Five years later, Random House, which was owned by Bertelsmann and the Penguin Group, owned by Pearson PLC, merged to form the Penguin Random House company. Watson-Guptill became an imprint of Ten Speed Press in 2013.
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• Amphoto Books
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- 1.CrownPublishing.com. Watson-Guptill – The Crown Publishing Group.
- 2.ernestwwatson.com. Ernest W. Watson Biography.
- 3.WorldCat.org. American Artist (Journal, magazine, 1940). 1479320.
- 4.JacketFlap.com. Watson-Guptill Publications – Publisher Contact.
- 5.Company News – Dutch Buyer Acquires BPI. NY Times.
- 6.PublishersWeekly.com. A Down Year for Random House.
- 7.Calamur, Krishnadev (29 October 2012). "Penguin, Random House Announce Merger". NPR, 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- 8.Penguin and Random House Merge, Saying Change Will Come Slowly. NY Times.
- 9.Crown Shifts Watson-Guptill, Amphoto, Potter Craft. Publishers Weekly.
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