<p>Thanks for all those sites timkerdes. Won’t have time to look at them for awhile but did check out the 15 richest. Now here’s something for you. Of those I know that 4 at least actually aren’t producing their own work that much at all. They’re sort of “idea” guys (I’m not including Sherman in this ) and they either work along the old time-honored studio idea where they have other people hired to do the actual production or they hire out some of the actual construction. </p>
<p>Now what do we do about all that talk of technical skill in these cases? Perhaps, at least if you’re looking at financial success, with contemporary technology and a combination of a return of the old masters style studio, well, is this acceptable. Does an artist actually have to produce their own work? </p>
<p>I’m a huge Chuck Close fan by the way and feel that he transcends representational and in some ways I think of him as beyond or removed from that definition. But that’s another long story. Anyway thanks for all those sites, this will be interesting to look at. Only one woman by the way on the “richest” site. Of course we probably both agree that rich doesn’t mean best, right?</p>