<p>Washington Post article on working artists in the US (not just music)</p>
<p>[Five</a> facts about professional artists in the United States](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/29/five-facts-about-professional-artists-in-the-united-states/]Five”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/29/five-facts-about-professional-artists-in-the-united-states/)</p>
<p>Based on NEA study of US Census Bureau data
[NEA</a> Arts Data Profile Series: Issue 1: Equal Opportunity Data Mining: National Statistics about Working Artists](<a href=“http://www.arts.gov/research/EEO/index.html]NEA”>http://www.arts.gov/research/EEO/index.html)</p>