"A. Michael Shumate is a career graphic designer and illustrator whose work has been used all over the world. He was a Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration at St. Lawrence College for twenty-five years. Son of an artist and a musician, husband to a music teacher, and father to more musicians, filmmakers, a writer, a fine woodworker and a photographer, the principles that Michael teaches in ""Success in the Arts"" apply equally to all of the arts."
a witty, easy-to-read book, with practical advice for those trying to break into the arts. clear, down-to-earth, and honest principles that apply across all artistic fields This book certainly is a valuable guide for life in the arts, and in the process, Michael wrote a guide for the art of life, too. an abundance of excellent, thought-provoking points gets to the heart of the attitudes necessary for real success