Watson-Guptill
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| Parent company | Crown Publishing Group (Random House) |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Founder | Ernest Watson and Arthur L. Guptill |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 1745 Broadway, New York City (Random House Tower) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints |
Amphoto Books Back Stage Books Billboard Books |
| Official website | Watson-Guptill |
Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts.[1] The company was founded in 1937 by Ernest Watson, Ralph Reinhold, and Arthur L. Guptill.[2] They also published the magazine American Artist.[3] Their headquarters are at 1745 Broadway, New York City, Random House Tower.[4]
Billboard Publications acquired Watson-Guptill in 1962. The Dutch publisher VNU (later renamed the Nielsen Company) acquired Billboard in 1993.[5] Random House acquired Watson-Guptill from Nielsen in 2008.[6] 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.[7][8]
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References
- ↑ "Watson-Guptill – The Crown Publishing Group". CrownPublishing.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ "Ernest W. Watson Biography". ernestwwatson.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ "American Artist (Journal, magazine, 1940)". WorldCat.org. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ "Watson-Guptill Publications – Publisher Contact". JacketFlap.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ "Company News – Dutch Buyer Acquires BPI". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ "A Down Year for Random House". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ↑ Calamur, Krishnadev (29 October 2012). "Penguin, Random House Announce Merger". NPR. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ "Penguin and Random House Merge, Saying Change Will Come Slowly". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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