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| Parent company | Ten Speed Press (Crown Publishing Group (Penguin 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 | www |
Watson-Guptill is an American publisher of instructional books in the arts.[1]
The company was founded in 1937 byErnest William Watson, Ralph Reinhold, and Arthur L. Guptill.[2] They also published the magazineAmerican Artist.[3] Their headquarters are at 1745 Broadway, New York City,Random House Tower.[4]
Billboard Publications acquired Watson-Guptill in 1962.[citation needed] The Dutch publisherVNU (later renamed theNielsen Company) acquired Billboard in 1993.[5]Random House acquired Watson-Guptill from Nielsen in 2008.[6] Five years later, Random House, which was owned byBertelsmann and thePenguin Group, owned byPearson PLC, merged to form thePenguin Random House company.[7][8] Watson-Guptill became an imprint ofTen Speed Press in 2013.[9]
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