The myth of the Starving Artist has existed for centuries. It's nothing new. In many respects, it's a sub-category of the larger classification of the Tortured Artist. M'iseu Fortier in Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson's story is a great example. He quite literally chooses art over money when he goes to retrieve his beloved violin.
What are the real facts about this? Why does the myth exist? A scholar of economics, way back in 1986, published an article that debunks this myth.
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