Watson-Guptill
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| Parent company | Crown Publishing Group (Random House) |
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| Founded | 1937 |
| Founder | Ernest W. 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 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.[citation needed] 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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