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+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
+
+
+public class Artist implements Serializable{
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1;
+	
+	private String name;
+	private String genre;
+	private ImageIcon image;
+	private String description;
+	
+	public Artist(String name, String genre, String image, String description)
+	{
+		this.name = name;
+		this.genre = genre;
+		this.description = description;
+		
+		if ( !image.equals("null")) {
+			this.image = new ImageIcon(image);
+		} else {
+			this.image = null;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public String getName()
+	{
+		return this.name;
+	}
+	
+	public String getGenre()
+	{
+		return this.genre;
+	}
+	
+	public ImageIcon getImage()
+	{
+		return this.image;
+	}
+	
+	public String getDescription()
+	{
+		return this.description;
+	}
+	
+	public void setName(String name)
+	{
+		this.name = name;
+	}
+	
+	public void setGenre(String genre)
+	{
+		this.genre = genre;
+	}
+	
+	public void setImageIconString(String image)
+	{
+		this.image = new ImageIcon(image);
+	}
+	
+	public void setImageIcon(ImageIcon image)
+	{
+		this.image = image;
+	}
+	
+	public void setDescription(String description)
+	{
+		this.description = description;
+	}
+}