artist
Let an agent handle artists by discipline, works, rights and identifiers, and attribute works carefully.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify
Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle artists by discipline, works, rights and identifiers, and attribute works carefully.
A person who creates art, in visual, performing, literary or other media, as a profession or practice.
What it is for: Creating works that express, entertain, question or record.
It can be commission and exhibit their work; attribute and catalogue works; license rights; support them, through grants and residencies.
Distinguishing features
Creates works in one or more media
Holds copyright and moral rights in their works
Includes performers, crew and storytellers in broad usage
Attribution may be contested
What it looks like
No particular appearance; known through works, exhibitions, performances and credits.
How it is recognised
Signatures, credits and catalogue entries
Artist identifiers such as ULAN
Attribution can be uncertain for historical works
Related models
is a kind of - role
creates - works are separate entries
holds - rights
is confused with - craft production
In practice
Families and kinds
visual artists
performing artists
literary and story artists
film crew and craft artists
activist artists (artivists)
Identifiers
ULAN id numeric Getty Union List of Artist Names
ISNI 16 digits names
Standards and regulation
Berne Convention and moral rights
Artist resale right, such as EU Directive 2001/84/EC
Cultural export rules for artworks
Failure modes and hazards
Misattribution and forgery
Using works without licence
Revealing private information about artists
Also called
+187
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.artist
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity Who the artist is.
Names vary; identifiers help.
Names
Names and pseudonyms.
Names
Names used.
- Under which names does the artist work? provenance
- Which identifiers identify them? provenance
Discipline
Media and practice.
Discipline
Artistic disciplines.
- In which disciplines does the artist work? definition
- Which movements are they associated with? definition
Works What they made.
Works and attribution are the core record.
Catalogue
List of works.
Works
Known works.
- Which works are attributed to them? provenance
- Which attributions are disputed? boundary
Exhibitions and performances
Where shown.
Showings
Exhibitions and performances.
- Where has their work been shown or performed? provenance
- Which collections hold it? provenance
Rights Copyright and resale.
Rights decide use and income.
Copyright
Ownership.
Copyright
Rights status.
- Who holds rights in the work? provenance
- Is it still in copyright? boundary
Licensing
Permission.
Licensing
How to license.
- How can permission be obtained? action
- Does resale right apply? boundary
Authenticity Genuine works.
Forgery is a major risk in the art market.
Provenance
Ownership history.
Provenance
Ownership history.
- What is the provenance of the work? provenance
- Are there gaps, such as 1933-1945? boundary
Expertise
Authentication.
Authentication
Who authenticates.
- Who is recognised to authenticate works by this artist? provenance
- What evidence supports authenticity? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should disciplines be separate entries?
- How should uncertain attributions be recorded?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as circus animal; should they be split off?