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based on materials gathered from libraries
and archives, especially those of the Baltimore
Art Research & Outreach Consortium. In
some cases, curatorial resources were used. The materials
used to create each profile are cited in the fields named
"Selected References" and "Maryland Institutions
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Artist Name:
The artist first, middle, last names and suffix, such
as Jr. or Sr., are presented at the top of the page,
e.g. Andrew J. H. Way; Joshua Johnson; Edward Goodwin
McDowell, Jr.
Artist Dates: The
artist birth- and death-dates are presented in parentheses
in a range following the artist name, e.g. (fl. 1862-1880);
(c. 1893-1946); (1689-1755); (n.d.) ["c."
and "ca." or "circa" prior to dates
means "about", "approximately";
"fl." was used historically to refer to the
period of time during which an artist "flourished",
or was active; "n.d." or "?" means
that there is no birth- or death-date information on
the artist].
Medium/Discipline:
The medium or discipline in which the artist works/worked:
Architecture:
the art or practice of designing and building structures,
especially habitable ones.
Crafts: contemporary
fine art and functional crafts, including works in
ceramics, wood, textile/fiber, glass, metal.
Decorative Arts: historic
functional objects, such as pottery, ceramics, jewelry,
furniture, glass.
Design: landscape,
fashion, graphic design.
Installation: site-specific
installation art, to include murals and environmental
art.
Interdisciplinary:
artwork that consists of more
than one medium, such as original poetry incorporated
into another medium, such as painting.
Media Arts: digital,
video or film.
Mixed Media:
artwork consisting of different
materials, such as a painting with found objects suspended
within the paint on a canvas.
Painting: two-dimensional
works of art using paint on a support other than paper.
Photography: general
and holography.
Sculpture: three-dimensional
art objects.
Works on Paper: prints
(etchings, engravings, woodblocks, lithographs, silkscreens,
aquatint), drawings, painting on paper, watercolors,
pastels, posters, maps, illuminated manuscripts or
artist books; NOT photographs.
Birthplace: The
city, state and country where the artist was born, if
available, e.g. Manchester, England; New York, New York;
Germany.
Place of Death:
The city, state and country where the artist died, if
available, e.g. Manchester, England; New York, New York;
Germany.
Maryland Affiliation:
Up to three ways that the artist
is affiliated with Maryland: born here; depicts Maryland
subjects; active while in residence.
:
A free text description of the
subject matter (iconography) of works of art by this
artist, e.g. Pastoral landscapes; Charles Willson Peale;
German immigrant farmers in Anne Arundel County, Maryland;
Theme e.g.'s: Cows; Haystacks; Fidelity
Subject Headings:
Index terms that describe the
subject of the artwork, or resources about the artist(s),
e.g. Indian art -- North America; Illuminated Manuscripts
and Rare Books.
:
A narrative description of the
style or period of signature work(s) by the artist,
e.g. Federalist; Art Nouveau; Post-Impressionism; Social
Realism; Russian Folk.
Active Dates and Place:
A biographical note about the period of time and place
when and where the artist created a significant body
of work, e.g. Active 1960s, Westminster, Maryland.
Places of Residence:
Dates, or range of dates, where
the artist resided, e.g. 1913-1923 New York City, 1923-46
Milford, New Jersey.
:
The gender of the artist, either
Male or Female.
Race/Ethnicity:
Race categories applied here are derived from, and in
keeping with, the categories of origins of peoples for
the 2000 Census: Black/African-American; Native American;
Asian or Pacific Islander; Hispanic/Latino; White. In
Maryland ArtSource, each artist can be identified as
being of one or more race/ethnicity, e.g. Hispanic and
Black/African-American.
Biography: A
one- or two-paragraph narrative about the artist's background,
influences, experiences and personal life as it relates
to or affected his or her art-making, e.g. Born in Reading,
Pennsylvania in 1908, Ron Blumberg began his artistic
career in New York City, where he was soon accepted
into the group of American artists working there during
the 1930's, which included Milton Avery, Raphael Soyer
and Max Weber. The New York Period paintings, gouaches,
watercolors and drawings from this period demonstrate
Blumberg's masterful ability for recording the urban
scene in his own style, reflecting a blend of the innovative
art techniques of the day with the artistic values of
the realist tradition. Several rare and superlative
portraits from Blumberg's earlier Paris and New Orleans
years brilliantly reveal the artist's skillful mastery
of the art of portraiture and his sensitive and refined
approach to the genre.
e.g. She met Arthur B. Davies at the Art Institute and
a romance ensued. Davies was inspirational in her work
until their romance ended in 1892 when he married another
woman. She traveled with the Chicago artists Caroline
Wade and Ida Haskell (with whom she shared a studio
in Chicago), on her first trip to Europe to study in
Paris. Upon her return she took a studio in the Giles
building with Beatrix Wilcox.
:
The institution, city and state
of the institution attended by the artist, as well as
the year or range of years attended, or graduation date,
degree conferred and major field of study, e.g. 2000
MFA, Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art; 1996-1998
Painting classes at The Art Students League, New York
City.
Taught By:
The name of artist(s) from whom the profiled artist
received training, and the course title/description,
institution and dates that the training was provided,
e.g. Clyfford Still, Abstract Painting, Maryland Institute
College of Art, 1962-1964.
Art related Employment:
The art-related companies, institutions,
studios and organizations with which the artist is/was
affiliated. Also includes reference to appointments
to artist-serving governing bodies, directorships or
juries, the year the service was provided and the role
of the individual within the organization; e.g. painter;
inventor; Art Instructor, Baltimore Clayworks; Secretary/Treasurer,
Southern Arts Federation Board of Directors 2000 -2002;
Juror, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Works on
Paper, 1997 and 1999.
:
Terms to refer to professional
roles that the artist played, and the organization and
dates of the association, e.g. editor, New York Times,
1985-92; Publisher, McCann Publishers; Politician.
Selected References:
A selected listing of
publications (exhibition catalogs, catalogues raisonnés,
books and other published material) with the artist
as subject (including full citation: author, title,
publisher and location and year), especially entire
monographs devoted to a single artist, e.g. Low, Theodore
L. The Art of Reuben Kramer (Baltimore: The Walters
Art Gallery and the Rinehart School of Sculpture of
the Peabody Institute and the Maryland Institute), 1963.
[NOTE: The term "catalogue raisonné"
refers to a publication that attempts to provide a comprehensive
history about the oeuvre, or complete body of artwork,
of an individual artist. Catalogues raisonnés
contain a chronology of artworks, with detailed descriptions
of each, to include media, dimensions, related preparatory
drawings, provenance (history of ownership), current
locations, footnotes to earlier sources of information
and more.]
Other Publications:
Additional published reference
materials (including full citation, author, title, publisher
and year) that contain information about the artist
but also contain information on additional artists;
e.g. Dean, Mary A. et al. 350 Years of Art &
Architecture in Maryland (College Park: Art Gallery,
and Gallery of the School of Architecture, University
of Maryland), 1984.
:
The name(s) of the Maryland institution(s)
where the artist's work is housed, e.g. Charles County
Historical Society.
Maryland Institutions Holding
Biographical Material:
References to unpublished material at area institutions
written by third parties about the artist that may have
been used to create the profile; e.g. Pleasants, J.H.
The J.H. Pleasants File at the Maryland Historical
Society. (Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution
Archives of American Art).; Exhibition pamphlet, Herman
Maril Vertical File, Baltimore Museum of Art.
Maryland Institutions Holding
Autobiographical Resources, Archives, Personal Papers,
Ephemera or Other Primary Source Material: Journals,
manuscripts or scrapbooks created or maintained by the
artist that may have been used to create this profile,
the Maryland institution that houses the material, and
the city where the institution is located, e.g. Artist
journals, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1862-64.
Single-Artist Exhibitions:
The title and date of a one-person
exhibition(s) of the artist's work, along with the institution
where the exhibition was held and the city/state/country
of the institution, e.g. "Herman Maril," University
of Maryland Art Department Gallery, College Park, Maryland,
February 17-March 17, 1977.
Multiple-Artist Exhibitions:
The title and date of group exhibitions with the work
of the artist included, along with the institution where
the exhibition was held and the city/state/country of
the institution, e.g. "Four Generations of Commissions:
The Peale Collection of the Maryland Historical Society,"
Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore, Maryland, March
3-June 29, 1975.
Awards: A
list of awards or other recognition that the artist
received for his or her work, e.g. 1998 - Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts Fellowship, Painting.
:
One or two short paragraphs,
in the artist's words, which describe the focus or direction
of his or her work.
Artist Contact Information:
For living artists that have opted in to inclusion in
the Artists database, a work or home street address,
phone and/or e-mail address.
Artist Web site: A
link to the featured artist's Web site.
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Profile. Each image displays beneath it the artist name,
artwork title, materials/process, dimensions, owner
and location (city/state), credit line and a link to
copyright information.
Copyright:
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presented within the artist profile, its rights holders,
encumbrances and restrictions; in the majority of cases,
rights restrictions for images of artwork are encompassed
by the Maryland ArtSource Terms of Use / Copyright statement.
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