Bill Fontana

Summary

Bill Fontana is a human^[1]. Born in Cleveland^[2], he… he was born on April 25, 1947^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4], sound artist^[5], photographer^[6], and artist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Bill Fontana was born in Cleveland^[2].
• Bill Fontana was born on April 25, 1947^[3].
• Bill Fontana was born on January 1, 1947^[9].
• Bill Fontana held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Bill Fontana worked as a composer^[4].
• Bill Fontana's professions included sound artist^[5].
• Bill Fontana worked as a photographer^[6].
• Bill Fontana's professions included artist^[7].
• Bill Fontana's field of work was music^[11].
• Bill Fontana's field of work was visual arts^[12].
• Bill Fontana's field of work was sound art^[13].
• Bill Fontana's education included a stint at John Carroll University^[14].
• Bill Fontana was educated at The New School^[15].
• Bill Fontana received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Bill Fontana received the Artadia Award^[17].
• Bill Fontana received the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship^[18].
• Bill Fontana is recorded as male^[19].
• Bill Fontana's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Bill Fontana's family name is recorded as Fontana^[21].
• Bill Fontana's given name is recorded as Bill^[22].
• Bill Fontana's official website is recorded as https://resoundings.org/^[23].
• Bill Fontana's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb^[24].
• Bill Fontana's participant in is recorded as documenta 8^[25].
• Bill Fontana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Bill Fontana's has works in the collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1947-04-25^[30]

• Community tags: field recordings, nature recordings^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 00165fc0-c6cc-4f3a-8f6a-57cb6ce5a00a^[32]

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Origins and Family

Bill Fontana's place of birth was Cleveland^[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 25, 1947^[3] and January 1, 1947^[9].

Education

Educated at John Carroll University^[14], a Jesuit university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1886^[35] and The New School^[15], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1919^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4], sound artist^[5], photographer^[6], and artist^[7]. Fields of work include music^[11], a type of arts^[39]; visual arts^[12], a type of arts^[40]; and sound art^[13], an art genre^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1925^[44]; Artadia Award^[17], an award^[45], founded in 1999^[46]; and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[47].

Why It Matters

Bill Fontana ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was Bill Fontana born?

Born in Cleveland^[2], Bill Fontana…

What did Bill Fontana do for work?

Bill Fontana worked as composer^[4], sound artist^[5], photographer^[6], and artist^[7].

Where did Bill Fontana go to school?

Bill Fontana was educated at John Carroll University^[14] and The New School^[15].

What awards did Bill Fontana receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Artadia Award^[17], and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship^[18].