Catherine Opie

American photographer (born 1961)
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Catherine Opie

Summary

Catherine Opie is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Sandusky[2]. She was born on April 14, 1961[3]. She worked as a photographer[4], university teacher[5], and film director[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Catherine Opie's place of birth was Sandusky[2].
  • Catherine Opie was born on April 14, 1961[3].
  • Catherine Opie held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Catherine Opie is identified as part of the White Americans ethnic group[9].
  • Catherine Opie's professions included photographer[4].
  • Catherine Opie's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Catherine Opie worked as a film director[6].
  • Catherine Opie's field of work was fine-art photography[10].
  • Catherine Opie's field of work was lesbian[11].
  • Catherine Opie's field of work was drag[12].
  • Catherine Opie's field of work was sadomasochism[13].
  • Catherine Opie's field of work was Arctic[14].
  • Catherine Opie held the position of professor emeritus[15].
  • Among Catherine Opie's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[16].
  • Catherine Opie received the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award[17].
  • Catherine Opie received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Catherine Opie is recorded as female[19].
  • Catherine Opie's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Catherine Opie is associated with the contemporary art movement[21].
  • Catherine Opie's genre is portrait photography[22].
  • Catherine Opie's genre is cityscape photography[23].
  • Catherine Opie's genre is landscape photography[24].
  • Catherine Opie's genre is architectural photography[25].
  • Catherine Opie's Commons category is recorded as Catherine Opie[26].
  • Catherine Opie's unmarried partner is recorded as Kaucyila Brooke[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1961[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3d25fcc9-65a6-4b29-9187-b5adf016d251[31]

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Origins and Family

Catherine Opie was born in Sandusky[2]. She was born on April 14, 1961[3]. She is identified as part of the White Americans ethnic group[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[4], university teacher[5], and film director[6]. Fields of work include fine-art photography[10], a photography genre[32]; lesbian[11], a group of humans[33]; drag[12]; sadomasochism[13]; and Arctic[14], a part of the world[34]. Catherine Opie was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[16]. She held the position of professor emeritus[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award[17], an art prize[35], in United States[36], founded in 1979[37] and Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40].

Why It Matters

Catherine Opie ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (401 views/month, #7,168 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41]

FAQs

Where was Catherine Opie born?

Catherine Opie was born in Sandusky[2].

What did Catherine Opie do for work?

Catherine Opie worked as photographer[4], university teacher[5], and film director[6].

What awards did Catherine Opie receive?

Honors received include Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award[17] and Guggenheim Fellowship[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . RKDartists. regenprojects.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . regenprojects.com. Retrieved . regenprojects.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . theartstory.org. theartstory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . nationalwca.org. Retrieved . nationalwca.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . printmag.com. Retrieved . printmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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