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David Wojnarowicz

American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and AIDS activist (1954-1992)
Person human Q952233

Facts

39 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[39]
Date of birth
September 14, 1954
Date of death
July 22, 1992
Place of birth
Red Bank
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
Polish Americans[12]
Occupation
photographer, painter, writer, HIV/AIDS activist, filmmaker, performance artist, author, illustrator, artist, collagist, sculptor, comics writer, actor, screenwriter[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Employer
Pottery Barn, Danceteria[30][31]
Field of work
visual arts, photography, literary activity, film production, human rights, HIV/AIDS, erotic art, gay art[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Educated at
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, High School of Music & Art[32][33]
Award received
Lambda Literary Award[37]
Notable work
Untitled (Hujar Dead), Seven Miles a Second, Untitled (Falling Buffalos)[34][35][36]
Sibling
Steven Wojnarowicz, Pat Wojnarowicz
Genre
social-artistic project, figurative art[43][44]
Cause of death
death from AIDS-related complications[48]
Work location
New York City[55]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Archives at
Fales Library[47]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
Estate of David Wojnarowicz, reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, mediakunst.net, David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base
Show all 39 facts +15
Family name
Wojnarowicz[52]
Given name
David, Michael[53][54]
Has works in the collection
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Whitney Museum of American Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Hessel Museum of Art, Print Collection, Photography Collection
Manner of death
natural causes[57]
Medical condition
HIV/AIDS[56]
Member of
3 Teens Kill 4[38]
Movement
neo-expressionism, conceptual art[41][42]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki Loves Pride Art & Artists, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University, WikiProject New York Public Library
P14750
DE5A-35DD-B768-0E96-B2D6
Represented by
Electronic Arts Intermix
Residence
New York City, San Francisco, France[49][50][51]
Sexual orientation
homosexuality[40]
Unmarried partner
Tom Rauffenbart, Peter Hujar[45][46]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
cs David Wojnarowicz fa داوید وویناروویچ he דייוויד ווינרוביץ' zh 大衛·沃伊納羅維茨 zh 大衛．瓦納羅維奇
🔖 Identifiers · 92
ISNI
0000000116089466
VIAF cluster ID
24671395
Library of Congress authority ID
n88094033
GND ID
119250713
ARTIC artist ID
60525
AbART person ID
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American National Biography ID
17940
Artcyclopedia artist ID
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Artist-info artist ID
37786
Artists of the World ID
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Artnet artist ID
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Artsy artist ID
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Show all 92 identifiers +80
AskArt person ID
31658
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BD Gest' author ID
33073
BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WojnarowiczDavid
Babelio author ID
11636
Benezit ID
B00198450
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12322925p
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12143202
Christie's creator ID
51563
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
119250713
DigitaltMuseum ID
021037462365
Discogs artist ID
44572
Europeana entity
agent/base/64070
FAST ID
230835
FactGrid item ID
Pollack
Film.ru person ID
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Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1895152
Fotografen.nl ID
85312
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
20664
Grove Art Online ID
T097017
IMDb ID
nm0937522
IdRef ID
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Invaluable.com person ID
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Kinobox person ID
920991
KulturNav-ID
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Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
LIMA media artist ID
15927
Le Delarge artist ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
115177
Libraries Australia ID
35794453
Libris-URI
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Luminous-Lint ID
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MNCARS artist ID
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Met Constituent ID
162753
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6623
Museum-digital ID
223384
MusicBrainz artist ID
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MutualArt artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000042977
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06250827
NDL Authority ID
00517032
NL CR AUT ID
osd20251270814
NLA Trove people ID
1090845
NUKAT ID
n2006142679
National Gallery of Art artist ID
31201
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
david-wojnarowicz
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007429736805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202259552
National Library of Latvia ID
000033245
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810579115805606
National Library of Portugal ID
1894884
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX6034621
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
222431148
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
10196
Notable Names Database ID
535/000262746
Open Library ID
OL228667A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803124326521
Penguin Random House author ID
33561
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
56828
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
2566
RERO ID (legacy)
A013225537
RILM ID
143990
RKDartists ID
85312
SBN author ID
RAVV350703
SELIBR ID
266402
SFMOMA artist ID
David_Wojnarowicz
TMDB person ID
1143741
Tabakalera ID
122880
Tate artist ID
david-wojnarowicz-9936
Union List of Artist Names ID
500081953
Unz Review author ID
WojnarowiczDavid
Visual AIDS Artist+ Registry ID
david-wojnarowicz
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
3598
WikiTree person ID
Wojnarowicz-7
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/378d67b0-59b6-4d95-a640-421c99ec726c
ČSFD person ID
445724

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Summary

David Wojnarowicz was born on September 14, 1954[1], in Red Bank[2]. He died on July 22, 1992[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], painter[6], writer[7], HIV/AIDS activist[8], and filmmaker[9].

FAQs

Where was David Wojnarowicz born?

David Wojnarowicz was born in Red Bank[2].

Where did David Wojnarowicz die?

David Wojnarowicz died in New York City[4].

What did David Wojnarowicz do for work?

David Wojnarowicz worked as a photographer[5], painter[6], writer[7], HIV/AIDS activist[8], and filmmaker[9].

Where did David Wojnarowicz go to school?

David Wojnarowicz was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School[32] and High School of Music & Art[33].

What awards did David Wojnarowicz receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Wojnarowicz, David. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Facebook. Retrieved . cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [40] ↑ . rivistastudio.com. Retrieved . rivistastudio.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. Retrieved . cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
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  26. [17] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
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  31. [30] ↑ . David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [41] ↑ . whitney.org. whitney.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  39. [45] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  41. [38] ↑ . NYU Special Collections. cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [47] ↑ . dlib.nyu.edu. dlib.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  47. [1] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [3] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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