Dawoud Bey

African American artist (born 1953)
Person human Q5242608
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Dawoud Bey

Summary

Dawoud Bey is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on January 1, 1953[3]. He worked as a photographer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Dawoud Bey was born in New York City[2].
  • Dawoud Bey was born on January 1, 1953[3].
  • Dawoud Bey held citizenship in United States[6].
  • English was Dawoud Bey's native language[7].
  • Dawoud Bey is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[8].
  • Dawoud Bey's professions included photographer[4].
  • Dawoud Bey was employed by Columbia College Chicago[9].
  • Dawoud Bey was educated at Yale School of Art[10].
  • Dawoud Bey's education included a stint at Empire State College[11].
  • Dawoud Bey's education included a stint at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School[12].
  • Dawoud Bey received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Dawoud Bey received the Lucie Award[14].
  • Dawoud Bey was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Dawoud Bey is recorded as male[16].
  • Dawoud Bey's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Dawoud Bey's residence is recorded as Chicago[18].
  • Dawoud Bey's family name is recorded as Bey[19].
  • Dawoud Bey's given name is recorded as Dawoud[20].
  • Dawoud Bey's pseudonym is recorded as Smikle, David[21].
  • Dawoud Bey's work location is recorded as Chicago[22].
  • Dawoud Bey's described by source is recorded as National Gallery of Art Library Vertical Files[23].
  • Dawoud Bey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Dawoud Bey's represented by is recorded as Mary Boone Gallery[25].
  • Dawoud Bey's start of work period is recorded as 1975[26].
  • Dawoud Bey's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Black Lunch Table[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1953[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a5ce910-0590-4bdb-b355-a5a25f518cc6[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Dawoud Bey… he was born on January 1, 1953[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[8]. English was his native language[7].

Education

Educated at Yale School of Art[10], an educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34]; Empire State College[11], a college[35], in United States[36], founded in 1971[37]; and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School[12], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1966[40].

Career and Affiliations

Dawoud Bey worked as a photographer[4]. He was employed by Columbia College Chicago[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[41], in United States[42], founded in 1925[43] and Lucie Award[14], an art prize[44], founded in 2003[45].

Why It Matters

Dawoud Bey ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Dawoud Bey born?

Dawoud Bey's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Dawoud Bey do for work?

Dawoud Bey worked as photographer[4].

Where did Dawoud Bey go to school?

Dawoud Bey was educated at Yale School of Art[10], Empire State College[11], and Benjamin N. Cardozo High School[12].

What awards did Dawoud Bey receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13] and Lucie Award[14].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . new.artsmia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . philamuseum.libguides.com. philamuseum.libguides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . maryboonegallery.com. Retrieved . maryboonegallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . philamuseum.libguides.com. philamuseum.libguides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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