Ian Wardropper

art historian, curator and museum director
Person human Q111538967
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Ian Wardropper

Summary

Ian Wardropper is a human[1]. He was born on 1951[2]. He worked as a curator[3], writer[4], and exhibition curator[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ian Wardropper was born on 1951[2].
  • Ian Wardropper's professions included curator[3].
  • Ian Wardropper worked as a writer[4].
  • Ian Wardropper worked as an exhibition curator[5].
  • Ian Wardropper held the position of museum director[7].
  • Ian Wardropper was employed by Metropolitan Museum of Art[8].
  • Among Ian Wardropper's employers was The Frick Collection[9].
  • Among Ian Wardropper's employers was Art Institute of Chicago[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Ian Wardropper is Bernini: Sculpting in Clay[11].
  • Ian Wardropper is recorded as male[12].
  • Ian Wardropper's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ian Wardropper's given name is recorded as Ian[14].
  • Ian Wardropper's described at URL is recorded as https://www.frick.org/person/wardropper[15].

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Origins and Family

Ian Wardropper was born on 1951[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include curator[3], writer[4], and exhibition curator[5]. Employers include Metropolitan Museum of Art[8], an art museum[16], in United States[17], founded in 1870[18], headquartered in New York City[19]; The Frick Collection[9], an art museum[20], in United States[21], founded in 1935[22], headquartered in Henry Clay Frick House[23]; and Art Institute of Chicago[10], an art museum[24], in United States[25], founded in 1879[26], headquartered in Chicago[27]. Ian Wardropper held the position of museum director[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ian Wardropper is Bernini: Sculpting in Clay[11].

Why It Matters

Ian Wardropper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Ian Wardropper do for work?

Ian Wardropper worked as curator[3], writer[4], and exhibition curator[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . frick.org. frick.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . artsjournal.com. artsjournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Art Institute of Chicago Gauguin sculpture is fake. theartnewspaper.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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