John Baldessari

Summary

John Baldessari is a human^[1]. He was born in National City^[2]. He was born on June 17, 1931^[3]. He passed away in Venice^[4]. He died on January 2, 2020^[5]. He worked as an architect^[6], photographer^[7], painter^[8], illustrator^[9], and video artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• John Baldessari's place of birth was National City^[2].
• John Baldessari passed away in Venice^[4].
• John Baldessari passed away in Los Angeles^[12].
• John Baldessari was born on June 17, 1931^[3].
• John Baldessari died on January 2, 2020^[5].
• John Baldessari held citizenship in United States^[13].
• John Baldessari's professions included architect^[6].
• John Baldessari's professions included photographer^[7].
• John Baldessari's professions included painter^[8].
• John Baldessari's professions included illustrator^[9].
• John Baldessari worked as a video artist^[10].
• John Baldessari's professions included conceptual artist^[14].
• John Baldessari's field of work was painting^[15].
• John Baldessari was educated at San Diego State University^[16].
• John Baldessari was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[17].
• John Baldessari received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[18].
• John Baldessari received the Goslarer Kaiserring^[19].
• John Baldessari received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• John Baldessari received the Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie^[21].
• John Baldessari was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22].
• John Baldessari was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[23].
• John Baldessari is recorded as male^[24].
• John Baldessari's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• John Baldessari is associated with the contemporary art movement^[26].
• John Baldessari's genre is conceptual art^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-06-17^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-01-02^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ac8a7598-31c4-4e9b-8771-4f71d1269713^[32]

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Origins and Family

John Baldessari's place of birth was National City^[2]. He was born on June 17, 1931^[3].

Education

Educated at San Diego State University^[16], a public research university^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1897^[35] and University of California, Berkeley^[17], a public research university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1868^[38], headquartered in Berkeley^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include architect^[6], photographer^[7], painter^[8], illustrator^[9], video artist^[10], and conceptual artist^[14]. John Baldessari's field of work was painting^[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], a fellowship grant^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1925^[42]; Goslarer Kaiserring^[19], an art prize^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1975^[45]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20], a fellowship award^[46]; and Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie^[21], an art prize^[47], in Germany^[48].

Death and Burial

John Baldessari died on January 2, 2020^[5]. Recorded place of death include Venice^[4], a district or neighborhood of Los Angeles^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1905^[51] and Los Angeles^[12], a charter city^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1781^[54].

Why It Matters

John Baldessari ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,202 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

Where was John Baldessari born?

John Baldessari's place of birth was National City^[2].

Where did John Baldessari die?

John Baldessari died in Venice^[4].

What did John Baldessari do for work?

John Baldessari worked as architect^[6], photographer^[7], painter^[8], illustrator^[9], and video artist^[10].

Where did John Baldessari go to school?

John Baldessari was educated at San Diego State University^[16] and University of California, Berkeley^[17].

What awards did John Baldessari receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[18], Goslarer Kaiserring^[19], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20], and Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie^[21].