John Hilliard

English artist (born 1945)
Person human Q6239304
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John Hilliard

Summary

John Hilliard is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lancaster[2]. He was born on January 1, 1945[3]. He worked as a photographer[4], university teacher[5], visual artist[6], television producer[7], and conceptual artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lancaster[2], John Hilliard…
  • John Hilliard was born on January 1, 1945[3].
  • John Hilliard held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Hilliard worked as a photographer[4].
  • John Hilliard worked as a university teacher[5].
  • John Hilliard's professions included visual artist[6].
  • John Hilliard's professions included television producer[7].
  • John Hilliard's professions included conceptual artist[8].
  • John Hilliard worked as an artist[11].
  • John Hilliard was employed by University College London[12].
  • Among John Hilliard's employers was Camberwell College of Arts[13].
  • John Hilliard was employed by Slade School of Fine Art[14].
  • John Hilliard was educated at Saint Martin's School of Art[15].
  • John Hilliard's education included a stint at Jan van Eyck Academie[16].
  • John Hilliard is recorded as male[17].
  • John Hilliard's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Hilliard is associated with the conceptual art movement[19].
  • John Hilliard's archives at is recorded as Northwestern University Archives[20].
  • John Hilliard's family name is recorded as Hilliard[21].
  • John Hilliard's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Hilliard's work location is recorded as London[23].
  • John Hilliard's described at URL is recorded as https://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/agents/people/1448[24].
  • John Hilliard's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1967[25].
  • John Hilliard's participant in is recorded as Documenta 6[26].
  • John Hilliard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Lancaster[2], John Hilliard… he was born on January 1, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at Saint Martin's School of Art[15], an art academy[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1854[30], headquartered in Q126689007[31] and Jan van Eyck Academie[16], an art academy[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1948[34], headquartered in Maastricht[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[4], university teacher[5], visual artist[6], television producer[7], conceptual artist[8], and artist[11]. Employers include University College London[12], a university college[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1826[38], headquartered in UCL Main Building[39]; Camberwell College of Arts[13], an art academy[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1898[42]; and Slade School of Fine Art[14], an art academy[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1871[45].

Why It Matters

John Hilliard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Hilliard born?

John Hilliard's place of birth was Lancaster[2].

What did John Hilliard do for work?

John Hilliard worked as photographer[4], university teacher[5], visual artist[6], television producer[7], and conceptual artist[8].

Where did John Hilliard go to school?

John Hilliard was educated at Saint Martin's School of Art[15] and Jan van Eyck Academie[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . janvaneyck.nl. Retrieved . janvaneyck.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Retrieved . findingaids.library.northwestern.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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