Jules Olitski

American artist (1922-2007)
Person human Q428550

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 27, 1922
Date of death
February 4, 2007
Place of birth
Snovsk
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States, Belarus[10][11]
Spouse
Joan C. Olitski (1980–2007)[9]
Official website
olitski.com
Cause of death
cancer
Conflict
World War II
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Given name
Jules
Manner of death
natural causes
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library
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Participant in
4. documenta
Participated in conflict
World War II
Significant event
posthumous birth
🏷️ Also known as
en Jevel Demikovosky en Jevel Demikovsky en Jules Demikov en Jules Demikovsky en Jules Olitski en Jules Olitsky he ז'ול אוליצקי ru Джулс Олицки ru Олицки, Джулс uk Джулс Оліцкі zh 朱尔斯·奥列斯基 zh-hant 朱爾斯·奧列斯基
🔖 Identifiers · 66
VIAF cluster ID
197390831
Library of Congress authority ID
n50048462
GND ID
119309866
ADAGP artist ID
jules-olitski-37686
ARTIC artist ID
36083
AbART person ID
133398
Art UK artist ID
olitski-jules-19222007
ArtBrokerage artist ID
Jules-Olitski
Artcyclopedia artist ID
olitski_jules
Artist-info artist ID
25574
Artists of the World ID
00610882
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Artnet artist ID
jules-olitski
Artsy artist ID
jules-olitski
AskArt person ID
30084
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
OlitskiJules1922-2007
Benezit ID
B00132731
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14975733t
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
olitski-jules
CNAP artist ID
jules-olitski
Christie's creator ID
37758
DACS ID (2022)
000796
DFK Paris person ID
0009442305
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119309866
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jules-Olitski
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
jules-olitski
Europeana entity
agent/base/94048
FAST ID
1435184
FranceArchives agent ID
459974048
Freebase ID
/m/027ttjd
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003806679707141, 991007847679707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000008925704633
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m027ttjd
Grove Art Online ID
T063439
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
45051
IdRef ID
092091865
Invaluable.com person ID
krmwq64aex
Le Delarge artist ID
19490_artiste_OLITSKI_Jules
MACM artist ID
olitski-jules
Met Constituent ID
162174
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
4399
National Gallery of Art artist ID
1756
National Gallery of Canada artist ID
jules-olitski
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID
3903
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007506111905171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1679799
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06894974X
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
9160
Open Library ID
OL726968A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100248836
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
12777
Prabook ID
772422
RKDartists ID
60452
SNAC ARK ID
w6542t64
Saint Louis Art Museum person ID
2199
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
3621
Tabakalera ID
57137
Tate artist ID
jules-olitski-2198
Treccani ID
jules-olitski
Union List of Artist Names ID
500009050
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
jules-olitski
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
965
WikiArt ID
jules-olitski

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Occupation 4
Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 2
Member of 2
Cause of death 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Manner of death 1
Movement 1
Participant in 1
Participated in 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Born in Snovsk[1], he… he was born on March 27, 1922[2]. He passed away in New York City[3]. He died on February 4, 2007[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], artist[7], and printmaker[8].

Body

Education

Educated at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[12], an academic institution[19], in United States[20], founded in 1890[21]; Pratt Institute[13], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1887[24], headquartered in New York City[25]; and Beaux-Arts Institute of Design[14], an art academy[26], in United States[27], founded in 1916[28].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was cancer[29].

FAQs

Where was Jules Olitski born?

Born in Snovsk[1].

Where did Jules Olitski die?

Jules Olitski died in New York City[3].

Who was Jules Olitski married to?

Jules Olitski's spouses include Joan C. Olitski[9].

What did Jules Olitski do for work?

Jules Olitski worked as sculptor[5], painter[6], artist[7], and printmaker[8].

Where did Jules Olitski go to school?

Jules Olitski was educated at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development[12], Pratt Institute[13], and Beaux-Arts Institute of Design[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . obits.phaneuf.net. Retrieved . obits.phaneuf.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Le Delarge. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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