Kehinde Wiley

Summary

Kehinde Wiley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a painter^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #6,937 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Born in Los Angeles^[2], Kehinde Wiley…
• Kehinde Wiley was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kehinde Wiley was born on +1977-02-28T00:00:00Z^[6].
• Kehinde Wiley held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Kehinde Wiley is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group^[8].
• Kehinde Wiley is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[9].
• Kehinde Wiley's professions included painter^[4].
• Kehinde Wiley's field of work was painting^[10].
• Kehinde Wiley's education included a stint at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Kehinde Wiley is Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps^[12].
• A notable work attributed to Kehinde Wiley is President Barack Obama^[13].
• Kehinde Wiley received the Time 100^[14].
• Kehinde Wiley received the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[15].
• Kehinde Wiley's image is recorded as Kehinde Wiley (2015) (cropped).jpg^[16].
• Kehinde Wiley is recorded as male^[17].
• Kehinde Wiley's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Kehinde Wiley's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality^[19].
• Kehinde Wiley's sexual orientation is recorded as sexual fluidity^[20].
• Kehinde Wiley's movement is recorded as contemporary art^[21].
• Kehinde Wiley's genre is recorded as portrait^[22].
• Kehinde Wiley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078725731^[23].
• Kehinde Wiley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3570570^[24].
• Kehinde Wiley's GND ID is recorded as 130090603^[25].
• Kehinde Wiley's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008013883^[26].
• Kehinde Wiley's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500126014^[27].

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Origins and Family

Kehinde Wiley was born in Los Angeles^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1977-02-28T00:00:00Z^[6]. Ethnic identities include Yoruba people^[8], an ethnic group^[28], in Benin^[29] and African Americans^[9], an ethnic group by residency^[30], in United States^[31].

Education

Kehinde Wiley's education included a stint at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts^[11]. He studied under Carlos Villa^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Kehinde Wiley worked as a painter^[4]. His field of work was painting^[10].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Napoleon Leading the Army Over the Alps^[12], a painting^[33], founded in 2005^[34] and President Barack Obama^[13], a painting^[35], founded in 2018^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Time 100^[14], an award^[37] and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[15], a grade of an order^[38], in France^[39].

Why It Matters

Kehinde Wiley ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (455 views/month, #6,937 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40]

He has been cited as an influence by Stephanie Unaeze^[41], a painter^[42], b. 1992^[43], of Nigeria^[44].

FAQs

Where was Kehinde Wiley born?

Kehinde Wiley was born in Los Angeles^[2].

What did Kehinde Wiley do for work?

Kehinde Wiley worked as painter^[4].

Where did Kehinde Wiley go to school?

Kehinde Wiley was educated at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts^[11].

What awards did Kehinde Wiley receive?

Honors received include Time 100^[14] and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres^[15].

Who did Kehinde Wiley influence?

Kehinde Wiley has been cited as an influence by Stephanie Unaeze^[41].