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Laurence Vail

French painter, poet, sculptor and writer (1891-1968)
Person human Q1808028

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 28, 1891
Date of death
April 16, 1968
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Cannes
Country of citizenship
France, United States[14][15]
Occupation
painter, poet, sculptor, writer, linguist, translator, artist[16][17]
Father
Eugène Lawrence Vail[10]
Spouse
Peggy Guggenheim, Kay Boyle[11][12]
Child
Pegeen Vail Guggenheim[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[21]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[27]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[26]
Family name
Vail[19]
Given name
Laurence[20]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[23][24][25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[22]
P14750
53A6-536C-FD3A-1F3D-62C3[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Laurence Vail en Lawrence Vail he לורנס וייל
🔖 Identifiers · 25
ISNI
0000000066683319
VIAF cluster ID
66850873
Library of Congress authority ID
nr92003323
GND ID
1031267212
ARTIC artist ID
42977
Artist-info artist ID
256310
Artnet artist ID
laurence-vail
AskArt person ID
10055209
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
34b6b833-51b4-4a59-a72c-a6942d0fa49d
FAST ID
1503321
Freebase ID
/m/03q7c8h
French Sculpture Census artist ID
4597
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Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005650869707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000010131913286
IdRef ID
230010385
Le Delarge artist ID
11338_artiste_VAIL_Laurence
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6050
NLA Trove people ID
809871
Open Library ID
OL2429531A
RKDartists ID
78953
SFMOMA artist ID
Laurence_Vail
Union List of Artist Names ID
500021414
WikiTree person ID
Vail-1580
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqbhdrdJ4GtfF8rD3qCwC
Yale LUX ID
person/6a2a7e0d-ca9a-493a-93cb-a7d44695a413

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Summary

Laurence Vail was born on January 28, 1891[1], in Paris[2]. He died on April 16, 1968[3], in Cannes[4]. He worked as a painter[5], poet[6], sculptor[7], writer[8], and linguist[9].

FAQs

Where was Laurence Vail born?

Laurence Vail's place of birth was Paris[2].

Where did Laurence Vail die?

Laurence Vail passed away in Cannes[4].

Who were Laurence Vail's parents?

Laurence Vail's father was Eugène Lawrence Vail[10].

Who was Laurence Vail married to?

Laurence Vail's spouses include Peggy Guggenheim[11] and Kay Boyle[12].

What did Laurence Vail do for work?

Laurence Vail worked as a painter[5], poet[6], sculptor[7], writer[8], and linguist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Le Delarge. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Paris
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