Lee Ufan

South Korean contemporary artist and sculptor (1936-)
Person Human Q399775

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
June 24, 1936
Place of birth
Seoul
Country of citizenship
South Korea[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, Korean[42][43]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Courtesy name
在容[45]
Described by source
hedendaagsesieraden.nl[39]
Family name
Lee[32]
Floruit
2002[38]
Given name
Ufan[33]
Name in kana
り うふぁん[46]
Name in native language
李禹煥[44]
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Participant in
From Picasso to Koons: The Artist as Jeweler, De Calder à Koons, Bijoux d'Artistes, La Collection Idéale de Diane Venet[40][41]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ufan Lee en U Fan Lee en U-Fan Lee en U-hwan Yi en Ukan Ri en Lee Ufan en Lee U Fan en Lee U-Fan en Lee-U Fan cs Lee Ufan cs Ufan Lee cs U Fan Lee cs Ukan Ri cs U Yi fr I U-hwan fr Lee U-fan ja リー・ウーファン ja リ・ウーファン ja リ・ウファン ja 李禹煥
🔖 Identifiers · 66
VIAF cluster ID
20244189
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88091654
GND ID
119257386
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lee Ufan.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
ufan-lee-844437
ARTIC artist ID
62078
AbART person ID
78877
Art UK artist ID
ufan-lee-b-1936
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
u-fan-lee
Artist-info artist ID
90764
Artists of the World ID
00955101
Show all 66 identifiers +54
Artsy artist ID
lee-ufan
BIBSYS ID
14036582
Babelio author ID
335679
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12521678j
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12125651
CiNii Research ID
1140563741550431232
DACS ID (2022)
012194
DDB person (GND) ID
119257386
DFK Paris person ID
0007088011
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
104836
Discogs artist ID
2278689
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Lee-Ufan
Europeana entity
agent/base/19088
FAST ID
240469
Freebase ID
/m/03w9ymt
Grove Art Online ID
T097318
HelveticArchives ID
119257386
IPI base code
I-003882847-4
IdRef ID
191855928
Invaluable.com person ID
03sw7nqpe0
J9U entity ID
987009837977805171
Japan Search name ID
李禹煥
Le Delarge artist ID
10039_artiste_LEE_Ufan
Libraries Australia ID
35811641
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6835
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0324174X
NDL Authority ID
00173574
NE.se ID
ufan-lee
NL CR AUT ID
xx0306024
NLA Trove people ID
1098620
Namuwiki ID
이우환
National Gallery of Art artist ID
47160
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201522271
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811338922805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1684364
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
251253163
Open Library ID
OL2985086A
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
63801
PictoRight ID code
AD-12125
Quora topic ID
Lee-Ufan
RERO ID (legacy)
A008943992
RILM ID
68029
RKDartists ID
222727
SNAC ARK ID
w6pk0nth
Tabakalera ID
64979
Tate artist ID
lee-ufan-2640
Union List of Artist Names ID
500061220
WikiArt ID
lee-ufan
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkxH7VyWvTMyxJGwVmPQq

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Occupation 10
Field of work 6
Has works in the collection 6
Award received 4
Work location 3
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Residence 2
Country of citizenship 1
Described by source 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
Lee
Instance of 1
Named after 1
Place of birth 1
Represented by 1
Sex or gender 1
← Creator 1
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Summary

Lee Ufan was born on June 24, 1936[1], in Seoul[2]. He has worked as a sculptor[3], painter[4], printmaker[5], jewelry designer[6], and visual artist[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Lee Ufan include Lee Ufan Museum[52], an art museum[53], in Japan[54], founded in 2010[55].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Lee Ufan include Lee Ufan Museum[52], an art museum[53], in Japan[54], founded in 2010[55].

FAQs

Where was Lee Ufan born?

Lee Ufan's place of birth was Seoul[2].

What did Lee Ufan do for work?

Lee Ufan worked as a sculptor[3], painter[4], printmaker[5], jewelry designer[6], and visual artist[7].

Where did Lee Ufan go to school?

Lee Ufan was educated at Nihon University[21].

What awards did Lee Ufan receive?

Honors received include Legion of Honour[22], Praemium Imperiale[23], Medal with Purple Ribbon[24], and The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette[25].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . ArtPremium. Retrieved . artpremium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . ArtPremium. Retrieved . artpremium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . praemiumimperiale.org. Retrieved . praemiumimperiale.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . yesjokbo.org. yesjokbo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . yesjokbo.org. yesjokbo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . pacegallery.com. Retrieved . pacegallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . lissongallery.com. Retrieved . lissongallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . kamelmennour.com. Retrieved . kamelmennour.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [50] ↑ . arsny.com. Retrieved . arsny.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [51] ↑ . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Tokyo, Japan, Paris +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65839: Import places from GND"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Lee
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  3. 9w ago · NeverDoING · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ufan
    Pseudonym → —
    Family → Incheon Lee clan
    Courtesy name → 在容
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Family name: Lee, Added with QuickNames"
  4. 19w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright representative → reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
    Name in native language → 李禹煥
    Educated at → Nihon University
    Instance of → human
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Name in native language: 李禹煥"
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