Marian Zazeela

American musician, painter and light-artist (1940–2024)
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Marian Zazeela

Summary

Marian Zazeela is a human[1]. Her place of birth was The Bronx[2]. She was born on April 15, 1940[3]. She died in New York City[4]. She died on March 28, 2024[5]. She worked as a painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], musician[9], and artist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Marian Zazeela was born in The Bronx[2].
  • Marian Zazeela passed away in New York City[4].
  • Marian Zazeela was born on April 15, 1940[3].
  • Marian Zazeela died on March 28, 2024[5].
  • Among Marian Zazeela's spouses was La Monte Young[12].
  • Marian Zazeela held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Marian Zazeela's professions included painter[6].
  • Marian Zazeela's professions included sculptor[7].
  • Marian Zazeela's professions included printmaker[8].
  • Marian Zazeela worked as a musician[9].
  • Marian Zazeela's professions included artist[10].
  • Marian Zazeela's field of work was painting[14].
  • Marian Zazeela's education included a stint at Bennington College[15].
  • Marian Zazeela received the Courage Award for the Arts[16].
  • Marian Zazeela received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17].
  • Marian Zazeela is recorded as female[18].
  • Marian Zazeela's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Marian Zazeela's genre is electronic music[20].
  • Marian Zazeela's catalog code is recorded as 365[21].
  • Marian Zazeela's given name is recorded as Marian[22].
  • Marian Zazeela's official website is recorded as https://melafoundation.org/mz.htm[23].
  • Marian Zazeela's work location is recorded as New York City[24].
  • Marian Zazeela's described by source is recorded as Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon[25].
  • Marian Zazeela's participant in is recorded as Documenta 5[26].
  • Marian Zazeela's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1960[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-04-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-03-28[31]

  • Genre(s): drone, experimental electronic, minimalism[32]

  • Community tags: drone, experimental electronic, minimalism[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b1f9027e-b2b2-436d-87ab-1e22b3293708[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Marian Zazeela's place of birth was The Bronx[2]. She was born on April 15, 1940[3].

Education

Marian Zazeela's education included a stint at Bennington College[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], musician[9], and artist[10]. Marian Zazeela's field of work was painting[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Courage Award for the Arts[16], a courage award[35], in United States[36], founded in 2009[37] and Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17], an art prize[38], founded in 1996[39].

Personal Life

Marian Zazeela was married to La Monte Young[12].

Death and Burial

Marian Zazeela died on March 28, 2024[5]. She passed away in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Marian Zazeela ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Marian Zazeela born?

Marian Zazeela was born in The Bronx[2].

Where did Marian Zazeela die?

Marian Zazeela passed away in New York City[4].

Who was Marian Zazeela married to?

Marian Zazeela's spouses include La Monte Young[12].

What did Marian Zazeela do for work?

Marian Zazeela worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], printmaker[8], musician[9], and artist[10].

Where did Marian Zazeela go to school?

Marian Zazeela was educated at Bennington College[15].

What awards did Marian Zazeela receive?

Honors received include Courage Award for the Arts[16] and Anonymous Was A Woman Award[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . artnews.com. artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . artnews.com. artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . artforum.com. artforum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . artnews.com. artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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