Mark Dion

American artist (born 1961)
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Mark Dion

Summary

Mark Dion is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Bedford[2]. He was born on +1961-08-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a draftsperson[4], visual artist[5], conceptual artist[6], installation artist[7], and artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Mark Dion was born in New Bedford[2].
  • Mark Dion was born on +1961-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mark Dion held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Mark Dion worked as a draftsperson[4].
  • Mark Dion worked as a visual artist[5].
  • Mark Dion worked as a conceptual artist[6].
  • Mark Dion's professions included installation artist[7].
  • Mark Dion worked as an artist[8].
  • Among Mark Dion's employers was Columbia University[11].
  • Mark Dion's education included a stint at University of Hartford[12].
  • Mark Dion received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Mark Dion is recorded as male[14].
  • Mark Dion's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mark Dion's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107882876[16].
  • Mark Dion's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 118096497[17].
  • Mark Dion's GND ID is recorded as 119312883[18].
  • Mark Dion's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr98011271[19].
  • Mark Dion's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500116128[20].
  • Mark Dion's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14523047c[21].
  • Mark Dion's IdRef ID is recorded as 061400238[22].
  • Mark Dion's Commons category is recorded as Mark Dion[23].
  • Mark Dion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05b4fq7[24].
  • Mark Dion's RKDartists ID is recorded as 132609[25].
  • Mark Dion's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0144141[26].
  • Mark Dion's family name is recorded as Dion[27].

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Origins and Family

Mark Dion was born in New Bedford[2]. He was born on +1961-08-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Mark Dion was educated at University of Hartford[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include draftsperson[4], visual artist[5], conceptual artist[6], installation artist[7], and artist[8]. Among Mark Dion's employers was Columbia University[11].

Recognition

Mark Dion received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

Why It Matters

Mark Dion ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Mark Dion born?

Mark Dion was born in New Bedford[2].

What did Mark Dion do for work?

Mark Dion worked as draftsperson[4], visual artist[5], conceptual artist[6], installation artist[7], and artist[8].

Where did Mark Dion go to school?

Mark Dion was educated at University of Hartford[12].

What awards did Mark Dion receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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