Michael Smith

American performance artist (born 1951)
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Michael Smith

Summary

Michael Smith is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on March 8, 1951[3]. He worked as a performance artist[4], university teacher[5], artist[6], photographer[7], and draftsperson[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Michael Smith was born in Chicago[2].
  • Michael Smith was born on March 8, 1951[3].
  • Michael Smith was born on January 1, 1951[10].
  • Michael Smith held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Michael Smith worked as a performance artist[4].
  • Michael Smith worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Michael Smith's professions included artist[6].
  • Michael Smith's professions included photographer[7].
  • Michael Smith's professions included draftsperson[8].
  • Michael Smith worked as a video artist[12].
  • Michael Smith's field of work was video installation[13].
  • Among Michael Smith's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[14].
  • Among Michael Smith's employers was University of Texas at Austin[15].
  • Among Michael Smith's employers was Yale University[16].
  • Among Michael Smith's employers was Columbia University[17].
  • Michael Smith was employed by Whitney Museum of American Art[18].
  • Michael Smith was employed by Colorado College[19].
  • Michael Smith was educated at Colorado College[20].
  • Michael Smith's education included a stint at Whitney Museum of American Art[21].
  • Michael Smith received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].
  • Michael Smith is recorded as male[23].
  • Michael Smith's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Michael Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[25].
  • Michael Smith's given name is recorded as Michael[26].
  • Michael Smith's official website is recorded as http://www.mikes-world.org/home.html[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: 1951-03-08[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ad30e29c-e150-4ce7-b5b4-ee0e12b9ae10[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Smith was born in Chicago[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 8, 1951[3] and January 1, 1951[10].

Education

Educated at Colorado College[20], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34], headquartered in Colorado Springs[35] and Whitney Museum of American Art[21], an art museum[36], in United States[37], founded in 1931[38], headquartered in New York City[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include performance artist[4], university teacher[5], artist[6], photographer[7], draftsperson[8], and video artist[12]. Michael Smith's field of work was video installation[13]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[14], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1919[42], headquartered in Los Angeles[43]; University of Texas at Austin[15], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1883[46], headquartered in Austin[47]; Yale University[16], a private university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1701[50], headquartered in New Haven[51]; Columbia University[17], a private university[52], in United States[53], founded in 1754[54], headquartered in Manhattan[55]; Whitney Museum of American Art[18], an art museum[56], in United States[57], founded in 1931[58], headquartered in New York City[59]; and Colorado College[19], a liberal arts college[60], in United States[61], founded in 1874[62], headquartered in Colorado Springs[63].

Recognition

Michael Smith received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].

Why It Matters

Michael Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Michael Smith born?

Michael Smith was born in Chicago[2].

What did Michael Smith do for work?

Michael Smith worked as performance artist[4], university teacher[5], artist[6], photographer[7], and draftsperson[8].

Where did Michael Smith go to school?

Michael Smith was educated at Colorado College[20] and Whitney Museum of American Art[21].

What awards did Michael Smith receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22].

References

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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