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Nan Goldin

American photographer (born 1953)
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Summary

Nan Goldin was born on September 12, 1953[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. She has worked as a photographer[3], printmaker[4], multimedia artist[5], film director[6], and documentarian[7]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,027 views/month, #6,695 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: artist[10], screenwriter[11], activist[12]
  • Field of work: photography[13], documentary photography[14], multi-media art[15], activism[16]
  • Employer: Tin Pan Alley[17]
  • Educated at: School of the Museum of Fine Arts[18], Tufts University[19]
  • Notable work: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency[20]
  • Award received: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[21], Hasselblad Award[22], Lucie Award[23], Time 100[24], Prix Women In Motion pour la photographie[25], Royal Photographic Society Award[26]
  • Influenced by: Cookie Mueller[27], Greer Lankton[28], Jack Smith[29]
  • Sex or gender: female[30]
  • Sexual orientation: bisexuality[31]
  • Movement: documentary photography[32]
  • Genre: portrait[33]
  • Commons category: Nan Goldin[34]
  • Unmarried partner: Siobhan Liddell[35]
  • Residence: Washington, D.C.[36], Lexington[37]
  • Family name: Goldin[38]
  • Given name: Nancy[39], Nan[40]
  • Work location: Luxor[41], Paris[42], Berlin[43], London[44], Boston[45], New York City[46]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-nan-goldin[47]
  • Described by source: UbuWeb[48], David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base[49], A World History of Women Photographers[50]

Why It Matters

Nan Goldin has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Nan Goldin born?

Nan Goldin was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Nan Goldin do for work?

Nan Goldin worked as a photographer[3], printmaker[4], multimedia artist[5], film director[6], and documentarian[7].

Where did Nan Goldin go to school?

Nan Goldin was educated at School of the Museum of Fine Arts[18] and Tufts University[19].

What awards did Nan Goldin receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[21], Hasselblad Award[22], Lucie Award[23], and Time 100[24].

Related Entities

J. Paul Getty Museum London Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria New York City San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum Tufts University UbuWeb United States Victoria and Albert Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Artnet. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . positivelite.com. Retrieved . positivelite.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . David Wojnarowicz Knowledge Base. Retrieved . cs.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . collectie.franshalsmuseum.nl. Retrieved . collectie.franshalsmuseum.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . gallery.98bowery.com. gallery.98bowery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [33] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . hasselbladfoundation.org. Retrieved . hasselbladfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . lucies.org. Retrieved . lucies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . time.com. time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . rps.org. Retrieved . rps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . bombmagazine.org. bombmagazine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [38] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  34. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [40] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  36. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . artistarchives.hosting.nyu.edu. artistarchives.hosting.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 15w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 18w ago · אורי ברקת · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement → documentary photography
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  7. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, printmaker, multimedia artist +5
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  8. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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