Norman Wilkinson

British artist (1878–1971)
Person human Q3343830

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
November 24, 1878
Date of death
May 30, 1971, May 31, 1971, 1971[9][10]
Place of birth
Cambridge
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[30]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Different from
Norman Wilkinson[25]
Family name
Wilkinson[20]
Given name
Norman[21]
Military branch
Royal Navy[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library, WikiProject New York Public Library, Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject, Wikiproject Chantiers MNBAQ[26][27][28][29]
Participated in conflict
World War I[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilkinson en Norman I Wilkinson en Norman Wilkinson en Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) en Norman Wilkinson (I) ar نورمان ويلكنسون fa نورمن ویلکینسون ja ノーマン・ウィルキンソン nl Norman Wilkinson nl Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) nl Norman Wilkinson (I) ru Норман Уилкинсон ru Уилкинсон, Норман uk Норман Вілкінсон zh 诺尔曼·威尔金森 zh-hant 諾爾曼·威爾金森
🔖 Identifiers · 57
VIAF cluster ID
122299561
Library of Congress authority ID
n84006973
GND ID
122436911
Artist-info artist ID
284379
Artists in Canada record number
17375
Artists of the World ID
00159837
Artnet artist ID
norman-wilkinson
Artsy artist ID
norman-wilkinson
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AskArt person ID
11080798
Athenaeum person ID
4730
Auckland Art Gallery artist ID
311
Australian National Maritime Museum person ID
15978
Australian Prints + Printmaking artist ID
6669
BAnQ authority ID
0000094689
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
WilkinsonNorman1878-1971
Benezit ID
B00197270
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
105413676
Christie's creator ID
51179
DACS ID (2022)
006574
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Norman-Wilkinson
Europeana entity
agent/base/7128
FAST ID
1761792
Find NZ Artists ID
16340
Find a Grave memorial ID
44254974
Freebase ID
/m/027f9rv
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003982939707141
IdRef ID
097532258
Invaluable.com person ID
8qd26987f2
LastDodo-area-ID
5329411
Libraries Australia ID
35216841
MNBAQ artist ID
600002885
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
121537
NLA Trove people ID
869402
NMM artist ID
137383
National Library of Greece ID
253025
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp55195
Olympedia people ID
921777
OpenMLOL author ID
176390
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
98134
RA Collections ID
13474
RKDartists ID
84565
SNAC ARK ID
w6z3366v
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
wi/norman-wilkinson-1
Te Papa agent ID
44937
Team GB athlete ID
3DeoXfTonExU5M0WRCppPf
Theatricalia person ID
1v3
Union List of Artist Names ID
500003897
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fer2yd73
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJw8WKJDv7VvP99kVMRBT3
YCBA agent ID
9468

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Has works in the collection 20
Occupation 4
Participant in 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Genre 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Military branch 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Norman Wilkinson was born on November 24, 1878[1], in Cambridge[2]. He died on May 30, 1971[3], in London[4]. He worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], etcher[7], and graphic artist[8].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of dazzle camouflage[36].

FAQs

Where was Norman Wilkinson born?

Norman Wilkinson's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

Where did Norman Wilkinson die?

Norman Wilkinson passed away in London[4].

What did Norman Wilkinson do for work?

Norman Wilkinson worked as a painter[5], illustrator[6], etcher[7], and graphic artist[8].

Where did Norman Wilkinson go to school?

Norman Wilkinson was educated at Berkhamsted School[12].

What awards did Norman Wilkinson receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[13] and Knight of the Order of the Crown[14].

What did Norman Wilkinson discover?

Norman Wilkinson is credited as discoverer of dazzle camouflage[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Artists of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . warart.archives.govt.nz. Retrieved . warart.archives.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . collections.mnbaq.org. collections.mnbaq.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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