Pat Steir

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Pat Steir

Summary

Pat Steir is a human[1]. She was born in Newark[2]. She was born on +1938-04-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She died in Manhattan[4]. She died on +2026-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a painter[6], illustrator[7], graphic artist[8], installation artist[9], and university teacher[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Pat Steir's place of birth was Newark[2].
  • Pat Steir passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Pat Steir was born on +1938-04-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Pat Steir died on +2026-03-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Pat Steir was married to Joost Elffers[12].
  • Pat Steir was married to Merle Steir[13].
  • Pat Steir held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Pat Steir's professions included painter[6].
  • Pat Steir worked as an illustrator[7].
  • Pat Steir worked as a graphic artist[8].
  • Pat Steir worked as an installation artist[9].
  • Pat Steir's professions included university teacher[10].
  • Pat Steir's professions included artist[15].
  • Pat Steir's field of work was painting[16].
  • Pat Steir's field of work was visual arts[17].
  • Pat Steir's field of work was abstract painting[18].
  • Pat Steir was educated at Pratt Institute[19].
  • Pat Steir received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].
  • Pat Steir was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters[21].
  • Pat Steir is recorded as female[22].
  • Pat Steir's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Pat Steir's residence is recorded as Greenwich Village[24].
  • Pat Steir's given name is recorded as Pat[25].
  • Pat Steir's described by source is recorded as Joan Jonas Knowledge Base[26].
  • Pat Steir's described by source is recorded as American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide[27].

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Origins and Family

Pat Steir was born in Newark[2]. She was born on +1938-04-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Pat Steir's education included a stint at Pratt Institute[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], illustrator[7], graphic artist[8], installation artist[9], university teacher[10], and artist[15]. Fields of work include painting[16], a method[28]; visual arts[17], a type of arts[29]; and abstract painting[18], a genre of painting[30].

Recognition

Pat Steir received the Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

Personal Life

Spouses include Joost Elffers[12], a writer[31], b. 1946[32], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[33], specialised in children's and young adult literature[34] and Merle Steir[13], a photographer[35], 1936–1984[36].

Death and Burial

Pat Steir died on +2026-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. She died in Manhattan[4].

Why It Matters

Pat Steir ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Pat Steir born?

Pat Steir's place of birth was Newark[2].

Where did Pat Steir die?

Pat Steir died in Manhattan[4].

Who was Pat Steir married to?

Pat Steir's spouses include Joost Elffers[12] and Merle Steir[13].

What did Pat Steir do for work?

Pat Steir worked as painter[6], illustrator[7], graphic artist[8], installation artist[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Pat Steir go to school?

Pat Steir was educated at Pratt Institute[19].

What awards did Pat Steir receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . theartstory.org. Retrieved . theartstory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . americanart.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . galeriemagazine.com. Retrieved . galeriemagazine.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work painting, visual arts, abstract painting
    Country of citizenship United States
    Has works in the collection Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art +24
    Member of American Academy of Arts and Letters
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