Paul Thek

American painter and, later, sculptor and installation artist (1933-1988)
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Paul Thek

Summary

Paul Thek is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on November 2, 1933[3]. He passed away in United States[4]. He died on August 10, 1988[5]. He worked as a sculptor[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], photographer[9], and new media artist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Paul Thek…
  • Paul Thek passed away in United States[4].
  • Paul Thek was born on November 2, 1933[3].
  • Paul Thek died on August 10, 1988[5].
  • Paul Thek held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Paul Thek's professions included sculptor[6].
  • Paul Thek's professions included painter[7].
  • Paul Thek worked as a draftsperson[8].
  • Paul Thek worked as a photographer[9].
  • Paul Thek worked as a new media artist[10].
  • Paul Thek worked as a visual artist[13].
  • Paul Thek's field of work was painting[14].
  • Paul Thek's education included a stint at Art Students League of New York[15].
  • Paul Thek was educated at Pratt Institute[16].
  • Paul Thek is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Thek's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Thek's unmarried partner is recorded as Peter Hujar[19].
  • The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications[20].
  • Paul Thek's given name is recorded as Paul[21].
  • Paul Thek's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Paul Thek's participant in is recorded as 4. documenta[23].
  • Paul Thek's participant in is recorded as Documenta 5[24].
  • Paul Thek's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Paul Thek's start of work period is recorded as January 1, 1954[26].
  • Paul Thek's end of work period is recorded as January 1, 1988[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: 1933-11-02[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1988-08-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ad188528-f92f-468e-8431-d5876debf6f4[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Thek was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on November 2, 1933[3].

Education

Educated at Art Students League of New York[15], an art academy[33], in United States[34], founded in 1875[35], headquartered in 57th Street[36] and Pratt Institute[16], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1887[39], headquartered in New York City[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sculptor[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], photographer[9], new media artist[10], and visual artist[13]. Paul Thek's field of work was painting[14].

Death and Burial

Paul Thek died on August 10, 1988[5]. He passed away in United States[4]. The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications[20].

Why It Matters

Paul Thek ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (522 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Paul Thek born?

Paul Thek's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Paul Thek die?

Paul Thek passed away in United States[4].

What did Paul Thek do for work?

Paul Thek worked as sculptor[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], photographer[9], and new media artist[10].

Where did Paul Thek go to school?

Paul Thek was educated at Art Students League of New York[15] and Pratt Institute[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . nyclgbtsites.org. Retrieved . nyclgbtsites.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . 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. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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