Raven Chacon

Navajo composer and artist (born 1977)
Person human Q7296393
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Raven Chacon

Summary

Raven Chacon is a human[1]. Born in Fort Defiance[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1977[3]. He worked as a composer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Raven Chacon's place of birth was Fort Defiance[2].
  • Raven Chacon was born on January 1, 1977[3].
  • Raven Chacon was married to Candice Hopkins[6].
  • Raven Chacon held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Raven Chacon is identified as part of the Navajo ethnic group[8].
  • Raven Chacon worked as a composer[4].
  • Raven Chacon's education included a stint at California Institute of the Arts[9].
  • Raven Chacon received the Berlin Prize[10].
  • Raven Chacon received the Pew Fellowship in the Arts[11].
  • Raven Chacon received the Pulitzer Prize for Music[12].
  • Raven Chacon received the MacArthur Fellows Program[13].
  • Raven Chacon was a member of Postcommodity[14].
  • Raven Chacon is recorded as male[15].
  • Raven Chacon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Raven Chacon is part of Postcommodity[17].
  • Raven Chacon's Commons category is recorded as Raven Chacon[18].
  • Raven Chacon's family name is recorded as Chacon[19].
  • Raven Chacon's given name is recorded as Raven[20].
  • Raven Chacon's official website is recorded as http://www.spiderwebsinthesky.com/[21].
  • Raven Chacon's start of work period is recorded as 2000[22].
  • Raven Chacon's sibling is recorded as Nanibah Chacon[23].
  • Raven Chacon's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Smithsonian Names[24].
  • Raven Chacon's has works in the collection is recorded as Smithsonian American Art Museum[25].
  • Raven Chacon's has works in the collection is recorded as Gochman Family Collection[26].
  • Raven Chacon's has works in the collection is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art[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: 1977[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb513f97-1db4-48fe-bfe5-adf004db6b47[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Raven Chacon's place of birth was Fort Defiance[2]. He was born on January 1, 1977[3]. He is identified as part of the Navajo ethnic group[8].

Education

Raven Chacon was educated at California Institute of the Arts[9].

Career and Affiliations

Raven Chacon's professions included composer[4].

Recognition

Awards received include Berlin Prize[10], a fellowship grant[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1998[34]; Pew Fellowship in the Arts[11], a fellowship grant[35], in United States[36], founded in 1991[37]; Pulitzer Prize for Music[12], a music award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1943[40]; and MacArthur Fellows Program[13], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1981[43].

Personal Life

Among Raven Chacon's spouses was Candice Hopkins[6].

Why It Matters

Raven Chacon ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

FAQs

Where was Raven Chacon born?

Raven Chacon was born in Fort Defiance[2].

Who was Raven Chacon married to?

Raven Chacon's spouses include Candice Hopkins[6].

What did Raven Chacon do for work?

Raven Chacon worked as composer[4].

Where did Raven Chacon go to school?

Raven Chacon was educated at California Institute of the Arts[9].

What awards did Raven Chacon receive?

Honors received include Berlin Prize[10], Pew Fellowship in the Arts[11], Pulitzer Prize for Music[12], and MacArthur Fellows Program[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . artnews.com. artnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . pewcenterarts.org. pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . americanacademy.de. americanacademy.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . pewcenterarts.org. pewcenterarts.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . samidaiddaguovddas.no. Retrieved . samidaiddaguovddas.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . americanartsiedu. Retrieved . americanartsiedu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gochmancollection.com. gochmancollection.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . metmuseum.org. Retrieved . metmuseum.org. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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