Sterling Ruby

American artist (born 1972)
Person human Q1231971
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Sterling Ruby

Summary

Sterling Ruby is a human[1]. Born in Bitburg[2], he… he was born on +1972-01-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an artist[4], draftsperson[5], painter[6], sculptor[7], and ceramicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Sterling Ruby was born in Bitburg[2].
  • Sterling Ruby was born on +1972-01-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sterling Ruby held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Sterling Ruby held citizenship in Germany[11].
  • Sterling Ruby worked as an artist[4].
  • Sterling Ruby worked as a draftsperson[5].
  • Sterling Ruby worked as a painter[6].
  • Sterling Ruby's professions included sculptor[7].
  • Sterling Ruby worked as a ceramicist[8].
  • Sterling Ruby worked as a collagist[12].
  • Among Sterling Ruby's employers was European Graduate School[13].
  • Sterling Ruby was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[14].
  • Sterling Ruby's image is recorded as SterlingRubyPortrait2012.jpg[15].
  • Sterling Ruby is recorded as male[16].
  • Sterling Ruby's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Sterling Ruby's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122102946[18].
  • Sterling Ruby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38074130[19].
  • Sterling Ruby's GND ID is recorded as 13226871X[20].
  • Sterling Ruby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008120627[21].
  • Sterling Ruby's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500299854[22].
  • Sterling Ruby's IdRef ID is recorded as 130334510[23].
  • Sterling Ruby's Commons category is recorded as Sterling Ruby[24].
  • Sterling Ruby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m94bc[25].
  • Sterling Ruby's RKDartists ID is recorded as 346990[26].
  • Sterling Ruby's family name is recorded as Q16879845[27].

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Origins and Family

Sterling Ruby's place of birth was Bitburg[2]. He was born on +1972-01-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Sterling Ruby was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artist[4], draftsperson[5], painter[6], sculptor[7], ceramicist[8], and collagist[12]. Among Sterling Ruby's employers was European Graduate School[13].

Why It Matters

Sterling Ruby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Sterling Ruby born?

Sterling Ruby's place of birth was Bitburg[2].

What did Sterling Ruby do for work?

Sterling Ruby worked as artist[4], draftsperson[5], painter[6], sculptor[7], and ceramicist[8].

Where did Sterling Ruby go to school?

Sterling Ruby was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Le Delarge. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . artuk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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