Tank Man

photography of an anonymous man who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests
Photograph photograph Q61775619
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Tank Man

Summary

Tank Man is a photograph[1].

Key Facts

  • Tank Man is the creator of Jeff Widener[2].
  • Tank Man's instance of is recorded as photograph[3].
  • Tank Man's publisher is recorded as Associated Press[4].
  • Tank Man's genre is recorded as photojournalism[5].
  • Tank Man's depicts is recorded as Tank Man[6].
  • Tank Man's depicts is recorded as Type 59[7].
  • Tank Man's depicts is recorded as 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre[8].
  • Tank Man's made from material is recorded as gelatin silver print[9].
  • Tank Man's collection is recorded as National Gallery of Art[10].
  • Tank Man's inventory number is recorded as 2018.177.631[11].
  • Tank Man's location is recorded as Tiananmen Square[12].
  • +1989-06-05T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tank Man[13].
  • Tank Man's described at URL is recorded as https://time.com/3809688/tank-man-iconic-tiananmen-photo/[14].
  • Tank Man's described by source is recorded as 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time[15].
  • Tank Man's title is recorded as Tank Man[16].
  • Tank Man's inscription is recorded as (BEJ-15)BEIJING, June 5 (AP)-BRAVE MAN--A Chinese man stands in front of / tanks heading east down Cangan Bvd. Monday morning in front of the Beijing / Hotel stopping their advance as he cried and pleaded for an end to the killing. / The man was pulled away by bystanders, and the tanks continued on their way. / (AP ColorPhoto) (ma21644stf/jeff widener) 1989 / AP LEAFAX ----- MAGENTA ----- AP LEAFAX[17].
  • Tank Man's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+19.8'}[18].
  • Tank Man's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+25.6'}[19].
  • Tank Man's National Gallery of Art artwork ID is recorded as 218541[20].
  • Tank Man's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].
  • Tank Man's access restriction status is recorded as fully restricted access[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

Tank Man is the creator of Jeff Widener[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time. Retrieved . 100photos.time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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