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United States Commission of Fine Arts

independent agency of the United States with review authority over Washington, D.C. design and aesthetics
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United States Commission of Fine Arts

Summary

United States Commission of Fine Arts is an independent agency of the United States government[1]. It draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #42 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's field of work was fine art[3].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's field of work was statue[4].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's field of work was fountain[5].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's field of work was monument[6].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts is located in Washington, D.C.[7].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts is in the country of United States[8].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government[9].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's founder is recorded as William Howard Taft[10].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[11].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's Commons category is recorded as United States Commission of Fine Arts[12].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's foundational text is recorded as Fine Arts Commission Act[13].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's archives at is recorded as National Archives and Records Administration[14].
  • May 17, 1910 marks the founding of United States Commission of Fine Arts[15].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.897766, 'lon': -77.017619}[16].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's significant event is recorded as Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It[17].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's official website is recorded as https://www.cfa.gov/[18].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][19].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's described at URL is recorded as https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commission-of-fine-arts[20].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Washington, D.C.[21].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[22].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's phone number is recorded as +1-202-504-2200[23].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Commission of Fine Arts'}[24].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.cfa.gov/about-cfa/blog[25].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CFA'}[26].
  • United States Commission of Fine Arts's budget is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+2175000'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

United States Commission of Fine Arts's instance of is recorded as independent agency of the United States government[9].

Origins

United States Commission of Fine Arts's founder is recorded as William Howard Taft[10]. May 17, 1910 marks the founding of it[15].

Why It Matters

United States Commission of Fine Arts draws 435 Wikipedia views per month (independent_agency_of_the_united_states_government category, ranking #42 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It has been cited as an influence by United States National Arboretum[30], an arboretum[31], in United States[32], founded in 1927[33].

FAQs

Who did United States Commission of Fine Arts influence?

United States Commission of Fine Arts has been cited as an influence by United States National Arboretum[30].

Related Entities

Daniel Burnham Jerome Powell United States United States National Arboretum William Howard Taft

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . cfa.gov. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . uscode.house.gov. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . archives.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . archive-it.org. Retrieved . archive-it.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cfa.gov. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . allgov.com. Retrieved . allgov.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q12013. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . United States Code. Retrieved . uscode.house.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . WorldCat. Retrieved . cfa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . allgov.com. Retrieved . allgov.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Budget → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+2175000'}
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