Victor Burgin

British photographer (born 1941)
Person human Q450764

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 24, 1941
Place of birth
Sheffield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Field of work
conceptual art[9]
Work location
Paris[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French[24]
Birth name
Victor Burgin
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
2020
Family name
Burgin[20]
Given name
Victor[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
Participant in
Documenta 5[23]
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Start of work period
1965
🏷️ Also known as
en Victor Burgin he ויקטור בורג'ין ru Виктор Берджин
🔖 Identifiers · 73
VIAF cluster ID
7457389
Library of Congress authority ID
n84005028
GND ID
119440024
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Victor Burgin Portrait 2019.jpg ↗
ADAGP artist ID
victor-burgin-1006439
AbART person ID
85480
Art Gallery of South Australia creator ID
3035
Art UK artist ID
burgin-victor-b-1941
Artcyclopedia artist ID
burgin_victor
Artist-info artist ID
4903
Artists of the World ID
10147073
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BIBSYS ID
90253853
Benezit ID
B00029060
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12309749d
British Council artist ID
burgin-victor-1941
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
burgin-victor
Christie's creator ID
14276
CiNii Research ID
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CollectieGelderland creator ID
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DACS ID (2022)
007330
DDB person (GND) ID
119440024
DFK Paris person ID
0005383837
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119440024
Europeana entity
agent/base/62127
FAST ID
130381
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119440024
FotoCH photographer ID
20140
Fotografen.nl ID
226002
Freebase ID
/m/01d8_b
George Eastman Museum people ID
9887
Grove Art Online ID
T012371
IdRef ID
031981674
KBR person ID
14213406
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119440024
Le Delarge artist ID
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Luminous-Lint ID
Victor__Burgin
MNCARS artist ID
burgin-victor
Met Constituent ID
56252
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
6638
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00854301
NDL Authority ID
00512318
NL CR AUT ID
mub2013753858
NUKAT ID
n2003069918
National Gallery of Art artist ID
32935
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007276360005171
National Library of Latvia ID
000024372
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810682256105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX869069
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070359482
Obálky knih ID
mub2013753858
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095536257
Parsifal cluster ID
769948
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
11864
Prabook ID
1718367
RKDartists ID
226002
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
17318
SBN author ID
MILV117582
SFMOMA artist ID
Victor_Burgin
SHARE Catalogue author ID
308152
SNAC ARK ID
w64q9dmr
Tabakalera ID
7488
Tate artist ID
victor-burgin-834
Te Papa agent ID
33681
Union List of Artist Names ID
500003288
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058520580506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1095439
Wellcome Collection concept ID
fjemz24t
WorldCat Entities ID
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Employer 3
Genre 3
Occupation 3
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Award received 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Movement 1
Participant in 1
Participated in 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Born in Sheffield[1], he… he was born on July 24, 1941[2]. He worked as a photographer[3], university teacher[4], multimedia artist[5], conceptual artist[6], and artist[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include European Graduate School[10], an educational institution[25], in Switzerland[26], founded in 1994[27]; Goldsmiths, University of London[11], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in London[31]; and University of California, Santa Cruz[12], a campus[32], in United States[33], founded in 1965[34].

FAQs

Where was Victor Burgin born?

Victor Burgin's place of birth was Sheffield[1].

What did Victor Burgin do for work?

Victor Burgin worked as photographer[3], university teacher[4], multimedia artist[5], conceptual artist[6], and artist[7].

Where did Victor Burgin go to school?

Victor Burgin was educated at Yale University[13].

What awards did Victor Burgin receive?

Honors received include Honorary doctor of the University of Liège[14].

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  1. 8w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Tate, Museum of Modern Art +6
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 9887
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