William Alexander Sutton

New Zealand artist (1917-2000)
Person human Q4911067
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William Alexander Sutton

Summary

William Alexander Sutton is a human[1]. His place of birth was Christchurch[2]. He was born on +1917-03-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Christchurch[4]. He died on +2000-01-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a painter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Christchurch[2], William Alexander Sutton…
  • William Alexander Sutton died in Christchurch[4].
  • William Alexander Sutton was born on +1917-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Alexander Sutton died on +2000-01-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Alexander Sutton held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • William Alexander Sutton's professions included painter[6].
  • William Alexander Sutton was employed by University of Canterbury[9].
  • William Alexander Sutton's education included a stint at Ilam School of Fine Arts[10].
  • William Alexander Sutton received the Governor General’s Art Award[11].
  • William Alexander Sutton received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12].
  • William Alexander Sutton was influenced by Rita Angus[13].
  • William Alexander Sutton's image is recorded as William Sutton.jpg[14].
  • William Alexander Sutton is recorded as male[15].
  • William Alexander Sutton's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Alexander Sutton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082462073[17].
  • William Alexander Sutton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60835009[18].
  • William Alexander Sutton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97098279[19].
  • William Alexander Sutton's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500176536[20].
  • William Alexander Sutton's IdRef ID is recorded as 248430750[21].
  • William Alexander Sutton's Commons category is recorded as Bill Sutton (artist)[22].
  • William Alexander Sutton's archives at is recorded as Alexander Turnbull Library[23].
  • William Alexander Sutton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/080c6jv[24].
  • William Alexander Sutton's family name is recorded as Sutton[25].
  • William Alexander Sutton's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Alexander Sutton's given name is recorded as Alexander[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Christchurch[2], William Alexander Sutton… he was born on +1917-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Alexander Sutton was educated at Ilam School of Fine Arts[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Alexander Sutton worked as a painter[6]. He was employed by University of Canterbury[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Governor General’s Art Award[11], an award[28], in New Zealand[29] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12], a grade of an order[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Death and Burial

William Alexander Sutton died on +2000-01-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Christchurch[4].

Why It Matters

William Alexander Sutton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Alexander Sutton born?

William Alexander Sutton was born in Christchurch[2].

Where did William Alexander Sutton die?

William Alexander Sutton died in Christchurch[4].

What did William Alexander Sutton do for work?

William Alexander Sutton worked as painter[6].

Where did William Alexander Sutton go to school?

William Alexander Sutton was educated at Ilam School of Fine Arts[10].

What awards did William Alexander Sutton receive?

Honors received include Governor General’s Art Award[11] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . aucklandartgallery.com. Retrieved . aucklandartgallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . aucklandartgallery.com. Retrieved . aucklandartgallery.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Tiaki. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collections Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . collection.sarjeant.org.nz. Retrieved . collection.sarjeant.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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