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Douglas Crimp

American art critic (1944-2019)
Person Human Q2677363

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
August 18, 1944
Date of death
July 5, 2019
Place of birth
Coeur d'Alene
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
art historian, university teacher, journalist, art critic, exhibition curator, art theorist, author[11][12]
Employer
University of Rochester, School of Visual Arts[13][14]
Educated at
Tulane University, CUNY Graduate School and University Center[15][16]
Doctoral student
Tara Najd Ahmadi[18]
Cause of death
multiple myeloma[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Archives at
Fales Library[19]
Described by source
Douglas Crimp, Scholar, Curator and Art World Disrupter, Dies at 74[24]
Family name
Crimp[21]
Given name
Douglas[22]
Manner of death
natural causes[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
79153926
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
143593927
AbART person ID
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ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
143593927
DFK Paris person ID
0000581166
FAST ID
180694
FID performing arts ID
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FactGrid item ID
Otta Station
Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
050721720
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
14384216
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03393850
NL CR AUT ID
jn20020716468
NUKAT ID
n95215338
National Library of Latvia ID
000236341
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810691534505606
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
OL715734A
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Tabakalera ID
9893
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
journalist, author, art critic, university teacher, art historian, exhibition curator, art theorist
Educated at 2
Tulane University, CUNY Graduate School and University Center
Employer 2
University of Rochester, School of Visual Arts
Cause of death 1
multiple myeloma
Country of citizenship 1
United States
FactGrid item ID 1
Otta Station
Given name 1
Douglas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Coeur d'Alene
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Kessler Award
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Summary

Douglas Crimp was born on August 18, 1944[1], in Coeur d'Alene[2]. He died on July 5, 2019[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], university teacher[6], journalist[7], art critic[8], and exhibition curator[9].

FAQs

Where was Douglas Crimp born?

Douglas Crimp was born in Coeur d'Alene[2].

Where did Douglas Crimp die?

Douglas Crimp died in New York City[4].

What did Douglas Crimp do for work?

Douglas Crimp worked as an art historian[5], university teacher[6], journalist[7], art critic[8], and exhibition curator[9].

Where did Douglas Crimp go to school?

Douglas Crimp was educated at Tulane University[15] and CUNY Graduate School and University Center[16].

Related Entities

CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York City School of Visual Arts Tulane University United States University of Rochester

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . dlib.nyu.edu. dlib.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 15w ago · AgenticCommonsBot bot · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL715734A
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Coeur d'Alene
    Educated at → Tulane University, CUNY Graduate School and University Center
    Occupation → art historian, university teacher, journalist +1
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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