Joan Jonas

Summary

Joan Jonas is a human^[1]. Born in New York City^[2], she… she was born on January 1, 1936^[3]. She worked as a choreographer^[4], university teacher^[5], visual artist^[6], television producer^[7], and multimedia artist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Joan Jonas's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Joan Jonas was born on January 1, 1936^[3].
• Joan Jonas was born on July 13, 1936^[10].
• Joan Jonas held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Joan Jonas worked as a choreographer^[4].
• Joan Jonas worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Joan Jonas's professions included visual artist^[6].
• Joan Jonas worked as a television producer^[7].
• Joan Jonas's professions included multimedia artist^[8].
• Joan Jonas's professions included performance artist^[12].
• Joan Jonas's field of work was video art^[13].
• Joan Jonas's field of work was performance art^[14].
• Joan Jonas's field of work was installation art^[15].
• Among Joan Jonas's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].
• Joan Jonas was educated at Columbia University School of the Arts^[17].
• Joan Jonas's education included a stint at Mount Holyoke College^[18].
• Joan Jonas's education included a stint at Columbia University^[19].
• Joan Jonas received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].
• Joan Jonas received the Anonymous Was A Woman Award^[21].
• Joan Jonas received the Maya Deren Award^[22].
• Joan Jonas received the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23].
• Joan Jonas was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Joan Jonas was a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters^[25].
• Joan Jonas was a member of documenta^[26].
• Joan Jonas is recorded as female^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 55cf78f8-3825-431f-bf48-0d41405698ee^[31]

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Origins and Family

Joan Jonas's place of birth was New York City^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1936^[3] and July 13, 1936^[10].

Education

Educated at Columbia University School of the Arts^[17], an art academy^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1965^[34]; Mount Holyoke College^[18], a liberal arts college in the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1837^[37], headquartered in South Hadley^[38]; and Columbia University^[19], a private university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1754^[41], headquartered in Manhattan^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include choreographer^[4], university teacher^[5], visual artist^[6], television producer^[7], multimedia artist^[8], and performance artist^[12]. Fields of work include video art^[13], an art genre^[43]; performance art^[14], an art genre^[44]; and installation art^[15], an art genre^[45]. Among Joan Jonas's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], a fellowship grant^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1925^[48]; Anonymous Was A Woman Award^[21], an art prize^[49], founded in 1996^[50]; Maya Deren Award^[22], a film award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1986^[53]; and Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23], an award^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 1985^[56].

Why It Matters

Joan Jonas ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (279 views/month, #7,235 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

Where was Joan Jonas born?

Joan Jonas was born in New York City^[2].

What did Joan Jonas do for work?

Joan Jonas worked as choreographer^[4], university teacher^[5], visual artist^[6], television producer^[7], and multimedia artist^[8].

Where did Joan Jonas go to school?

Joan Jonas was educated at Columbia University School of the Arts^[17], Mount Holyoke College^[18], and Columbia University^[19].

What awards did Joan Jonas receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], Anonymous Was A Woman Award^[21], Maya Deren Award^[22], and Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy^[23].