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John Currin

American painter (b. 1962)
Person Human Q707675

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1962, September 19, 1962[2][6]
Place of birth
Boulder
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
painter, draftsperson, artist
Field of work
painting[8]
Educated at
Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Yale School of Art, Carnegie Mellon School of Art[9][10][11][12]
Genre
portrait, figure painting[16][17]
Work location
New York City[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, National Gallery of Art Library
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member, John Currin[23][24]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Currin[18]
Given name
John[19]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hessel Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Influenced by
Bernard Buffet[13]
Movement
contemporary art[15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Currin ja ジョン・カリン ru Джон Каррен ru Каррен, Джон
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000078340735
VIAF cluster ID
49334115
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96056870
GND ID
119403323
ARTIC artist ID
64517
Art UK artist ID
currin-john-b-1962
ArtBrokerage artist ID
John-Currin
Artist-info artist ID
7202
Artsy artist ID
john-currin
Athenaeum person ID
11862
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
CurrinJohn1962-
Benezit ID
B00045367
Show all 45 identifiers +33
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12527397f
Christie's creator ID
17511
DACS ID (2022)
034061
DACS ID (former)
3718bfc5-01e5-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119403323
Europeana entity
agent/base/72648
FAST ID
382641
Freebase ID
/m/05z4lq
GTAA ID
230463
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m05z4lq
Grove Art Online ID
T096761
HAND ID
DC59-7780-6911-7AA6-EF2F
IdRef ID
086345451
Invaluable.com person ID
6xrsmdhd8n
J9U entity ID
987007452974505171
JRC Names ID
214085
Japan Search name ID
ジョン・カリン
Le Delarge artist ID
11544_artiste_CURRIN_John
Munzinger person ID
00000024955
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
8444
NUKAT ID
n2013058088
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp93424
RKDartists ID
132462
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
182630
SBN author ID
TO0V442084
SNAC ARK ID
w64v10zm
Tate artist ID
john-currin-2694
Treccani ID
john-currin
Union List of Artist Names ID
500114618
Whitney Museum of American Art artist ID
3563
WikiArt ID
john-currin
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhddT7FmFvCWXXhWHWkXd
Yale LUX ID
person/cdf5ddd7-6e38-4e2b-ae10-cc36602128bf

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 8
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art
Educated at 3
Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Yale School of Art
Occupation 3
artist, painter, draftsperson
Genre 2
portrait, figure painting
Copyright representative 1
John Currin
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
painting
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
contemporary art
Place of birth 1
Boulder
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
New York City
← Copyright representative 1
John Currin
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

John Currin's place of birth was Boulder[1]. He was born on January 1, 1962[2]. He worked as a painter[3], draftsperson[4], and artist[5].

Body

Education

Educated at Yale University[9], a private university[25], in United States[26], founded in 1701[27], headquartered in New Haven[28]; Carnegie Mellon University[10], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1900[31], headquartered in Pittsburgh[32]; Yale School of Art[11], an educational institution[33], in United States[34], founded in 1869[35]; and Carnegie Mellon School of Art[12], an art academy[36], in United States[37].

FAQs

Where was John Currin born?

John Currin's place of birth was Boulder[1].

What did John Currin do for work?

John Currin worked as painter[3], draftsperson[4], and artist[5].

Where did John Currin go to school?

John Currin was educated at Yale University[9], Carnegie Mellon University[10], Yale School of Art[11], and Carnegie Mellon School of Art[12].

Related Entities

Carnegie Museum of Art contemporary art Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art New York City San Francisco Museum of Modern Art United States Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Artnet. thebroad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . thebroad.org. thebroad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . thebroad.org. thebroad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . thebroad.org. thebroad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . thebroad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Artnet. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] ↑ . Bernard Buffet: Retrospective. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . DACS register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1962, September 19, 1962
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57226: Import and prefer more precise dates from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University, Yale School of Art +1
    Given name → John
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    HAND ID → DC59-7780-6911-7AA6-EF2F
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: DC59-7780-6911-7AA6-EF2F, batch #274966"
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