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Larry Rivers

American artist (1923-2002)
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Summary

Larry Rivers was born on August 17, 1923[1], in New York City[2]. He died on August 14, 2002[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], saxophonist[7], designer[8], and photographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (867 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: The Bronx[11]
  • Place of death: Southampton[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Occupation: graphic artist[14], draftsperson[15], musician[16], jazz musician[17], writer[18], poet[19], visual artist[20], artist[21], art historian[22]
  • Field of work: painting[23], art of sculpture[24], jazz[25], poetry[26]
  • Educated at: Juilliard School[27], Hans Hoffman School of Fine Art[28]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters[29]
  • Sex or gender: male[30]
  • Movement: pop art[31]
  • Genre: jazz[32]
  • Commons category: Larry Rivers[33]
  • Family name: Rivers[34]
  • Given name: Larry[35]
  • Instrument: saxophone[36]
  • Participant in: Documenta III[37], 4. documenta[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]
  • Represented by: Artists Rights Society[40]

Why It Matters

Larry Rivers has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Larry Rivers born?

Larry Rivers was born in New York City[2].

Where did Larry Rivers die?

Larry Rivers passed away in New York City[4].

What did Larry Rivers do for work?

Larry Rivers worked as a sculptor[5], painter[6], saxophonist[7], designer[8], and photographer[9].

Where did Larry Rivers go to school?

Larry Rivers was educated at Juilliard School[27] and Hans Hoffman School of Fine Art[28].

Related Entities

Fitzwilliam Museum Israel Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Australia National Gallery of Victoria National Portrait Gallery New York City poetry Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Städel Museum United States Whitney Museum of American Art

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [30] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . theartstory.org. theartstory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . Collectie Boijmans Online. Retrieved . boijmans.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . arsny.com. Retrieved . arsny.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → sculptor, painter, saxophonist +11
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    Country of citizenship → United States
    Represented by → Artists Rights Society
    Has works in the collection → Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art +30
    Member of → American Academy of Arts and Letters
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