Robert Adams

American photographer (born 1937)
Person human Q1392710
Robert Adams
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Summary

Robert Adams was born on May 8, 1937[1], in Orange[2]. He has worked as a photographer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[5]
  • Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[6], Hasselblad Award[7], Guggenheim Fellowship[8], Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Adams[11]
  • Given name: Robert[12]
  • Pseudonym: Adams, Robert Hickman[13]
  • Official website: http://media.artgallery.yale.edu/adams/[14]
  • Floruit: January 1, 2009[15]
  • Participant in: documenta x[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • Represented by: Matthew Marks Gallery[18]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/New Mexico State Library[19], WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files[20], WikiProject New York Public Library[21]
  • Has works in the collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen[22], Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía[23], National Gallery of Art[24], Museum of Modern Art[25], New Mexico Museum of Art[26], San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[27], Smithsonian American Art Museum[28], Nasher Museum of Art[29], Ackland Art Museum[30], Picker Art Gallery[31], Photography Collection[32], J. Paul Getty Museum[33]

Why It Matters

Robert Adams has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Robert Adams born?

Robert Adams's place of birth was Orange[2].

What did Robert Adams do for work?

Robert Adams worked as a photographer[3].

What awards did Robert Adams receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[6], Hasselblad Award[7], Guggenheim Fellowship[8], and Spectrum – Internationaler Preis für Fotografie[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . macfound.org. Retrieved . macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . hasselbladfoundation.org. Retrieved . hasselbladfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . matthewmarks.com. Retrieved . matthewmarks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Archives of American Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . emuseum.nasher.duke.edu. Retrieved . emuseum.nasher.duke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . ackland.emuseum.com. Retrieved . ackland.emuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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