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Ted Joans

American artist (1928-2003)
Person Human Q719766

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
July 4, 1928
Date of death
April 25, 2003
Place of birth
Cairo
Place of death
Vancouver
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
poet, painter, jazz musician, writer, musician
Educated at
Indiana University Bloomington[11]
Award received
American Book Awards[12]
Cause of death
diabetes[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[17]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[32]
Family name
Joans[22]
Given name
Ted[23]
Has works in the collection
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco[30]
Influenced by
André Breton[13]
Instrument
trumpet[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Movement
Beat Generation, Black Arts Movement[15][16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject New York Public Library, WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[27][28][29]
Residence
New York City, Timbuktu, Paris[19][20][21]
Writing language
English[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Theodore Joans en Ted Joans cs Teodor "Ted" Joans de Joans ja テッド・ジョーンズ ru Тед Джоанс ru Джоанс, Тед
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
0000000081560413
VIAF cluster ID
76335838
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50038333
GND ID
139982787
African American Visual Artists Database ID
2098
AskArt person ID
11109521
BIBSYS ID
6014138
Benezit ID
B00095079
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120537542
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10483144
DBNL author ID
joan013
DDB person (GND) ID
139982787
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
139982787
Discogs artist ID
988591
Europeana entity
agent/base/148364
FAST ID
13070
Freebase ID
/m/01s818
Goodreads author ID
404993
IdRef ID
02876997X
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
139982787
Kallías ID
PE00339959
MusicBrainz artist ID
a6cc9a32-1893-4a29-84b2-b913e51d26c5
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000339649
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0928355X
NL CR AUT ID
xx0088651
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:DBPU;=BH
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072581719
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100021109
RERO ID (legacy)
A020470109
RKDartists ID
271758
SNAC ARK ID
w6sn0qf1
Union List of Artist Names ID
500596117
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJm4Qkb6TH9VjqjXdXtMyd
Yale LUX ID
person/8f229f07-caab-4a5c-bab4-e4fc3611de86

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, poet, painter, jazz musician
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Award received 1
American Book Awards
Cause of death 1
diabetes
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Indiana University Bloomington
Has works in the collection 1
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
trumpet
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Movement 1
Beat Generation
Place of birth 1
Cairo
Place of death 1
Vancouver
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Mizhrichchia
← Winner 1
American Book Awards
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Summary

Ted Joans was born on July 4, 1928[1], in Cairo[2]. He died on April 25, 2003[3], in Vancouver[4]. He worked as a poet[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], writer[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Ted Joans born?

Ted Joans was born in Cairo[2].

Where did Ted Joans die?

Ted Joans passed away in Vancouver[4].

What did Ted Joans do for work?

Ted Joans worked as a poet[5], painter[6], jazz musician[7], writer[8], and musician[9].

Where did Ted Joans go to school?

Ted Joans was educated at Indiana University Bloomington[11].

What awards did Ted Joans receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards[12].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. Retrieved . poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . afropoets.net. Retrieved . afropoets.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . poetryfoundation.org. Retrieved . poetryfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . afropoets.net. Retrieved . afropoets.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . afropoets.net. Retrieved . afropoets.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . afropoets.net. Retrieved . afropoets.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [13] ↑ . thesurrealists.org. Retrieved . thesurrealists.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . allenginsberg.org. Retrieved . allenginsberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject New York Public Library, WikiProject Black Bibliography Project
    Movement → Beat Generation, Black Arts Movement
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA0928355X
    Influenced by → André Breton
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 29d ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Lithuania ID → LNB:DBPU;=BH
    Canadiana Name Authority ID → ncf10483144
    Union List of Artist Names ID → 500596117
    "Created claim: Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf10483144, Added with moreIdentifiers"
  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57984: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Vancouver
    Cause of death → diabetes
    Instance of → human
    Award received → American Book Awards
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32152: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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