Yinka Shonibare

British-Nigerian artist

photographer

painter

sculptor

artist

video installation artist

video artist

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Names in other languages

Йинка Шонибаре

Yinka Shonibare

ינקה שוניברי

Yinka Shonibare

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ياينكا شونيبار

Yinka Shonibare

インカ・ショニバレ

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Yinka Shonibare

Identity & names

Given name: first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names; Yinka

Life & background

Date of birth: date on which the subject was born; December 31, 1961
Date of birth: date on which the subject was born; August 8, 1962
Date of birth: date on which the subject was born; August 8, 1962
Country of citizenship: the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen; Nigeria
Country of citizenship: the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen; United Kingdom
Place of birth: most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character; London

Awards & recognition

Award received: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work; Member of the Order of the British Empire
Award received: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work; Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Award received: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work; Whitechapel Gallery

Website & social

Official website: URL of the official page of an item (current or former). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk page; http://www.yinkashonibarembe.com

Other details

abART person ID: identifier of person in the Czech database abART; 160945
African American Visual Artists Database ID: identifier for entry on African American Visual Artists Database; 5941
Africultures person ID: ID of a person at French website Africultures; 3883
Art UK artist ID: authority control identifier for artists (creators of publicly owned oil paintings in the UK); shonibare-yinka-b-1962
Artcyclopedia artist ID: identifier for an artist on the Artcyclopedia website; shonibare_yinka
ARTIC artist ID: identifier for an artist on the Art Institute of Chicago website; 77689
artist files at: institution or collection that holds artist files about the subject; National Gallery of Art Library
artist-info artist ID: identifier in the artist-info artist database of exhibition records; 91488
Artists of the World ID: artist identifier in the Artists of the World database; 40270283
Artnet artist ID: identifier of an artist in the Artnet database of auction results; yinka-shonibare
Artsy artist ID: identifier at the Artsy website; yinka-shonibare-mbe
BBC Things ID: identifier in the BBC Things database, automatically enriched with Wikipedia and MusicBrainz content; 366ff3d1-b0c9-4173-8f99-f6ec97dddefe
Benezit ID: identifier in Benezit Dictionary of Artists; B00203274
BNB person ID: identifier of a person in the British National Bibliography (bnb.data.bl.uk); ShonibareYinka1962-
Canadiana Name Authority ID: system control number used in the Canadiana Name Authority File, format: "ncf" followed by 8 digits; ncf11490679
Christie's creator ID: identifier for an artist in the Christie's online database; 44416
CiNii Research ID: 19-digits identifier in CiNii Research; 1140000791724149888
Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:"); Yinka Shonibare
CONOR.SI ID: identifier in the National and University Library, Ljubljana database; 100502627
copyright representative: person or organisation who represents the copyright for this person or work of art; reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
DACS ID (former): obsolete code used to identify 50,000 artists as members of the British collective rights management organisation DACS and sister organisations worldwide; 8e6b1058-6a58-46f9-9b7a-d1f411b2649f
DDB person (GND) ID: identifier for a person in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB); identifier same as the person's GND ID; 124663168
described by source: work where this item is described; UbuWeb
educated at: educational institution attended by subject; Goldsmiths, University of London
educated at: educational institution attended by subject; Byam Shaw School of Art
educated at: educational institution attended by subject; Redrice School
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: identifier for an article in the online version of Encyclopædia Britannica; biography/Yinka-Shonibare
ethnic group: subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard of proof is needed for this field to be used. In general this means 1) the subject claims it themselves, or 2) it is widely agreed on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such); Yoruba people
ethnic group: subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard of proof is needed for this field to be used. In general this means 1) the subject claims it themselves, or 2) it is widely agreed on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such); British Nigerian
Europeana entity: identifier for persons, places and topics at Europeana; agent/base/69252
FAST ID: authority control identifier in WorldCat's “FAST Linked Data” authority file; 480113
Fotografen.nl ID: identifier for a photographer, in the Dutch fotografen.nl database; 135054
GND ID: identifier from an international authority file of names, subjects, and organizations; 124663168
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: identifier for a person, event, place, or other entity on the Google Arts & Culture website; m04jljk
Grove Art Online ID: identifier of a topic in Grove Art Online; T097086
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); National Gallery of Victoria
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Art Institute of Chicago
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Museum of Modern Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Tate
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Minneapolis Institute of Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); National Gallery of Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); National Museum of World Cultures
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); National Maritime Museum
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Israel Museum
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Worcester Art Museum
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Van Abbemuseum
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); UAL Art Collection
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Central Saint Martins Museum & Study Collection
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); North Carolina Museum of Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Hessel Museum of Art
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Studio Museum in Harlem
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Rabo Art Collection
has works in the collection: collection that has works of this person or organisation (use archives at [P485] for archives); Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Invaluable.com person ID: identifier for an artist or other person at Invaluable.com; cccxwd4gei
IPI base code: the international code for a legal entity or artist for copyright administration around Interested Parties Information; I-003228190-4
languages spoken, written or signed: language(s) that a person or a people speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s); English
languages spoken, written or signed: language(s) that a person or a people speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s); Nigerian Pidgin
Le Delarge artist ID: identifier for an artist in the Delarge dictionary; 8807_artiste_SHONIBARE_Yinka
member of: organization, club or musical group to which the subject belongs. Do not use for membership in ethnic or social groups, nor for holding a political position, such as a member of parliament (use P39 for that); Royal Academy of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Art constituent ID: identifier assigned to a person or organization by the Minneapolis Institute of Art; 15695
movement: literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work. For political ideologies use P1142.; contemporary art
Museum of Modern Art artist ID: identifier assigned to an artist by the Museum of Modern Art; 24869
MutualArt artist ID: identifier for an artist in the MutualArt database; 2474E37E6A5C80A6
NACSIS-CAT author ID: identifier for book authors in NACSIS-CAT, the union catalog for university libraries and research institutions in Japan; DA19286055
National Gallery of Art artist ID: identifier assigned to an artist by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC; 28852
National Gallery of Victoria artist ID: identifier assigned to an artist by the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia; 15181
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID: identifier for sitters and artists represented in the National Portrait Gallery, London; mp59293
NE.se ID: ID of article on the Swedish Nationalencyklopedin (NE.se) site; yinka-shonibare
NMVW ID: identifier for persons and organisations at the Dutch museum of world cultures; 45863
on focus list of Wikimedia project: property to indicate that an item is of particular interest for a Wikimedia project. This property does not add notability. Items should not be created with this property if they are not notable for Wikidata. See also P6104, P972, P2354.; Black Lunch Table
on focus list of Wikimedia project: property to indicate that an item is of particular interest for a Wikimedia project. This property does not add notability. Items should not be created with this property if they are not notable for Wikidata. See also P6104, P972, P2354.; NADD Wikidata project
participant in: event in which a person, organization or creative work was/is a participant; inverse of P710 or P1923; Documenta 11
personal pronoun: personal pronoun(s) this person goes by; L485
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID: identifier for a person or organization in the Philadelphia Museum of Art; 51393
Photographers’ Identities Catalog ID: identifier used in Photographers’ Identities Catalog; 287342
PictoRight ID code: code to identify members of the Dutch collective rights management organisation PictoRight and sister organisations worldwide; DA-02788
Pinakothek artist ID: identifier in the Pinakothek collection; PdxzYg14w5
RA Collections ID: identifier for an entry in the collections database of the Royal Academy of Arts, London; 26044
represented by: person or agency that represents or manages the subject; James Cohan Gallery
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID: authority control identifier for the Rijksmuseum Research Library; 105237
RKDartists ID: identifier in the RKDartists database (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie); 135054
Royal Academy new identifier: new (2018) identifier for a person (or sometimes a thing) in the collections and archives of the Royal Academy, London; yinka-shonibare-ra
sex or gender: sex or gender identity of human or animal. For human: male, female, non-binary, intersex, transgender female, transgender male, agender, etc. For animal: male organism, female organism. Groups of same gender use subclass of (P279); male
SFMOMA artist ID: identifier assigned to an artist or a studio by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Yinka_Shonibare
SNAC ARK ID: identifier for items in the Social Networks and Archival Context system; w6xs5zcj
Tabakalera ID: identifier for an authority in the catalogue of Tabakalera, contemporary culture centre in Donostia; 76715
Tate artist ID: identifier of an artist in the Tate collection; yinka-shonibare-cbe-3081
Union List of Artist Names ID: identifier from the Getty Union List of Artist Names; 500057413
Who's Who UK ID: identifier in "Who's Who" or "Who Was Who", UK edition; U251465
WikiArt ID: entry of a person or artwork at WikiArt; yinka-shonibare
YCBA agent ID: identifier for a person in the Yale Center for British Art database; 12322

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