Alexander Finta

Alexander Finta was an American sculptor and painter (1881–1958). He was born at Túrkeve and died at Los Angeles.

Alexander Finta in brief

Born
1881
Died
1958
Known for
sculptor and painter
Place of birth
Túrkeve
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Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Patrick Cardinal Hayes, dated 1927, marble, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 27.153.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Finta, Alexander, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Finta giardiniera, La (ii), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Finta pazza, La, Oxford Music Online, 2002. Finta giardiniera, La (i), Oxford Music Online, 2002. Finta semplice, La, Oxford Music Online, 2002.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

My Brothers and I Finta (1940) — Internet Archive. my brothers and i (1940) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1881Alexander Finta born at Túrkeve.
  2. 1927Patrick Cardinal Hayes (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  3. 1940My Brothers and I Finta digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1940my brothers and i digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1958Alexander Finta died at Los Angeles.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Finta, Alexander, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Alexander Finta as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  3. 3.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Alexander Finta (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  4. 4.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1001602: Alexander Finta

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  5. 5.

    “Alexander Finta”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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