Diane Victor
Diane Victor was a South African draftsperson, printmaker, lithographer and graphic artist (born 1964). She was born at Witbank.
Diane Victor in brief
- Born
- 1964
- Known for
- draftsperson, printmaker, lithographer and graphic artist
- Place of birth
- Witbank
Contents
Recognition and collections
Work by Diane Victor is held by Museum of Modern Art, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Victoria and Albert Museum and Smithsonian Institution.
Catalogued works
12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1589 to 2020.
Last Supper (Enswined), dated 2011, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2012.154. Scorched, dated 2018, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2018.953. Beware the Lap of Luxury, dated 2020, etching (hardground, softground, drypoint, and aquatint from steel plate on hannemuhle copperplate bright white), held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2023.591. Spring Rains, dated c. 1924, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1924.18. Acolo, dated November 1949, encaustic and collage on paper on board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2018.283. Alphabet de la Tête, dated 1938, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.161. Racism : science & tools for the public health professional / edited by Chandra L. Ford, PhD, MPH, MLIS, Derek M. Griffith, PhD, Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH, MPA, MA., dated [2019], held by Wellcome Collection. Apollo descending to kill the Python, surrounded by men and women of Delphi; representing the power of music to affect the human mind. Etching by Agostino Carracci after A. Boscoli after B. Buontalenti., dated [between 1589 and 1595], held by Wellcome Collection. A woman representing Necessity, seated on a throne supported by the Fates, is flanked by the planets and by Sirens; representing the Harmony of Spheres. Etching by Agostino Carracci after A. Boscoli after B. Buontalenti., dated [between 1589 and 1595], held by Wellcome Collection. Menstrual health in women's lives / edited by Alice J. Dan and Linda L. Lewis., dated [1992], held by Wellcome Collection. Working : people talk about what they do all day and how they feel about what they do / Studs Terkel., dated [1974], held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.
Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Victor, Diane, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Philippe Desportes — Les Amours de Diane. — Les Amours d'Hippolyte. Éd. crit. Victor E. Graham, 1961, 1961. Diane Victor and Paul Emmanuel: Lost Men/Lost Wor(l)ds, African Arts, 2012. Diane Victor, Tracey Rose, and the Gender Politics of Christian Imagery, African Arts, 2012. Empathic Engagements with Death and Loss in the Work of Diane Victor, History, Practice and Pedagogy, 2024. Possible worlds: a reading of three artworks from the <i>Creative creatures</i> exhibition, Literator, 2009. Catching Ghosts and Consecrating the Forgotten: The Seen and Unseen in the Work of Diane Victor, Pharos Journal of Theology, 2021.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 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 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Diane Victor studied at University of the Witwatersrand. the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is drawing.
Employment is recorded with University of Pretoria.
Work by Diane Victor is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Victoria and Albert Museum, Smithsonian Institution and South African National Gallery.
Chronology
- 1964Diane Victor born at Witbank.
- 2011Last Supper (Enswined) (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 2018Scorched (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 2020Beware the Lap of Luxury (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
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.
Diane Victor, Tracey Rose, and the Gender Politics of Christian Imagery, African Arts, 2012
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Empathic Engagements with Death and Loss in the Work of Diane Victor, History, Practice and Pedagogy, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Philippe Desportes — Les Amours de Diane. — Les Amours d'Hippolyte. Éd. crit. Victor E. Graham, 1961, 1961
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Victor, Diane, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Diane Victor.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Diane Victor.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 7.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Diane Victor (3 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 8.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Diane Victor.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 9.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q5271593: Diane Victor
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 10.
“Diane Victor”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
Elsewhere in Prints
3,401 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- Désiré AcketEngraver
- Diana ScultoriEngraver
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- Diane WakoskiEngraver
- Didrik MuusEngraver
- Diego de AstorEngraver
- Diego RiveraEngraver
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