Douglas Tilden

Douglas Tilden was an American artist and sculptor (1860–1935). He was born at Chico and died at Berkeley.

Douglas Tilden in brief

Born
1860
Died
1935
Known for
artist and sculptor
Place of birth
Chico
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Formation and teaching

Douglas Tilden studied at University of California, Berkeley and California School for the Deaf, Fremont. He trained under Paul-François Choppin.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1794 to 1906.

Mechanics Monument, dated 1901. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument, dated 1906. California Volunteers. Statue of Junípero Serra. The Young Acrobat, dated 1891, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1991.62. Professional and other correspondence, dated 1794-1944, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Tilden, Douglas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Tilden, Douglas, Oxford Art Online, 1999. Douglas Tilden: Portrait of a Deaf Sculptor (review), American Annals of the Deaf, 1981. Review: <i>Douglas Tilden: The Man and His Legacy</i>, by Mildred Albronda, California History, 1997. Chemical discovery and invention in the twentieth century by Sir William A. Tilden., 1917. Marmorean Ballplayer: Sheriff John McNamee of Brooklyn and His Sculptural Career in Florence, Panorama, 2017.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (72203264). Those registers additionally record the forms Douglas Tilden, 1860-1935, Douglas Tilden American sculptor, Douglas Tilden sculpteur américain, Douglas Tilden, Amerikaans kunstenaar (1861-1935), Douglas Tilden, Amerikaans kunstenaar (-), Douglas Tilden, California artist, sculptor, Douglas Tilden, artista estauxunidense (1860–1935), Douglas Tilden, escultor estatunidenc and Douglas Tilden, escultor estadounidense.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 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 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Douglas Tilden studied at University of California, Berkeley and California School for the Deaf, Fremont. training under Paul-François Choppin is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Work by Douglas Tilden is recorded in the collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1794Professional and other correspondence (Wellcome Collection).
  2. 1860Douglas Tilden born at Chico.
  3. 1891The Young Acrobat (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  4. 1901Mechanics Monument.
  5. 1906Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument.
  6. 1935Douglas Tilden died at Berkeley.

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.

    Chemical discovery and invention in the twentieth century by Sir William A. Tilden., 1917

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Douglas Tilden: Portrait of a Deaf Sculptor (review), American Annals of the Deaf, 1981

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Review: <i>Douglas Tilden: The Man and His Legacy</i>, by Mildred Albronda, California History, 1997

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Tilden, Douglas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Tilden, Douglas, Oxford Art Online, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Douglas Tilden.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    VIAF cluster 72203264 for Douglas Tilden, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Douglas Tilden.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5302032: Douglas Tilden

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Douglas Tilden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Sculpture

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