George Adams

George Adams was an American saxophonist, composer and musician (1940–1992). He was born at Covington and died at New York City.

Overview

Born at Covington in 1940, died at New York City in 1992.

Catalogued works

54 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1787 to 2000. The first 12 are listed here.

The Maine register, for the year 1855. Wicked Hong Kong stories. Leitsätze - Leading Thoughts. A guide book to Boston and vicinity. The great Hong Kong sex novel. "Siouska," and other poems. Civilization During the Middle Ages (Jovian Press). Civilization During the Middle Ages. Genealogy of the Adams Family. History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216). Last Martyrs. Birdscaping for Garden Spaces.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 45 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 583 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Adams, George, Oxford Music Online, 2003. Adams, George Gammon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Adams-Teltscher, George, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Adams, George, African American Studies Center, 2013. Adams, George (1698?–1768?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Global cancer statistics, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2011.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Library of Congress Name Authority File (n86102048), Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10293286-4) and Getty Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) (500303673). Those registers additionally record the forms Adams Quintet (George Adams Quintet) and Adams Quintet.

Digitised editions and texts

11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

An Essay on Vision (1988) — Internet Archive. The probate law and practice of the state of Indiana (1978) — Internet Archive. The Lowell Directory 1855 (1855) — Internet Archive. Organized effort: its necessity, its benefits and its achievements [microform]; (1914) — Internet Archive. A Treatise Describing the Construction, and Explaining the Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial ... (1777) — Internet Archive. Some things we don't do [microform]; (1916) — Internet Archive. Centennial history of the Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church (1954) — Internet Archive. Elias Boudinot: Patriot and Statesman 1740-1821 (1952) — Internet Archive. George Adams : Metalworking Tools : List No. 332 (1933) — Internet Archive. Essays on the Microscope: Containing a Practical Description of the Most Improved Microscopes, a General History of Insects, etc., etc. — Project Gutenberg. Pioneers of space : $b A trip to the Moon, Mars, and Venus — Project Gutenberg.

Evidence base

This article draws on 11 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 11 means 11 genuinely separate publishers of record. 6 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are jazz, opera and big band music.

Chronology

  1. 1777A Treatise Describing the Construction, and Explaining the Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial ... digitised by Internet Archive.
  2. 1855The Lowell Directory 1855 digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1914Organized effort: its necessity, its benefits and its achievements [microform]; digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1916Some things we don't do [microform]; digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1940George Adams born at Covington.
  6. 1978The probate law and practice of the state of Indiana digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1988An Essay on Vision digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 1992George Adams died at New York City.

Sources

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

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Adams-Teltscher, George, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Adams, George (1698?–1768?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Adams, George Gammon, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Adams, George, African American Studies Center, 2013

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Adams, George, Oxford Music Online, 2003

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for George Adams (Internet Archive), 70 catalogued works.

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 7 articles naming George Adams.

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  • authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10293286-4, George Adams Quintet.

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  • authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500303673, George Adams Gallery.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Internet Archive, 55 digitised items catalogued under George Adams as creator.

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  • authority file · Unverified · Library of Congress

    Library of Congress Name Authority File, George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet (n86102048).

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  • scholarly index · Unverified

    OpenAlex bibliographic index, 12 indexed publications naming George Adams.

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  • digital repository · Unverified

    Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to George Adams.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with George Adams.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with George Adams.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with George Adams (45 objects).

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  • museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 583 works naming George Adams.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1331323: George Adams

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