Gilda Snowden

Gilda Snowden was an American artist, painter and sculptor (1954–2014). She was born at Detroit.

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Career and activity

Gilda Snowden worked in painting. Her work is associated with Cass Corridor art movement.

She was employed by Detroit Repertory Theatre. She belonged to Scarab Club.

Identity

What the record establishes about Gilda Snowden.

Gilda Snowden is recorded as a citizen of United States. Gilda Snowden is recorded with the occupation sculptor. Gilda Snowden is classed in the genre abstract art. Bright Stars at Night is dated 2008 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 2017.40). Twin Tornadoes is dated 1990 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 1993.142). Monument is dated 1988 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 1990.300).

Detroit Institute of Arts records 3 objects associated with this heading. Gilda Snowden is recorded as artist, painter and sculptor. Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Gilda Snowden may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Gilda Snowden is established in the international name authorities as Getty Union List of Artist Names 500356350, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 1013994159, ISNI 0000000138876989 and VIAF 182391511.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1988 to 2008.

Monument, dated 1988, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 1990.300. Twin Tornadoes, dated 1990, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 1993.142. Bright Stars at Night, dated 2008, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 2017.40. Signature images, Michael Luchs, Gilda Snowden.

In public collections

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

Detroit Institute of Arts: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Open Library.

Signature images, Michael Luchs, Gilda Snowden (1990) — Open Library.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 3 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 2 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 19 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Gilda Snowden studied at Wayne State University and Cass Technical High School.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art. The authority associates the name with Cass Corridor art movement.

Employment is recorded with Detroit Repertory Theatre. Membership is recorded of Scarab Club.

Work by Gilda Snowden is recorded in the collections of Detroit Institute of Arts and Flint Institute of Arts.

Distinctions recorded are fellowship award.

Chronology

  1. 1954Gilda Snowden born at Detroit.
  2. 1954Gilda Snowden was born in 1954.
  3. 1988Monument is dated 1988 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 1990.300).
  4. 1988Monument (Detroit Institute of Arts).
  5. 1990Twin Tornadoes is dated 1990 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 1993.142).
  6. 1990Signature images, Michael Luchs, Gilda Snowden (1990) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.
  7. 1990Twin Tornadoes (Detroit Institute of Arts).
  8. 1990Signature images, Michael Luchs, Gilda Snowden digitised by Open Library.
  9. 2008Bright Stars at Night is dated 2008 and held by Detroit Institute of Arts (inventory 2017.40).
  10. 2008Bright Stars at Night (Detroit Institute of Arts).
  11. 2014Gilda Snowden died.
  12. 2014Gilda Snowden died in 2014.

Connections

Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.

Genre

  • abstract artMovement

    Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.

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.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Gilda Snowden”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Gilda Snowden (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Open Library, catalogue records for “Gilda Snowden”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Gilda Snowden as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q19802398: Gilda Snowden

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    “Gilda Snowden”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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