John Currin

John Currin was an American painter, draftsperson and artist (born 1962). He was born at Boulder.

John Currin in brief

Born
1962
Known for
painter, draftsperson and artist
Place of birth
Boulder
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Authority records

The identifiers under which John Currin may be traced in institutional catalogues.

John Currin is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q707675.

In detail

John Currin studied at Yale University, Carnegie Mellon University and Yale School of Art. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and figure. The authority associates the name with contemporary art.

Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City.

Work by John Currin is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New Mexico Museum of Art and Art Institute of Chicago.

Chronology

  1. 1962John Currin born at Boulder.
  2. 1962John Currin was born in 1962 at Boulder.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “John Currin”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q707675: John Currin

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