We are interested in gathering information about artists. Immediately below, you will see the name of an artist, a website link pointing to information about the artist and/or a sample of their work, and the name of a museum in which the artist’s work is displayed.
We ask you to find information about the artist above and to make your best inference about their gender, ethnicity, national origin, and birth year. To find this information, you might use:
In addition to answering questions about the artist’s gender, ethnicity, national origin, and birth year, you will have a chance to express your degree of confidence for each response you give (for example, “I am somewhat confident in my assessment of this artist’s gender”).
The artist is not a unique, identifiable individual.
American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Hispanic or Latino/a. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, “Spanish origin,” can be used in addition to “Hispanic or Latino/a”
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Middle East or North Africa. A person having origins in locations such as Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, or Syria.
White. A person having origins in Europe.
Other (not listed above).
Cannot determine
If you chose “Other” for Question #4, please specify the ethnic background.
For Question #4, how confident are you in your determination of the artist’s ethnicity?
The artist is not a unique, identifiable individual
Cannot determine artist’s ethnicity
Highly confident
Somewhat confident
Not very confident at all
Artist is not a unique, identifiable individual
Cannot determine artist’s national origin
Afghanistan
Aland Islands
Albania
Etc.
Could not determine artist’s national origin
Highly confident
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The artist is not a unique, identifiable individual
In what year was the artist born? If an exact birth year is not available but partial information is, please provide this information. For example, if the birth information is given as “12th century” you could enter 1100 as the birth year. If an artist’s birth year is BC/BCE, please enter it the number with a minus sign before it. For example, if an artist’s birth year were 145 BC, you would enter -145. In your response, please only enter numbers (potentially with a minus sign), but no words or other text. Finally, if the artist was not a unique, identifiable individual or if you cannot determine the artist’s birth year, please leave this question blank.
For Question #9, how confident are you in your assessment of the artist’s birth year?
The artist is not a unique, identifiable individual
Cannot determine artist’s birth year
Highly confident
Somewhat confident
Not very confident at all