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Template:Infobox artist

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Infobox artist is a single infobox for artists of every discipline — visual art, design, theatre, dance, film, music and writing. Every parameter is optional; rows (and section headers) only appear when filled in, so use whichever fields fit the artist.

Usage

{{Infobox artist
| name            =
| native_name     =   <!-- name in original script/language -->
| image           =   <!-- uploaded file, e.g. Example.jpg -->
| image_size      =   <!-- default 250px -->
| alt             =
| caption         =
| disciplines     =   <!-- one-line summary under the photo, e.g. Singer · Actress · Dancer -->

<!-- Personal -->
| birth_name      =
| also_known_as   =   <!-- stage names, brand names -->
| born            =
| died            =
| nationality     =
| based_in        =
| spouse          =
| children        =
| relatives       =

<!-- Career (any discipline) -->
| occupation      =
| education       =
| training        =
| years_active    =
| known_for       =
| notable_works   =
| genres          =
| style           =

<!-- Visual art & design -->
| medium          =   <!-- oil, watercolour, photography, textiles, digital... -->
| movement        =
| exhibitions     =
| collections     =   <!-- museums / collections holding work -->
| brand           =   <!-- design label or company -->

<!-- Performing arts: theatre, dance, film -->
| notable_roles   =
| productions     =
| companies       =   <!-- theatre/dance companies, studios -->
| dance_styles    =

<!-- Music -->
| voice_type      =
| instruments     =
| labels          =
| associated_acts =

<!-- Writing -->
| books           =

<!-- Recognition & links -->
| awards          =
| representation  =   <!-- agent / gallery / management -->
| other_work      =   <!-- notable non-arts careers -->
| website         =   <!-- [https://example.com example.com] -->
| nocat           =   <!-- set to yes to suppress [[Category:Artists]] -->
}}

Examples

  • A painter: disciplines, medium, movement, exhibitions, collections
  • An actor/singer: disciplines, notable_roles, productions, voice_type, training
  • A dancer/choreographer: dance_styles, companies, productions
  • A designer: brand, medium, known_for

Pages using this template are placed in Category:Artists; add discipline categories (e.g. [[Category:Dancers]]) on the article itself.