Figure 1
Archival photograph of IAD artist Nicholas Amantea (Wikidata Q56033425) rendering a jug (IAD classification number NYC-Cer-St-269cd), captioned “an early American stoneware jug poses for its portrait” in the series Garret to Gallery. Index of American Design Records, Courtesy of National Gallery of Art Archives.
Figure 2
Nicholas Amantea, Water or Cider Jug, c. 1939. Watercolor and graphite on paperboard. National Gallery of Art, Index of American Design, 1943.8.6382 (Wikidata Q64618255).
Figure 3
Archival photograph of an IAD employee, captioned “the plate is classified and filed with other plates” in the series Garret to Gallery. Index of American Design Records, Courtesy of National Gallery of Art Archives.
Table 1
Mapping of fields from the National Gallery of Art’s CMS Constituents module to corresponding Wikidata properties, indicating the constituent types most likely to have each field populated. Note that “All” indicates that the CMS field may be populated for both individual and corporate body constituent records.
| CMS CONSTITUENT FIELD | CONSTITUENT TYPE | WIKIDATA PROPERTY |
|---|---|---|
| Constituent ID | All | National Gallery of Art artist ID (P2252) |
| Display Name | All | English label |
| First Name | Individual | given name (P735) |
| Last Name | Individual | family name (P734) |
| Institution Name | Corporate Body | English label |
| Nationality | Individual | country of citizenship (P27) May also be contained in description string, |
| Begin Date (Year) | Individual | date of birth (P569) |
| End Date (Year) | Individual | date of death (P570) |
| Begin Date (Year) | Corporate Body | inception (P571) |
| End Date (Year) | Corporate Body | dissolved, abolished, or demolished date (P576) |
| Birth Place | Individual | place of birth (P19) |
| Death Place | Individual | place of death (P20) |
| Gender | Individual | sex or gender (P21) |
| Ethnicity | Individual | ethnic group (P172) |
| Sexual Orientation | Individual | sexual orientation (P91) |
| ULAN ID | All | Union List of Artist Names ID (P245) |
Figure 4
Workflow diagram of data extraction, reconciliation, enrichment, and visualization process.
Figure 5
A screenshot from the interactive Power BI dashboard that summarizes Index of American Design representation (both constituents and images) on Wikidata.
Figure 6
A screenshot from the interactive Power BI dashboard that depicts the nationality of IAD-related constituents across Wikidata and the National Gallery of Art’s CMS.
Figure 7
A screenshot from the interactive Power BI dashboard that depicts the birth years of IAD-related constituents across Wikidata and the National Gallery of Art’s CMS.
Figure 8
A screenshot from the interactive Power BI dashboard that depicts view counts and edit counts for Wikidata pages about Index of American Design renderings, including the page creator and the latest editor.