Here at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, we use the role "Sitter" for any person depicted in an artwork. If an associated person is not actually depicted (e.g. Abraham Lincoln's autograph), we use the role "Associated Person". The NPG London seems to use only the roles "Sitter" and "Artist" too.
Sue Garton
Data Administrator
National Portrait Gallery
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Some works (e.g., photographs) in our collection include ten or more "identified" individuals. Other works may be associated with an individual (e.g., a silver piece presented to an historical figure).
We are temporarily "parking" information in two flex fields, pending future development of subject cataloguing. These fields are:
Associated with
Person depicted
Merrianne Timko
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We use depicts (object - person/place) and depicted in (person/place - object)
Best,
Gabriela
Gabriela Zoller
Acting Head of Research Resources / Art Collection Cataloger
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Hi all,
I'm trying to wrap my head around an issue involving constituent xrefs on object records. For sitters of portraits, we have utilized a role called "Sitter" to link a constituent to the object record. We would like to do something similar with people depicted (but who didn't necessarily model or sit for a piece) in a photograph or poster. "Sitter" doesn't seem to work well because, based on the Getty AAT definition<http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=sitter&logic=AND¬e=&page=1&subjectid=300189844>, it relates very specifically to portrait and not to other visual works. I am hesitant to call them the "Subject" because I think that term would get confused with overall subject or genre of a painting (i.e. "allegory").
Has anyone used constituent xrefs in the object record to identify the person depicted in a photograph? If so, what role have you used to do this? If anyone has any insight which they could pass along, I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance!
Sincerely,
Jarred Wilson
Associate Registrar
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
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