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Lawrence Weiner

1942 - 2021

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Lawrence Charles Weiner (February 10, 1942 – December 2, 2021) was an American conceptual artist. He was one of the central figures in the formation of conceptual art in the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lawrence Weiner has received more than 247,033 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Lawrence Weiner is the 1,790th most popular painter (down from 972nd in 2019), the 7,240th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,368th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Lawrence Weiner ranks 1,790 out of 2,023. Before him are Zofia Stryjeńska, Charles Sheeler, Vladimir Dimitrov, László Paál, Ion Andreescu, and Francesco Clemente. After him are George Inness, Lajos Tihanyi, Moshe Castel, Clyfford Still, Hale Asaf, and Alberto Vargas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Lawrence Weiner ranks 483. Before him are Raymond Depardon, Jonathan Williams, Miguel Ángel Santoro, Svetlana Gannushkina, Al Matthews, and Susan Anspach. After him are Bernard Lietaer, Mallikarjun Kharge, Tom Turesson, Ama Ata Aidoo, Klaus Glahn, and Chris Irwin. Among people deceased in 2021, Lawrence Weiner ranks 420. Before him are Elmira Minita Gordon, Monte Hellman, Harry Reid, Shankha Ghosh, Peter Lorimer, and Vladimir Naumov. After him are Hryhorii Chapkis, Norberto Boggio, John Polkinghorne, Tony Trabert, Adrián Campos, and Alfonso Sastre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lawrence Weiner ranks 7,240 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles S. Dutton (1951), Charli D'Amelio (2004), Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), and Jamie Dimon (1956). After him are Martha Cooper (1943), Betty Davis (1945), Gerald Carr (1932), Annie Easley (1933), Richard Egan (1921), and Al Lewis (1923).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Lawrence Weiner ranks 95. Before him are Mike Kelley (1954), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Washington Allston (1779), Paul McCarthy (1945), Kay Sage (1898), and Charles Sheeler (1883). After him are George Inness (1825), Clyfford Still (1904), Mel Ramos (1935), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), John Marin (1870), and Charles Dana Gibson (1867).

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