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Mike Kelley

1954 - 2012

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Michael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also worked on curatorial projects; collaborated with many other artists and musicians; and left a formidable body of critical and creative writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Kelley has received more than 20,252 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Kelley is the 1,727th most popular painter (down from 1,661st in 2019), the 6,479th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,372nd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Painter.

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  • 48.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Mike Kelley ranks 1,727 out of 2,023. Before him are Pieter de Grebber, Albín Brunovský, Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk, Stanley Spencer, Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh, and Aristarkh Lentulov. After him are Eilif Peterssen, Simeon Solomon, Margaret Mee, Carl Locher, Nikolay Kasatkin, and Alfred John Keene.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Mike Kelley ranks 314. Before him are Joe Jackson, Philippe Bergeroo, Fiorella Mannoia, Adrian Vandenberg, Kamal Haasan, and Sergei Sidorsky. After him are Cherie Blair, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Cliff Martinez, Carine Roitfeld, Michel Camilo, and Erwin Wurm. Among people deceased in 2012, Mike Kelley ranks 284. Before him are Kurt Maetzig, Richard D. Zanuck, Boris Parygin, Ian Abercrombie, Ċensu Tabone, and Homai Vyarawalla. After him are James Mellaart, Alketas Panagoulias, Tibor Csernai, Cordelia Edvardson, Zig Ziglar, and Anna Schwartz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Kelley ranks 6,479 out of 20,380. Before him are Buddy Ebsen (1908), Milton S. Hershey (1857), Gilda Radner (1946), James Salter (1925), Robert Ettinger (1918), and Rudy Van Gelder (1924). After him are Bill Frisell (1951), Abigail Fillmore (1798), Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (1886), Gayle Rubin (1949), Ron Leibman (1937), and Pete Ricketts (1964).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Mike Kelley ranks 89. Before him are Morris Louis (1912), Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930), Jenny Holzer (1950), William Merritt Chase (1849), Robert Ryman (1930), and Theodore Robinson (1852). After him are Cecilia Beaux (1855), Washington Allston (1779), Paul McCarthy (1945), Kay Sage (1898), Charles Sheeler (1883), and Lawrence Weiner (1942).

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