Karl Wirsum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Karl_Wirsum
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-11-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2021-05-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkb:Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art
gptkb:Museum_of_Contemporary_Art_Chicago
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Karl Wirsum
gptkbp:influencedBy folk
comic books
Mexican art
gptkbp:knownFor vivid, cartoonish style
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:The_Hairy_Who
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Chicago_Imagists
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Hairy Who artwork
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:artist
gptkb:painter
gptkb:sculptor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lorraine_Wirsum
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ray_Yoshida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6