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Artist/Maker (Identification)

Definition:

Observations:

1. The Artist/Maker field contains the name, nickname or pseudonym by which the person is best known. Do not confuse with the Artist/Maker Other Names field.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Véronèse
   	Artist/Maker Other Names	Caliari, Paolo

2. N.B.: This field contains more than one entry only for collective works.
   Example

   	Object Name	installation
   	Artist/Maker	Poirier, Anne; Poirier, Patrick
   	Title	Le Temple aux cent colonnes

3. If it is not a collective work, you should use the Artist/Maker, Other Artist/Maker and Other Artist/Maker Role fields together. Enter the name of the main artist or maker in the Artist/Maker field, the names of the secondary artists or makers in the Other Artist/Maker field and the nature of their contribution in the Other Artist/Maker Role field.
   Example

   A print created by Louise Solange Lacasse and engraved by Derek Smith. The print is entitled Quand les poules auront des dents.

   	Object Name	print
   	Artist/Maker	Lacasse, Louise Solange
   	Other Artist/Maker	Smith, Derek
   	Other Artist/Maker Role	engraver
   	Title	Quand les poules auront des dents

Entry rules:

1. Enter the family name followed by a comma, a space and the first name.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Borduas, Paul-Émile

2. Initials should be followed by periods.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	FitzGerald, Lionel L.

3. Periods and commas should be followed by a space, unless they are followed by other punctuation.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Roy, C. A.; Parker, Louise

4. If the artist has a title, enter his or her family name, a comma, a space, first name, a comma, a space and then the title.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Chabert, Joseph, Father

5. When the creator of a work is in doubt and the work has been attributed to an artist, indicate the name of the artist, a space and "attributed to".
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Beaucourt, François Malepart de, attributed to

6. If you are unsure whether your information is correct, include a space and a question mark after the name.
7. When the name of the artist is unknown and no research has been done to identify him or her, leave this field blank.
   Example

   	Object Name	photograph
   	Artist/Maker

8. If, even after conducting research, you are unable to determine the name of the artist or maker, enter "unknown".
   Example

   	Object Name	painting
   	Artist/Maker	unknown

9. This field may contain multiple entries separated by a semicolon followed by a space.
   Example

   	Artist/Maker	Morrice, James Wilson; Kelly, Gerald