Welcome to Benezit Dictionary of Artists
- A comprehensive and definitive resource for artists’ biographies, published since 1911
- Includes 149,000 biographies as well as auction records, exhibition histories, and over 11,000 images of artists’ signatures and stamps of sale
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Lizzie Fitch
In collaboration with her long-time artistic partner, Ryan Trecartin, Lizzie Fitch has produced work that she terms ‘sculptural performance’: objects that operate in relation to viewers, actors, and environmental conditions.
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John Waters
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, all of John Waters’ films, including cult classics Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trouble (1974), Polyester (1981), and Hairspray (1988), use the city as a backdrop for his grotesque, camp, and flamboyant stories.
In this update, Grove Art Online publishes 3 new articles, 5 revisions, and 42 emendations as part of our regular corrections process. Benezit publishes 27 emendations.
Explore the full list of what has been recently published and revised on Oxford Art Online.
Letter from the Editor
Read a letter from Benezit’s Editor in Chief, Dr. Valerie Cassel Oliver, discussing her editorial approach and the work underway to expand Benezit’s coverage of emerging artists, varied media, and artists of diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
Collection Guides
Join Benezit on a tour of unique art collections around the world! Written by experts and curators, our Collection Guides present the history and highlights of museums and galleries. Follow links to related texts in Oxford Art Online and around the web to learn more about the artists in these outstanding collections.
