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ARTIST BIRTH DATE - Humanities

Field label
ARTIST BIRTH DATE
Field mnemonic
ARBD
Field name
  • Artist/Maker/Designer Birth Date
  • Date de naissance de l'artiste, de l'artisan ou du concepteur
Field definition
This field contains the date of birth of the artist, maker or designer.
Heading
ARTIST, MANUFACTURER, MERCHANT FIELDS
Comments
NOTE: This field has NOT been updated as part of the May 2010 Data Dictionary update. Priority for the Data Dictionary update was given to those fields that are required or strongly recommended for Artefacts Canada contribution. The Entry Rules for this field will be updated at a later date.
Entry rules
Enter a numeric date. Where there is more than one date, enter in the same order as Artist/Maker (AR). Always record the date in YYYYMMDD order (always give all four digits of the year). Dates can be qualified by adding one of the following attributes: circa (C), prior to (P), later than (L), decade ('s), between (-) and uncertain (?). Attributes should be separated from the date with a space, except for decade ('s) and between (-). Dates can also be described as "unknown". BC dates should be expressed as negative integers. A semicolon and a space should separate multiple entries.
Cataloguers rules
See also, other Artist/Maker/Designer fields with mnemonics prefixed by 'AR'.
Data type
alpha-numeric string
Examples
  • 1950
  • 1950 c
  • c 1950
  • 100 BC
  • 1940's
  • 1935-08-29
  • 19350829
  • 1928-1945
  • unknown
  • 19561101
  • 19561101 AN
  • 19560000 ?
  • 19561101 PO
  • 20000101 C
  • inconnu
Discipline
  • Art
Source
  • Fine and Decorative Arts Task Force
Field label (French)
DATE DE NAISSANCE DE L'ARTISTE
Field mnemonic (French)
DNAR

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