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ex. 245 |a Indication drawing : |b Dorothea Rockburne
246:30: Dorothea Rockburne \ [optional\] Wiki Markup Wiki Markup
246:3 : Dorothea Rockburne : \ |b indication drawing \ [a better option\]
Not impossible as an interpretation, but less likely:
ex. 245 \ |a Indication drawing / \ |c Dorothea Rockburne ; \[rest of statement of responsibility\]. Wiki Markup
Note the ARLIS best practices for title and statement of responsibility states: Exhibition publications often require more use of cataloger's judgment, and more intervention in terms of transposing, omitting, and supplying date.
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These are not as necessary for the very general headings, such Art, Modern. Add for less common topics, such as Minimal art. Note that LCSH gives narrower terms, so try to be as specific as possible.unmigrated-wiki-markup
2. +The use of the form subdivisions 'Catalogs' \ [H1360\] and 'Exhibitions' \ [H 1593\] is very confusing even after reading the SHM blurbs. Any advice?+
H1360 states: Use Catalogs under artists or crafts persons and families of artists or crafts persons for works listing their art works or crafts that are located in, or available for purchase at, particular institutions or places. Use Catalogs under names of persons and families doing business as sellers under their own names. Also use Catalogs under types of organizations and names of individual corporate bodies for works listing objects, art works, products, etc., located in or available from those organizations.
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Classification:
1. In regards to artists' artists’ organizations the schedules seem inconsistent. For England firms are included under special artists:
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But for other countries, it's it’s not explicitly stated, such as for Slovenia below:
N7255.S563A-.S563Z Special artist, A-ZSpecial artist, A-Z
Subarrange individual artists by Table N7 [note no mention of families or firms Subarrange individual artists by Table N7 \[note no mention of families or firms\] Wiki Markup
In the latter case, how does one handle the cuttering of firms/artists' artists’ organizations?
"Special artists, A-Z" is presumed to include named families or firms, even if not specified at each place in the schedule. Unless families/groups/organizations are specifically handled in their own number, treat them as "special artist" in the A-Z with individuals.
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No, but each relevant relationship is given its own |e:
ex. Jacquette, Yvonne, \ |d 1934- \ |e artist, \ |e interviewee. \ [Note a comma separates the multiple \ |e\]unmigrated-wiki-markup Wiki Markup
Cull, Dave \ |c (Writer on art) \ |e writer of added text \[Note there is no comma after \|c and before \ |e\]
2. What is the main entry for auction and sales catalogs?
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1. ULAN or Union list of artist's names: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/unmigrated-wiki-markup
2. ARLIS' Cataloging exhibition publications: best practices \ [AARC2\]: [http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/documents/cep-bp.pdf]
3. Arlis CPGD or Cataloging Problems Discussion Group:
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