Tate Python Library
From the CORGIS Dataset Project
By Austin Cory Bart acbart@vt.edu
Version 2.0.0, created 11/2/2015
Tags: artwork, art, sculpture, tate
Overview
Tate holds the national collection of British art from 1500 to the present day and international modern and contemporary art. The collection embraces all media, from painting, drawing, sculpture and prints to photography, video and film, installation and performance. This dataset is not ordered in any particular way. This dataset has metadata about many pieces from their collection.
http://www.tate.org.uk/about/our-work/collection/about-the-collection
Explore Structure
Each row represents $MISSING_FIELD.
| Index | Type | Example Value |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | dict | { } |
| 1 | dict | (same structure) |
| 2 | dict | (same structure) |
| ... | ... | ... |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"artist" |
dict | { } | |
"data" |
dict | { } | |
"dimensions" |
dict | { } | |
"metadata" |
dict | { } |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"gender" |
str |
"Female"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"name" |
str |
"Abakanowicz, Magdalena"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"role" |
str |
"artist"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"birth" |
dict | { } | |
"death" |
dict | { } |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"medium" |
str |
"Burlap and resin"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"thumbnail" |
str |
"http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/T/T12/T12981_8.jpg"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"title" |
str |
"Backs"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"url" |
str |
"http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/abakanowicz-backs-t12981"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"depth" |
float |
0.0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"height" |
float |
0.0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"width" |
float |
0.0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"acquisition date" |
int |
2009
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"creation decade" |
int |
1970
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"creation year" |
int |
1976
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"credit" |
str |
"Presented anonymously 2009"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"location" |
str |
"Polska"
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"year" |
int |
1930
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
| Key | Type | Example Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
"location" |
str |
""
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
"year" |
int |
0
|
$MISSING_FIELD |
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Usage
import tate
artwork = tate.get_artwork()
Documentation
- get_artwork()
- Returns a list of dictionaries representing artwork.