Get a Whitney artist
whitney_get_artistRead-onlyIdempotent
Retrieve an artist's full record from the Whitney Museum, including biography and identifiers, by TMS ID or reference. Choose markdown or JSON output.
Instructions
Fetch one artist's full record, including their biography where the Museum has published one.
Args:
id (string): TMS ID or 'T'-prefixed reference
response_format ('markdown' | 'json', default 'markdown')
Returns: { record: { id, name, sort_name, dates, birth_year, death_year, in_collection, in_biennial, in_artport, on_view, ulan_id, wikidata_id, biography, page_url } }
The biography is stripped of HTML and truncated. ulan_id (Getty ULAN) and wikidata_id are useful for cross-referencing other sources.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | Yes | Artist ID — a TMS ID like '962', or an internal reference prefixed with 'T' | |
| response_format | No | Output format: 'markdown' for reading, 'json' for machine processing | markdown |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| record | Yes | The full record | |
| source | Yes | Attribution for the data, as the Whitney's terms ask for |