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CDWA

Introduction

Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA) is a Getty publication describing a set of guidelines for cataloging art and architecture.

Mapping

Remarks, citations, and page are repeated everywhere in CDWA, but the same pattern applies as from 1.5 and 1.6.

Similarly, there are earliest and latest dates called out explicitly for every date field, which again is as per 4.2.1.

1. OBJECT/WORK

  • 1.1. Catalog Level --> No mapping - this is meta-meta-data
  • 1.2. Object/Work Type --> classified_as on the Object, with metatype of Type of Object
  • 1.3. Object/Work Type Date --> No mapping - this is a Phase
  • 1.4. Components/Parts --> part_of from the component/part to the parent
  • 1.4.1 Components Quantity --> A Dimension for the number of parts
  • 1.4.2 Components Type --> classified_as on a part
  • 1.5. Remarks --> referred_to_by Statement pattern
  • 1.6. Citations --> about on the citing LinguisticObject, or a Statement on the object

2. CLASSIFICATION

  • 2.1. Classification Term --> classified_as

3. TITLES OR NAMES

  • 3.1. Title Text --> identified_by[type=Name]/content
  • 3.2. Title Type --> identified_by[type=Name]/classified_as
  • 3.3. Preference --> identified_by[type=Name]/classified_as
  • 3.4. Title Language --> identified_by[type=Name]/language
  • 3.5. Title Date --> assigned_by of an AttributeAssignment on the name to associate a date with the naming activity

4. CREATION

  • 4.1. Creator Description --> produced_by/carried_out_by
  • 4.1.1. Creator Extent --> technique or classified_as on the Production, likely as a part of a higher level Production
  • 4.1.2. Qualifier --> Either influenced_by, assigning a Group, or an AttributeAssignment
  • 4.1.3. Creator Identity --> produced_by/carried_out_by/id
  • 4.1.4. Creator Role --> technique or classified_as on the Production
  • 4.1.5. Creator Statement --> referred_to_by of a statement on the Production
  • 4.2. Creation Date --> produced_by/timespan
  • 4.2.1. Earliest Date --> produced_by/timespan/begin_of_the_begin
  • 4.2.2. Latest Date --> produced_by/timespan/end_of_the_end
  • 4.2.3. Date Qualifier --> produced_by/part/timespan (as per extent)
  • 4.3. Creation Place/Original Location --> produced_by/took_place_at
  • 4.3.1. Place Qualifier --> produced_by/part/took_place_at (as per extent)
  • 4.4. Object/Work Culture --> classified_as
  • 4.5. Commissioner --> See Provenance section on Promises
  • 4.6. Creation Numbers --> identified_by[type=Identifier]/content
  • 4.6.1. Number Type --> identified_by[type=Identifier]/classified_as

5. STYLES/PERIODS/GROUPS/MOVEMENTS

  • 5.1. Styles/Periods Description --> classified_as on the Work, or link to the Period, Type or Group from the Production if more specific knowledge is available
  • 5.2. Styles/Periods Indexing Terms --> as above
  • 5.2.1. Term Qualifier --> as above

6. MEASUREMENTS

  • 6.1. Dimensions Description --> referred_to_by to a Statement
  • 6.2. Dimensions Type --> dimension/classified_as
  • 6.3. Dimensions Value --> dimension/value
  • 6.4. Dimensions Unit --> dimension/unit
  • 6.5. Dimensions Extent --> dimension/assigned_by with technique
  • 6.6. Scale Type --> Not mapped
  • 6.7. Dimensions Qualifier --> dimension/assigned_by/classified_as
  • 6.8. Dimensions Date --> dimension/assigned_by/timespan
  • 6.9. Shape --> classified_as on the object
  • 6.10. Format/Size --> format for digital objects is format; classified_as for others

7. MATERIALS/TECHNIQUES

  • 7.1. Materials/Techniques Description --> referred_to_by of a Statement
  • 7.2. Materials/Techniques Flag --> classified_as on the statement
  • 7.3. Materials/Techniques Extent --> Create a new record for the part, and then add made_of, technique on the Production, or referred_to_by
  • 7.4. Materials/Techniques Role --> Same as Extent
  • 7.5. Materials/Techniques Name --> material or technique then to the Material/Type and identified_by[type=Name]/content
  • 7.6. Material Color --> dimension for specific colors, classified_as for general colors
  • 7.7. Material Source Place --> Not mapped - This isn't possible in CIDOC-CRM
  • 7.8. Watermarks --> Statement in referred_to_by
  • 7.8.1. Watermark Identification --> Not mapped - This would need a Feature which was the watermark
  • 7.8.2. Watermark Date --> Ditto
  • 7.9. Performance Actions --> Not mapped - Performance Art is not yet modeled (but would be its own activity)

8. INSCRIPTIONS/MARKS

  • 8.1. Inscription Transcription or Description --> referred_to_by of a Statement
  • 8.2. Inscription Type --> if a statement, then different classified_as on the statement. Otherwise needs a separate LinguisticObject record, and then classified_as on that
  • 8.3. Inscription Author --> Needs a separate LinguisticObject that is carried by the the object, then regular created_by
  • 8.4. Inscription Location --> took_place_at on the LinguisticObject's creation
  • 8.5. Inscription Language --> language on the LinguisticObject
  • 8.6. Typeface/Letterform --> Not mapped - This would be about the symbols, rather than the content. Could be a VisualItem
  • 8.7. Mark Identification --> Not mapped - Could be classified_as on a VisualItem of the mark
  • 8.8. Inscription Date --> timespan on the Creation of the LinguisticObject

9. STATE

  • 9.1. State Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 9.2. State Identification --> classified_as
  • 9.3. Known States --> Not mapped - this is a Phase

10. EDITION

  • 10.1. Edition Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 10.2. Edition Number or Name --> Not mapped - we don't have "Edition" as an entity to associate information with
  • 10.3. Impression Number --> Not mapped
  • 10.4. Edition Size --> Not mapped

11. FACTURE

  • 11.1. Facture Description --> referred_to_by a Statement

12. ORIENTATION/ARRANGEMENT

  • 12.1. Orientation/Arrangement Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 12.2. Orientation Indexing Terms --> Not mapped

13. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

  • 13.1. Physical Appearance --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 13.2. Physical Description Indexing Terms --> classified_as, or Not mapped if not controlled

14. CONDITION/EXAMINATION HISTORY

  • 14.1. Condition/Examination Description --> referred_to_by a Statement on the object, or on the examination activity
  • 14.2. Examination Type --> attributed_by of an AttributeAssignment with classified_as
  • 14.3. Examination Agent --> carried_out_by on the AttributeAssignment
  • 14.4. Examination Date --> timespan on the AttributeAssignment
  • 14.5. Examination Place --> took_place_at on the AttributeAssignment

15. CONSERVATION/TREATMENT HISTORY

  • 15.1. Conservation/Treatment Description --> referred_to_by a Statement, on the Modification activity
  • 15.2. Treatment Type --> modified_by a Modification of the object with classified_as
  • 15.3. Treatment Agent --> carried_out_by on the Modification
  • 15.4. Treatment Date --> timespan on the Modification
  • 15.5. Treatment Place --> took_place_at on the Modification

16. SUBJECT MATTER

  • 16.1. Subject Display --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 16.2. General Subject Terms --> about on the Work (generally, but we're more specific than CDWA)
  • 16.2.1. General Subject Type --> different properties: classified_as, about or represents
  • 16.2.2. General Subject Extent --> Use the above properties on a part record of the Object
  • 16.2. Specific Subject Terms --> Ditto
  • 16.3.1. Specific Subject Type --> Ditto
  • 16.3.2. Specific Subject Extent --> Ditto
  • 16.4. Outside Iconography Term --> Iconography is treated the same as subjects
  • 16.4.1. Outside Iconography Code --> identified_by on the Type record for the iconographic term
  • 16.4.1. Outside Iconography Source --> equivalent
  • 16.5. Subject Interpretive History --> referred_to_by a Statement

17. CONTEXT

  • 17.1. Historical/Cultural Events --> a Period/Event/Activity record for the event
  • 17.1.1. Event Type --> Event's classified_as
  • 17.1.2. Event Identification --> identified_by
  • 17.1.3. Event Date --> timespan
  • 17.1.4. Event Place --> took_place_at
  • 17.1.5. Event Agent --> carried_out_by or participated_in
  • 17.1.5.1. Agent Role --> classified_as on a part of the event carried out by agent
  • 17.1.6. Contextual Cost or Value --> Not mapped - we have MonetaryAmount construct, but no assignment pattern
  • 17.2. Architectural Context --> Not mapped - Could be removed_from, could be encountered_by?
  • 17.2.1. Building/Site Context --> Ditto
  • 17.2.2. Part/Placement Context --> Ditto
  • 17.2.3. Architectural Context Date --> Ditto
  • 17.3. Archeological Context --> encountered_by
  • 17.3.1. Discovery/Excavation Place --> Encounter's took_place_at
  • 17.3.2. Excavation Site Sector --> Place's identified_by
  • 17.3.3. Excavator --> Encounter's carried_out_by
  • 17.3.4. Discovery/Excavation Date --> Encounter's timespan
  • 17.4. Historical Location Context --> Not mapped - Could be an Encounter or Inventory, but otherwise it's a Phase
  • 17.4.1. Historical Location Place --> Not mapped
  • 17.4.2. Historical Location Date --> Not mapped

18. DESCRIPTIVE NOTE

  • 18.1. Descriptive Note Text --> All of these are referred_to_by a Statement
  • 18.1.1. Abstract Description
  • 18.1.2. Pagination Description
  • 18.1.3. Foliation Description
  • 18.1.4. Extent Description
  • 18.1.5. Arrangement Description

19. CRITICAL RESPONSES

  • 19.1. Critical Comment --> A new Linguistic Object about the entity it is responding to
  • 19.2. Comment Document Type --> classified_as
  • 19.3. Comment Author --> created_by/carried_out_by
  • 19.4. Comment Date --> created_by/timespan
  • 19.5. Comment Circumstances --> referred_to_by a Statement, or a Period or Activity the creation is part_of
  • 20.1. Related Work Label/Identification --> Different mappings for different relationships. Can fall back to Attribute Assignment if needed.
  • 20.1.1. Work Relationship Type
  • 20.1.2. Work Relationship Date
  • 20.2. Work Broader Context
  • 20.2.1. Historical Flag
  • 20.2.2. Broader Context Date
  • 20.2.3. Hierarchical Relationship Type
  • 20.3. Relationship Number

21. CURRENT LOCATION

  • 21.1. Current Location Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 21.2. Current Repository / Geographic Location --> current_location or current_owner
  • 21.2.1 Current Flag --> Not mapped - but can infer from attribute assignment for former values
  • 21.2.2 Location Type --> classified_as on Place or Group
  • 21.2.3 Repository Numbers --> Through location to organization, then identified_by, or through current_owner
  • 21.2.3.1. Number Type --> classified_as on the Identifier
  • 21.2.4. Gallery/Shelf Location --> current_location
  • 21.2.5. Coordinates --> defined_by on the Place
  • 21.2.6. Credit Line --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 21.3. Object/Work Label/Identification --> its URI in id, or referred_to_by a Statement

22. COPYRIGHT/RESTRICTIONS

  • 22.1. Copyright Statement --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 22.2. Copyright Holder Name --> Not mapped - This could be a Right
  • 22.3. Copyright Place --> ditto
  • 22.4. Copyright Date --> ditto

23. OWNERSHIP/COLLECTING HISTORY

  • 23.1. Provenance Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 23.1.1. Acquisition Description --> Acquisition in a Provenance Entry or Object
  • 23.2. Transfer Mode --> classified_as on the Acquisition
  • 23.3. Cost or Value --> Payment or a valuation, as below
  • 23.3.1. Valuation --> dimension of a Monetary Amount (perhaps with an Attribute Assignment for details)
  • 23.3.1.1. Valuation Amount --> value on the Monetary Amount
  • 23.3.1.2. Currency Unit --> currency
  • 23.4. Legal Status --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 23.5. Owner/Agent --> current_owner, or who the ownership was transferred to or from by an Acquisition. Agent is in carried_out_by
  • 23.5.1. Owner/Agent Role --> classified_as or via the relationship
  • 23.6. Ownership Place --> Not mapped - this would need a Phase
  • 23.7. Ownership Date --> Not mapped - this is the difference between sequential acquisitions
  • 23.8. Owner's Numbers --> identified_by with an Attribute Assignment
  • 23.8.1. Number Type --> classified_as on the Identifier
  • 23.9. Owner's Credit Line --> referred_to_by a Statement

24. EXHIBITION/LOAN HISTORY

  • 24.1. Exhibition/Loan Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 24.2. Exhibition Title or Name --> Create an Exhibition with identified_by
  • 24.3. Exhibition Type --> classified_as
  • 24.4. Exhibition Curator --> carried_out_by or created_by/carried_out_by on the abstract work
  • 24.5. Exhibition Organizer --> carried_out_by
  • 24.6. Exhibition Sponsor --> Not mapped - we don't have a way to talk about sponsorship
  • 24.7. Exhibition Venue --> took_place_at
  • 24.7.1. Venue Name/Place --> identified_by[type=Name] on the place
  • 24.7.2. Venue Date --> timespan on the Exhibition
  • 24.8. Exhibition Object Number --> Attribute Assignment on the Object, caused_by the Exhibition
  • 24.8.1. Number Type --> classified_as on the Identifier assigned
  • 24.9. Exhibition Object/Work Label/Identification --> URI in id or referred_to_by a Statement

25. CATALOGING HISTORY

  • 25.1. Cataloging Institution --> Not mapped - we don't record meta-meta-data
  • 25.2. Cataloger Name
  • 25.3. Cataloger Action
  • 25.4. Area of Record Affected
  • 25.5. Cataloging Date
  • 25.7. Object/Work Record ID
  • 25.8. Cataloging Language
  • 26.1. Image References --> representation to the image work, then digitally_carried_by to the digital image itself
  • 26.1.1. Image to Work Relationship Type --> classified_as on the VisualItem of * the Image
  • 26.2. Image Label/Identification --> id for its URI, referred_to_by a Statement or identified_by a Name
  • 26.2.1. Image Catalog Level --> Not mapped - This seems like meta-meta-data
  • 26.2.2. Image Type --> classified_as likely on the visual item, not the digital object
  • 26.2.3. Image Title/Name --> identified_by
  • 26.2.3.1 Image Title Type --> classified_as on the Name
  • 26.2.4. Image Measurements --> dimension
  • 26.2.4.1. Dimensions Type --> Dimension's classified_as
  • 26.2.4.2. Dimensions Value --> Dimension's value
  • 26.2.4.3. Dimensions Unit --> Dimension's unit
  • 26.2.5. Image Format --> format, conforms_to or classified_as on the DO
  • 26.2.6. Image Date --> created_by/timespan
  • 26.2.7. Image Color --> classified_as
  • 26.2.8. Works Depicted --> represents referring to the object
  • 26.2.9. Image View Description --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 26.2.9.1. View Type --> classified_as
  • 26.2.9.2. View Subject --> represents per depicting
  • 26.2.9.2.1. View Subject Indexing Terms --> Still represents
  • 26.2.9.3. View Date --> Not mapped - If this is the date of the subject matter, then it would be that the image's VI is about a Period with a timespan?
  • 26.2.10. Image Maker/Agent --> created_by/carried_out_by
  • 26.2.10.1. Image Maker Role --> created_by/part/classified_as
  • 26.2.10.2. Image Maker Extent --> Either the same as role, or make a new entity that is part of the Image
  • 26.2.11. Image Repository --> current_owner or current_location of the Physical Object that shows the Visual Item.
  • 26.2.11.1. Image Repository Numbers --> identified_by on owner / location
  • 26.2.11.1.1. Number Type --> classified_as on the Identifier
  • 26.2.12. Image Copyright/Restrictions --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 26.2.12.1. Image Copyright Holder --> See Rights
  • 26.2.12.1.1. Image Copyright Holder's Numbers --> identified_by with an Attribute Assignment
  • 26.2.12.1.1.1. Number Type --> classified_as
  • 26.2.12.2. Image Copyright Date --> See Rights
  • 26.2.13. Image Source --> Not mapped - hard to see when it would be recorded and different from repository
  • 26.2.13.1. Image Source Number --> ditto
  • 26.2.13.1.1. Number Type --> ditto
  • 26.2.14. Related Image --> Same as for related objects
  • 26.2.14.1. Image Relationship Type --> ditto
  • 26.2.14.2. Image Relationship Number --> ditto
  • 26.2.14.3. Image Relationship Date --> ditto
  • 26.2.15. Image Broader Context --> Not mapped - Hierarchy looks like Sets of images?
  • 26.2.18. Image Authority Record ID --> id for URI or identified_by an Identifier
  • 27.1. Citations for Sources --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 27.1.1. Page --> referred_to_by a Pagination statement on a Linguistic Object
  • 27.1.2. Work Cited or Illustrated --> about on the LO
  • 27.1.3. Cited Object/Work Number --> identified_by an Identifier on the cited object
  • 27.1.3.1. Number Type --> classified_as on that Identifier
  • 27.2. Source Brief Citation --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 27.2.1. Source Type --> classified_as on a LO
  • 27.2.2. Source Full Citation --> referred_to_by a Longer Statement, or the LO itself
  • 27.2.2.1. Source Title --> identified_by on LO
  • 27.2.2.2. Source Broader Title --> ditto
  • 27.2.2.3. Source Author --> created_by/carried_out_by
  • 27.2.2.4. Source Editor/Compiler --> created_by/carried_out_by with a classified_as for editor, compiler, etc
  • 27.2.2.5. Source Publication Place --> used_for/took_place_at
  • 27.2.2.6. Source Publisher --> used_for/carried_out_by
  • 27.2.2.7. Source Publication Year --> used_for/timespan
  • 27.2.2.8. Source Edition Statement --> used_for/referred_to_by
  • 27.2.4. Citations Authority Record ID --> id for URI, of identified_by of an Identifier on the LO

28. PERSON/CORPORATE BODY AUTHORITY

  • 28.1. Person Authority Record Type --> type
  • 28.2. Person/Corporate Body Name --> identified_by
  • 28.2.1. Preference --> classified_as on Name
  • 28.2.2. Name Type --> classified_as on Name
  • 28.2.3. Name Qualifier --> referred_to_by a Statement on the Name
  • 28.2.4. Name Language --> language
  • 28.2.5. Historical Flag --> assigned_by an Attribute Assignment with classified_as for former
  • 28.2.6. Display Name Flag --> classified_as
  • 28.2.7. Other Name Flags --> still in classified_as
  • 28.2.8. Name Source --> change proposal
  • 28.2.8.1. Page --> referred_to_by citation statement
  • 28.2.9. Name Date --> Not mapped - this is a Phase
  • 28.3. Display Biography --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 28.4. Birth Date --> born/timespan
  • 28.5. Death Date --> died/timespan
  • 28.6. Birth Place --> born/took_place_at
  • 28.7. Death Place --> died/took_place_at
  • 28.8. Person Nationality/Culture/Race --> classified_as
  • 28.8.1. Preference --> Not mapped - can't associate a classification with the reference without reifying
  • 28.8.2. Nationality/Culture Type --> classified_as/classified_as
  • 28.9. Gender --> classified_as
  • 28.10. Life Roles --> if just a role, then put in classified_as ...
  • 28.10.1. Preference --> Not mapped - as above
  • 28.10.2. Role Date --> ... if professional activity, put in carried_out_by with dates
  • 28.11. Person/Corporate Body Event --> carried_out_by or participated_in
  • 28.11.1. Event Date --> timespan
  • 28.11.2. Event Place --> took_place_at
  • 28.12. Related Person/Corporate Body --> attributed_by a Attribute Assignment of a relationship
  • 28.12.1. Person Relationship Type --> classified_as
  • 28.12.2. Person Relationship Date --> Not mapped - this is also a Phase
  • 28.13. Person/Corporate Body Broader Context --> member_of
  • 28.13.1. Broader Context Date --> Not mapped - Could be modeled with Joining / Leaving
  • 28.14. Person/Corporate Body Label/Identification --> identified_by a Name or Identifier
  • 28.15. Person/Corporate Body Descriptive Note --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 28.18. Person Authority Record ID --> id of its URI or identified_by an Identifier

29. PLACE/LOCATION AUTHORITY

  • 29.1. Place/Location Authority Record Type --> type (always Place)
  • 29.2. Place Name --> Same as Name of Person
  • 29.3. Geographic Coordinates --> defined_by
  • 29.4. Place Types --> classified_as
  • 29.4.1. Preference --> Not mapped - Can't put a preference on a reference
  • 29.4.2. Place Type Date --> Not mapped
  • 29.5. Related Places --> attributed_by an Attribute Assignment if necessary
  • 29.5.1. Place Relationship Type --> attributed_by/assigned_property
  • 29.5.2. Place Relationship Date --> attributed_by/timespan
  • 29.6. Place Broader Context --> part_of
  • 29.6.1. Broader Context Date --> Not mapped - would need a Phase
  • 29.7. Place/Location Label/Identification --> identified_by a Name or Identifier
  • 29.8. Place/Location Descriptive Note --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 29.11. Place Authority Record ID --> id of its URI or identified_by an Identifier

30. GENERIC CONCEPT AUTHORITY

  • 30.1. Concept Authority Record Type --> type
  • 30.2. Concept Term --> identified_by a Name
  • 30.2.1. Preference --> classified_as on the Name
  • 30.2.2. Term Type --> classified_as on the Name
  • 30.2.3. Term Qualifier --> referred_to_by a Statement on the Name
  • 30.2.4. Concept Language --> language
  • 30.2.5. Historical Flag --> classified_as or assigned_by an Attribute Assignment with classified_as
  • 30.2.6. Display Term --> classified_as
  • 30.2.7. Other Name Flags --> still classified_as
  • 30.2.8. Term Source --> change proposal
  • 30.3. Related Generic Concepts --> attributed_by an Attribute Assignment of the related concept
  • 30.3.1. Concept Relationship Type --> attributed_by/assigned_property
  • 30.3.2. Concept Relationship Date --> Not mapped - Would need a Phase
  • 30.4. Concept Broader Context --> broader
  • 30.4.1. Broader Context Date --> Not mapped - Would still need a Phase
  • 30.5. Generic Concept Label/Identification --> identified_by
  • 30.6. Concept Scope Note --> referred_to_by a Statement
  • 30.9. Concept Authority Record ID --> id of its URI or identified_by an Identifier

31. SUBJECT AUTHORITY

Is the same as 30 -- no distinctions are made between Generic Concepts and Subjects