Creators

Creators are the artists, performers, composers, and other people who created the work in your guide.

Add one creator record per individual. To attribute work to a collective or collaboration, you can attach multiple creators to one item.

Creator fields

• Prefix: If applicable, the creator's prefix or title (for example, Dr., Mrs., Sra., or Professor).
• Name: The creator's full name.
• Life dates: The creator's life dates. For more, see Life dates.

Artist bio items

You might want to provide more information about an artist or other creator. In this case, consider creating an item to hold “artist bio” information, like images, life story, and other supporting materials.

Imagine you are creating an item to represent the Mona Lisa. You could do the following:

1. Add an item called “Mona Lisa” to represent the painting. Include descriptive and interpretive information in the item.
2. Add a creator to represent Leonardo da Vinci.
3. Add an item called “Leonardo da Vinci Biography” to hold information about the artist. Include a short introduction, a biography, and more images of the artist, his process, or his working space.
4. Attach the "Leonardo da Vinci" Creator to the "Mona Lisa" item. Then, in the Related section of the "Mona Lisa" item, attach the "Leonardo da Vinci Biography" item.