Demographics and Identity

These terms are for internal use only and are not to be presented to the public as raw data. The use of these fields are to report on the diversity of representation within the collection as a whole.


Demographic Category:

  • Black, Afro-descendent
  • East Asian, South Asian, Asian-descendent
  • Indigenous
  • Latinx, Hispanic
  • Middle Eastern, North African
  • Multiple race
  • Unknown
  • White, Euro-descendent

Gender

Enter “Male”, “Female”, or “Non-binary,” not applicable for group/institutional records

Pronouns (use not restricted, use for communications)

Free text entry, use forward slash with no spaces when listing pronouns: she/her, he/him, they/them

Pronouns should not be assumed and should be recorded based on the following criteria:

  • artist/person self-describes using these pronouns in public communications
  • artist/person explicitly requests