# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-turrell
# Generated: 2026-09-03T11:25:43.013Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-turrell"
name: "James Turrell"
slug: "james-turrell"
description: "James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the \"master of light\" often creating art installations that mix natural light with artificial color through openings in ceilings thereby transforming internal spaces by ever shifting and changing color."
tagline: "American sculptor (born 1943)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_Turrell_receiving_the_National_Medal_of_Arts.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1943-05-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://jamesturrell.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump