[yul-naco] Yinka Shonibare CBE

Mon Dec 11 14:16:52 EST 2023

Wheat,

The authorized access point for Charles III follows the rules for title of royalty. The artist does not have a title of royalty. Therefore, we cannot follow the same instructions.

RDA has instructions for title of royalty, title of nobility, religious title, and "other term of rank, honour, or office." CBE stands for Order of the British Empire. It's a term that indicates an honor granted to the person. That's why we need to follow instructions at 9.19.1.7. The LC-PCC PS says not to change the name an existing authorized access point to simply add or remove a term of honor. We must decide if the fact that the person has changed name legally is enough to break this policy.

Dominique

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Subject: Re: [yul-naco] Yinka Shonibare CBE

Hi Francis,

I looked at the NAR for Charles III, and I can see the history of his AAP changed from $c Prince of Wales to $c King Great Britain. Why is it not in this case too?

I also found this example from DCM Z1, p. 3<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.loc.gov%2Faba%2Fpublications%2FFreeDCM%2FDCM%2FZ01.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190131964619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FoEpUf3HaNtmxNZQYeBz0olFrKkCF7nC%2BQg4Bqv7gyo%3D&reserved=0>

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Best,
Wheat

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Subject: Re: [yul-naco] Yinka Shonibare CBE

Hi Francis,

RDA 9.2.2.7 states, "If a person has changed his or her name, choose the latest name or form of name as a preferred name. Apply the same instruction for a person who has acquired and become known by a title of nobility."

However, the LC-PCC PS to 9.19.1.7 states "Unless otherwise changing an existing authorized access point (e.g., conflict), do not change an existing AACR2 or RDA heading merely to add or remove an Other term of rank, honour or office."

This LC-PCC PS implies you should not just add CBE to the authorized access point for this artist. However, if the artist legally changed his named, I say this LC-PCC PS no longer applies. We should describe people the way they describe themselves. If the artist wants CBE after his name, I would include it in the authorized access point. But I'd be curious to hear how others interpret these instructions.

Dominique

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Subject: [yul-naco] Yinka Shonibare CBE

Our collections include a number of works about (or by) the contemporary British artist Yinka Shonibare CBE. According to my colleagues at YCBA, Shonibare has legally changed his last name to include CBE. Or as Tate puts it<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tate.org.uk%2Fvisit%2Ftate-modern%2Fdisplay%2Fartist-and-society%2Fyinka-shonibare-cbe&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190131964619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ay0C556hpc3lGDfLih2gJgM3Q97MudX%2BpjoJ6GD9HDY%3D&reserved=0>, the CBE title is part of his "professional name". Shonibare's insistence here is a sardonic comment on Britain's imperial past. That said, none of the most prominent databases of artists include CBE in the preferred name form (e.g. AAT<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvocab.getty.edu%2Fpage%2Fulan%2F500057413&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190131964619%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=R6rBXTGm9zUjUi97wT%2B2niQktBU1cF6JvdOCOIPd9s4%3D&reserved=0>, Artists of the World<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faow.degruyter.com%2Fartist%2F_40270283&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190132120894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=n22iTsnMwJV0FlRMV3pQpnNJKy3OemfjxZCdQq5OEAY%3D&reserved=0>, RKD<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frkd.nl%2Fen%2Fexplore%2Fartists%2Frecord%3Fquery%3Dyinka%2Bshonibare%26start%3D0&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190132120894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TP7V6PWBBZ2kVXKjkk2MlnCkUE1qVLW%2FysTtlpT5TSE%3D&reserved=0>, Oxford/Benezit<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1093%2Fbenz%2F9780199773787.article.B00203274&data=05%7C02%7Cyul-naco%40mailman.yale.edu%7Ccc2e8392bc9d4a98553b08dbfa7dbb24%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C638379190132120894%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QWEPrn%2FlH1AyULUWEbpDG5jFAfFwDasqGkSRAnFiA6Q%3D&reserved=0>).

Shonibare's name is currently established<Shonibare,%20Yinka,%201962-> as: Shonibare, Yinka, $d 1962-. Would it be appropriate to revise to:  Shonibare, Yinka, $c CBE, $d 1962-?

The current authority record includes this 670: "Artist website, viewed Aug. 31, 2011(uses MBE as part of name)". MBE was consciously omitted from his name in 2011.

Francis

Francis Lapka
Senior Catalog Librarian
Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Yale Center for British Art
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