Introduction
Using OpenRefine, I cleaned the data from the collection of tate gallery on Github. Using ArcGIS Online, I created this map which shows the birth place of tate artists from 1930 to 1949 with the cleaned data. This period was approximately when World War ii happened. Therefore, the purpose of this project is to see the distribution of these artists around the world and further explore then center of arts.
Sources
The data that I used in this project comes from the datasets that Austin Mason created for our course DGAH110 Hacking the Humanities, whose origin is the collection of tate gallery on Github. By using OpenRefine, I cleaned the raw data provided by Austin, which is basically fixing some minor formatting issue, and gained the version I used to import to ArcGIS Online.
Process
Importing the cleaned data to ArcGIS Online, I chose to use birth place as the location of points on the map since it is the most complete data column. Appearance of the points modified and labels of the certain places added are steps I took to make the map more appealing and clearer.
Presentation
The feature of web mapping to visualize data is intuitive and clean, so I decide not to put extra decorations in my webpage to match with such feature. The map is embedded above so that viewers can directly see it. Also, in case that some viewers are unable to see the embedded version, the map is available through the link “this map“.
Significance
The purpose of this project is to show clearly the distribution of these artists around the world. From the map we can see most artists were born in Europe. From this restricted view we can see that Europe was still the center of arts during World War ii. In addition, this project shows how effective web mapping can be in delivering clear and intuitive data to its viewers and therefore prove the significance of digital humanities.
