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Use Table N6 where indicated in the N schedule.  This is not applicable to the TRs for artistic photography.  A4 is used for collections of reproductions  including exhibition catalogs.

4. Classification frequently involves knowing the 'nationality' of the artist. Some are born in one country, but spend much of their creative life in another.  Where do they get classified?

Generally artists are classed where they are born.  Cornell puts Picasso, for example, with Spanish rater than French artists.  The catalog is very mixed, however, since we accept copy. The ULAN link below may help determine 'nationality' in confusing cases.

Access points:

1. Is there a preferred of relationship designators for a single access point?

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3. What is the main entry for exhibition catalogs by an individual artist?

Generally in RDA, the artist is considered one of the creators and should get main entry. Authors, editors, curators should get added entries.

Helpful references:

1. ULAN or Union list of artist's names: http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/ulan/^{Image Removed}

2. ARLIS' Cataloging exhibition publications: best practices \[AARC2\]: [http://www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/documents/cep-bp.pdf]