(Public) Portrait-Sitting Database

<b>What is a portrait sitting?</b>A portrait sitting is a moment of interaction between an artist, a sitter (the person who is portrayed) and sometimes others, from which a portrait is typically produced.<br><b>What is the portrait-sitting database?</b>The portrait-sitting database is a collection of information about portrait sittings, specifically, sittings for British portraits 1900-1960 and, predominantly, portraits in the National Portrait Gallery.<br><b>What is the portrait-sitting ontology?</b>The portrait-sitting ontology is a formal specification of the objects, concepts and relationships that make up knowledge about portrait sittings. It is the framework, according to which the data in the portrait-sitting database has been structured.<br><b>Who is behind this project?</b>The portrait-sitting ontology and data are products of my (Dawn Kanter's) PhD research at The Open University. The project is titled <i>Collecting and Connecting Portrait Sittings: A Re-evaluation of Portrait-Sitting Accounts in Enhancing Knowledge and Understanding of British Portraiture 1900-1960</i>.