Poster Data Dictionary

Artist
the name of the artist.
Artist information
link to information about the artist from the artist database.
Award
award won in the CIIPE exhibition.
Condition
type of paper used, overall physical condition of the poster and any conservation actions taken.
Country
country in which the artist was living/working at time of poster creation.
CSU exhibition year
year that the poster was entered in the CIIPE. For exhibited posters, "Exhibited" precedes the year; for posters entered but not exhibited, "Submitted" precedes the year.
Date
year the poster was created. Brackets indicate that a best-guess was made.
Date available
date that the image was made available online.
Description
the text of the poster. An ellipsis generally indicates omitted text. Also contains notes such as "Title from catalog."
Dimensions
size of the poster, height by width in centimeters.
Exhibition citation for the CIIPE
exhibition of which the poster was a part.
Image
description of the poster's image.
Language
language of the text of the poster.
Place
city and state where publisher is located.
Poster number
the unique number assigned to the poster.
Prepress media
the media the artist used to create the poster.
Printing process
the method the artist used to print the poster.
Publisher
entity which made the digital image available.
Purpose
the purpose of the poster, as given by the artist on the poster label.
Reference
citation for the exhibition catalog, if the poster was pictured there.
Rights
link to copyright statement.
Subject
subjects of the poster. There are three categories of subjects: of, about, is. OF corresponds to what is actually pictured in the poster. ABOUT corresponds to the topic of the poster. IS corresponds to the genre of the poster, or the poster type.
Title
title of the poster. Typically, the most prominent text of the poster.