Gender: Male
Sidney Janis was a wealthy clothing manufacturer and art collector who opened an art gallery in New York in 1948. His gallery quickly gained prominence, for he not only exhibited work by the Abstract Expressionists, but also European artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, and Piet Mondrian. As the critic Clement Greenberg explained in a 1958 tribute to Janis, the dealer's exhibition practices had helped to establish the legitimacy of the Americans, for his policy "not only implied, it declared, that Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Phillip Guston, Mark Rothko, and Robert Motherwell were to be judged by the same standards as Matisse and Picasso, without condescension, without making allowances." Greenberg observed that in the late 1940s "the real issue was whether ambitious artists could live in this country by what they did ambitiously. Sidney Janis helped as much as anyone to see that it was decided affirmatively."
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On the name Sidney Janis, Sidney means From Saint Denis. Janis means God has been Gracious, Gift from God, Ripe fruit.
The name Sidney Janis is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Sidney is commonly found in Brazil, United States of America, South Africa, and 74 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Sidney is recorded 11,760 times globally, ranking it as the 4,979th most common name worldwide.
Sidney is most prevalent in Brazil, with 2,958 occurrences, making it the 405th most popular name in the country.
In Brazil, the name Sidney is found among 1 in every 274 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | #405 | 1 : 274 |
| United States of America | #1,373 | 1 : 628 |
| South Africa | #1,819 | 1 : 2,118 |
| France | #2,218 | 1 : 1,691 |
| Netherlands | #1,150 | 1 : 567 |
| United Kingdom | #2,161 | 1 : 1,350 |
| Canada | #1,919 | 1 : 1,414 |
| Hong Kong | #1,314 | 1 : 1,955 |
| Belgium | #1,913 | 1 : 1,423 |
| Colombia | #5,544 | 1 : 6,481 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Sidney from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Sidney Janis was a wealthy clothing manufacturer and art collector who opened an art gallery in New York in 1948. His gallery quickly gained prominence, for he not only exhibited work by the Abstract Expressionists, but also European artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Paul Klee, Joan Miró, and Piet Mondrian. As the critic Clement Greenberg explained in a 1958 tribute to Janis, the dealer's exhibition practices had helped to establish the legitimacy of the Americans, for his policy "not only implied, it declared, that Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Phillip Guston, Mark Rothko, and Robert Motherwell were to be judged by the same standards as Matisse and Picasso, without condescension, without making allowances." Greenberg observed that in the late 1940s "the real issue was whether ambitious artists could live in this country by what they did ambitiously. Sidney Janis helped as much as anyone to see that it was decided affirmatively."
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