===== Category =====

==== Overview ====

(Req, Rep, [[http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/|TGN]]/[[http://authorities.loc.gov/|LOC Authorities]]/other)

The //Category// field is used to group together like works according to genre or discipline.  

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==== Fields ====

=== Category ===

The //Category// field includes the most general terms for the type of art or cultural object being cataloged. **Only use existing terms in Luna for the //Category// field.** If none of the existing terms are appropriate for the work you are cataloging, consult with your supervisor. To assign terms that are more specific, e.g. relief, sketch, etc., use the  [[Work_type]] field.

If a work crosses genres, please repeat the Category field to capture this information.

=== Term Usage ===


**Architecture and City Planning**- for images of built works and related works (e.g. buildings, plans, elevations). For permanantly affixed decorative components of architecture use this category and any others that might be appropriate, e.g. a permanantly installed mosaic would have both "Architecture and City Planning" and "Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design".

**Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design**- for images of objects typically thought of as household/decorative objects or artifacts (e.g. chairs, coins, arrows).

**Drawings**- for delineated images made with pencil, pen, or ink through direct application. Include here pastel drawings.

**Fashion, Costume and Jewelery**- for images of clothing, accessories and other forms of adornment.

**Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art**- for works that include motion picture, sound, and/or are created with computers.

**Graphic Design and Illustration**- for works designed for commercial or illustrative purposes (e.g. posters, announcements, fliers, postcards)

**Humanities and Social Sciences**- for images that depict or allude to the archaeologic process or other humanities disciplines.

**Manuscripts and Manuscript Illuminations**- for handwritten documents and related illustrations. For other book art related images use "Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design".

**Maps, Charts and Graphs**- (self-explanatory)

**Paintings**- for works created by the application of paint or other wet pigment on a support medium. Use also for two-dimensional mixed-media that includes the painting process. For frescoes use "Paintings" and "Architecture and City Planning".

**Performing Arts (including Performance Art)**- for images of performances given by actors, musicians, poets, artists, etc., and/or include public participation.

**Photography**- works created through the use of a still camera or with photographs themselves (e.g. photomontage, photocollages)

**Prints**- use for works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes.

**Sculpture and Installations**- Use for works of three dimensional art, including installations that transform a space using sculptural elements.

**Science, Technology and Industry**- for images that depict or allude to scientific processes, technology or industrial processes.






=== Category refid source ===

Record the thesaurus used to create the Category record.

=== Category refid ===

Record the refid from the thesaurus for the term used.

==== Examples ====

**Category:** Performing Arts (including Performance Art)

**Category refid source:** ArtSTOR

**Category refid:** n.a.

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**Category:** Science, Technology, and Industry

**Category refid source:** ArtSTOR

**Category refid:** n.a.

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**Category:** Painting

**Category refid source:** ArtSTOR

**Category refid:** n.a.