I was a Rich Man's Plaything
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"I was a Rich Man's Plaything" is a 1947 collage by British artist Eduardo Paolozzi, often cited as an early precursor to the Pop art movement for its use of mass media imagery and advertising.
All labels observed (1)
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| I was a Rich Man's Plaything canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I was a Rich Man's Plaything Context triple: [Pop art, hasNotableWork, I was a Rich Man's Plaything]
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A.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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B.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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C.
The Man That Got Away
"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
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D.
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings is a 1957 musical film adaptation of the stage musical (itself based on the film Ninotchka), best known for starring Fred Astaire in one of his final major screen musical roles.
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E.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I was a Rich Man's Plaything Target entity description: "I was a Rich Man's Plaything" is a 1947 collage by British artist Eduardo Paolozzi, often cited as an early precursor to the Pop art movement for its use of mass media imagery and advertising.
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A.
The Lady of Pleasure
The Lady of Pleasure is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes the excesses and moral corruption of the English aristocracy.
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B.
Behind the Candelabra
Behind the Candelabra is a 2013 biographical drama film about pianist Liberace’s secret relationship with Scott Thorson, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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C.
The Man That Got Away
"The Man That Got Away" is a torch song from the 1954 film *A Star Is Born*, widely regarded as one of Judy Garland’s most iconic and emotionally powerful performances.
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D.
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings is a 1957 musical film adaptation of the stage musical (itself based on the film Ninotchka), best known for starring Fred Astaire in one of his final major screen musical roles.
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E.
A Woman's Worth
"A Woman's Worth" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys that celebrates female value and respect, released as a single from her debut album "Songs in A Minor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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collage ⓘ |
| artForm | paper collage ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | post-World War II art ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
collage
ⓘ
cut-and-paste ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Independent Group (London) ⓘ |
| coloration | polychrome ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Estate of Eduardo Paolozzi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Eduardo Paolozzi ⓘ |
| depicts |
Coca-Cola logo
ⓘ
linked to:
Coca-Cola Spencerian script logo
fighter plane ⓘ pin-up girl ⓘ speech balloon with the word "POP" ⓘ |
| depictsForm | text and image juxtaposition ⓘ |
| genre | Pop art precursor ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British Pop artists
ⓘ
Peter Blake ⓘ Richard Hamilton ⓘ |
| hasTitle | I was a Rich Man's Plaything ⓘ |
| hasType | two-dimensional artwork ⓘ |
| inception | 1947 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Pop art in Britain ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular culture
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post-war consumerism ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American mass culture
ⓘ
advertising ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ sexualized imagery ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
magazine pages
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paper ⓘ printed ephemera ⓘ |
| movement |
Pop art
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proto-Pop art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early example of Pop art tendencies
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early use of the word "POP" in an art context ⓘ use of popular magazines as source material ⓘ |
| partOf | Eduardo Paolozzi's early collage series ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| uses |
advertising imagery
ⓘ
magazine cut-outs ⓘ mass media imagery ⓘ photographic imagery ⓘ |
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Subject: I was a Rich Man's Plaything Description of subject: "I was a Rich Man's Plaything" is a 1947 collage by British artist Eduardo Paolozzi, often cited as an early precursor to the Pop art movement for its use of mass media imagery and advertising.
Referenced by (2)
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