Patience (lion statue)

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lion statue outdoor sculpture public sculpture

Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fortitude (lion statue)	4
Patience (lion statue) canonical	3
NYPL lion Patience	1
New York Public Library marble lions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T915959 — 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: Patience (lion statue)
Context triple: [Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, flankedBy, Patience (lion statue)]

A. Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
B. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
C. Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
D. Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
E. Moffat Ram statue
The Moffat Ram statue is a prominent 19th-century stone monument in the Scottish town of Moffat, symbolizing the area's historic sheep-farming heritage.
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: Patience (lion statue)
Target entity description: Patience is one of the iconic marble lion statues that guard the main entrance of the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Manhattan.

A. Fidelity statue
The Fidelity statue is a sculptural figure symbolizing loyalty and steadfastness, located at Dublin’s historic General Post Office.
B. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
C. Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
D. Palatine lion
The Palatine lion is a heraldic lion symbol historically associated with the Electorate of the Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire, prominently featured in its arms and insignia.
E. Moffat Ram statue
The Moffat Ram statue is a prominent 19th-century stone monument in the Scottish town of Moffat, symbolizing the area's historic sheep-farming heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lion statue ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	NYPL lion Patience ⓘ linked to: Patience (lion statue)
architectOfSetting	Carrère and Hastings ⓘ
artStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
commissionedBy	Carrère and Hastings ⓘ New York Public Library ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic New York City landmark ⓘ symbol of New York Public Library ⓘ
dateOfCompletion	1911 ⓘ
depicts	lion ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
featuredIn	New York City tourism materials ⓘ New York Public Library branding ⓘ
guardsEntranceOf	New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance ⓘ
hasColor	light gray ⓘ
hasFunction	decorative architectural sculpture ⓘ symbolic guardian of library entrance ⓘ
hasTwin	Fortitude (lion statue) ⓘ linked to: Patience (lion statue)
heritageContext	part of New York Public Library Main Branch, a National Historic Landmark ⓘ
inaugurated	1911 ⓘ
locatedAt	40th Street ⓘ Fifth Avenue ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York Public Library Main Branch ⓘ linked to: New York Public Library New York State ⓘ linked to: New York Stephen A. Schwarzman Building ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
madeBy	Edward Clark Potter ⓘ
maintenanceBy	New York Public Library ⓘ
material	Tennessee marble ⓘ
namedBy	Fiorello H. La Guardia ⓘ
nameMeaning	patience ⓘ
orientation	faces Fifth Avenue ⓘ
partOf	pair of New York Public Library lion statues ⓘ
positionRelativeToBuilding	south side of main staircase ⓘ
sculptor	Edward Clark Potter ⓘ
sitsOn	stone pedestal ⓘ
subjectOf	NYPL merchandise ⓘ illustrations ⓘ photographs ⓘ postcards ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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