Tomie Ohtake
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Tomie Ohtake was a prominent Japanese-Brazilian abstract artist renowned for her vibrant paintings, prints, and large-scale public sculptures that helped shape contemporary art in Brazil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tomie Ohtake canonical | 11 |
| Tomie Ohtake (artist) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tomie Ohtake Context triple: [Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, hasNotableAlumni, Tomie Ohtake]
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A.
Yumiko Owada
Yumiko Owada is the mother of Masako Owada, who became Empress Masako of Japan.
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B.
Masako Owada
Masako Owada, now Empress Masako of Japan, is a Harvard- and Oxford-educated former diplomat who became the consort of Emperor Naruhito and a prominent member of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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D.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Sayako Kuroda
Sayako Kuroda, formerly Princess Sayako of Japan, is the only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko who left the imperial family upon her marriage to a commoner.
- 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: Tomie Ohtake Target entity description: Tomie Ohtake was a prominent Japanese-Brazilian abstract artist renowned for her vibrant paintings, prints, and large-scale public sculptures that helped shape contemporary art in Brazil.
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A.
Yumiko Owada
Yumiko Owada is the mother of Masako Owada, who became Empress Masako of Japan.
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B.
Masako Owada
Masako Owada, now Empress Masako of Japan, is a Harvard- and Oxford-educated former diplomat who became the consort of Emperor Naruhito and a prominent member of the Japanese imperial family.
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C.
Hisako Nagayama
Hisako Nagayama was the wife of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was a prominent military leader during World War II.
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D.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Sayako Kuroda
Sayako Kuroda, formerly Princess Sayako of Japan, is the only daughter of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko who left the imperial family upon her marriage to a commoner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract artist
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artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-11-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications after surgery ⓘ |
| child |
Ricardo Ohtake
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linked to:
Ruy Ohtake
Ruy Ohtake ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | strong use of primary colors ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2015-02-12 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Ohtake ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract art
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| givenName | Tomie ⓘ |
| hasMuseumNamedAfter | Instituto Tomie Ohtake ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
murals
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urban monuments ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
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linked to:
Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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| influenced | contemporary art in Brazil ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian modernism
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Japanese artistic traditions ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Brazil
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São Paulo ⓘ |
| movement | abstract art movement ⓘ |
| name | Tomie Ohtake ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese-Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale public sculptures
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prints ⓘ vibrant abstract paintings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Monumento Tomie Ohtake (Santos)
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public sculpture in Avenida 23 de Maio, São Paulo ⓘ public sculpture in Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | São Paulo ⓘ |
| residence | São Paulo ⓘ |
| spouse | Usaburo Ohtake ⓘ |
| startedPainting | around 1950 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
curved forms
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exploration of space and balance ⓘ minimalist compositions ⓘ |
| yearMovedToBrazil | 1936 ⓘ |
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Subject: Tomie Ohtake Description of subject: Tomie Ohtake was a prominent Japanese-Brazilian abstract artist renowned for her vibrant paintings, prints, and large-scale public sculptures that helped shape contemporary art in Brazil.
Referenced by (12)
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linked to: Tomie Ohtake