Sun God sculpture

E148972

campus landmark outdoor sculpture public art

The Sun God sculpture is an iconic, brightly colored avian artwork by Niki de Saint Phalle that serves as a prominent symbol and gathering point on the UC San Diego campus.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sun God (sculpture)	1
Sun God sculpture canonical	1
Sun God sculpture at UC San Diego	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310446 — 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: Sun God sculpture
Context triple: [University of California, San Diego, hasOnCampusLandmark, Sun God sculpture]

A. Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
B. the Lanzón monolith
The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.
C. Rocky statue
The Rocky statue is a bronze sculpture of the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, famously associated with the "Rocky" film series and a popular tourist attraction in Philadelphia.
D. statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
E. 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.
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: Sun God sculpture
Target entity description: The Sun God sculpture is an iconic, brightly colored avian artwork by Niki de Saint Phalle that serves as a prominent symbol and gathering point on the UC San Diego campus.

A. Vulcan statue
The Vulcan statue is a towering cast-iron representation of the Roman god of fire and forge that serves as an iconic symbol of Birmingham, Alabama’s industrial heritage.
B. the Lanzón monolith
The Lanzón monolith is a towering, fanged stone deity sculpture at the heart of the Chavín de Huántar temple complex in Peru, serving as a central religious icon of the Chavín civilization.
C. Rocky statue
The Rocky statue is a bronze sculpture of the fictional boxer Rocky Balboa, famously associated with the "Rocky" film series and a popular tourist attraction in Philadelphia.
D. statue of Apollo
The statue of Apollo is a prominent sculptural representation of the Greek god of music, light, and the arts that serves as a central artistic landmark in Place Masséna.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campus landmark ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public art ⓘ
artist	Niki de Saint Phalle ⓘ
artMovement	contemporary art ⓘ modern art ⓘ
associatedEvent	Sun God Festival ⓘ
campus	UC San Diego ⓘ linked to: University of California, San Diego
category	Bird sculptures ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in San Diego County, California ⓘ Sculptures in California ⓘ Works by Niki de Saint Phalle ⓘ
collection	Stuart Collection ⓘ
color	brightly colored ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Niki de Saint Phalle ⓘ
depicts	avian figure ⓘ mythical bird ⓘ
function	campus symbol ⓘ gathering place ⓘ
genre	contemporary art ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Sun God Festival at UC San Diego ⓘ
hasPart	concrete pedestal ⓘ
hasSubject	sun god ⓘ
hasTitle	Sun God ⓘ
height	approximately 14 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignation	symbol of UC San Diego student culture ⓘ
inception	1983 ⓘ
locatedIn	La Jolla, California ⓘ linked to: La Jolla, California, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America University of California, San Diego ⓘ
maintenanceBy	UC San Diego ⓘ linked to: University of California, San Diego
material	fiberglass ⓘ steel armature ⓘ
notableFor	being an iconic artwork on the UC San Diego campus ⓘ bright colors ⓘ large avian form ⓘ
orientation	elevated on a tall arch-like base ⓘ
owner	University of California, San Diego ⓘ
partOf	Stuart Collection at UC San Diego ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
setting	grassy area on UC San Diego campus ⓘ
surfaceTreatment	painted ⓘ
usedFor	campus events ⓘ informal meeting point ⓘ student gatherings ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of California, San Diego → hasOnCampusLandmark → Sun God sculpture ⓘ

Sun God Festival at UC San Diego → relatedWork → Sun God (sculpture) ⓘ

linked to: Sun God sculpture

Sun God Festival → namedAfter → Sun God sculpture at UC San Diego ⓘ