Charles Demuth
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Charles Demuth was an American modernist painter best known for his Precisionist works that combined Cubist-inspired geometry with industrial and architectural subjects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Demuth canonical | 21 |
| Charles Demuth’s Lancaster works | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Demuth Context triple: [William Merritt Chase, notableStudent, Charles Demuth]
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A.
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for his character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including his memorable performance in "Rosemary's Baby."
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B.
Edgar Bethune Ward
Edgar Bethune Ward was the husband of American actress Jane Wyatt, known primarily for his long marriage to her rather than for a public career of his own.
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C.
George Merrill
George Merrill is an American songwriter best known for co-writing Whitney Houston’s hit songs “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
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D.
Charles Jerome Daly
Charles Jerome Daly was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships and coaching the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team."
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E.
Horace Newton Allen
Horace Newton Allen was an American medical missionary and diplomat who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Korea in the late 19th century.
- 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: Charles Demuth Target entity description: Charles Demuth was an American modernist painter best known for his Precisionist works that combined Cubist-inspired geometry with industrial and architectural subjects.
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A.
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for his character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including his memorable performance in "Rosemary's Baby."
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B.
Edgar Bethune Ward
Edgar Bethune Ward was the husband of American actress Jane Wyatt, known primarily for his long marriage to her rather than for a public career of his own.
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C.
George Merrill
George Merrill is an American songwriter best known for co-writing Whitney Houston’s hit songs “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).”
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D.
Charles Jerome Daly
Charles Jerome Daly was an American basketball coach best known for leading the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships and coaching the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team."
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E.
Horace Newton Allen
Horace Newton Allen was an American medical missionary and diplomat who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Korea in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Precisionist artist
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human ⓘ modernist artist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
architectural subjects
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industrial subjects ⓘ urban landscapes ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of diabetes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1883-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-10-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie Colarossi
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Académie Julian ⓘ Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| familyName | Demuth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Henry Buckius Demuth ⓘ |
| genre |
poster portrait
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still life painting ⓘ watercolor painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasHealthCondition | diabetes mellitus ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Precisionism
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linked to:
Precisionism
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| influencedBy |
Cubism
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European modernism ⓘ
linked to:
Modernism
Futurism ⓘ |
| movement |
Modernism
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Precisionism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableSeries | poster portraits ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buildings, Lancaster
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Calla Lily ⓘ Chimney and Water Tower ⓘ I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold ⓘ Incense of a New Church ⓘ My Egypt ⓘ The Figure 5 in Gold ⓘ
linked to:
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
The Homestead ⓘ The Love, the Flowers, and the Fruits ⓘ Turkish Bath with Self-Portrait ⓘ Zinnias ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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| placeOfDeath |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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| residence |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on industrial architecture
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geometric abstraction ⓘ sharp linear forms ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Charles Demuth Description of subject: Charles Demuth was an American modernist painter best known for his Precisionist works that combined Cubist-inspired geometry with industrial and architectural subjects.
Referenced by (22)
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linked to: Charles Demuth