Numbers in Color
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Numbers in Color is a 1958–59 encaustic painting by Jasper Johns that layers a grid of numerals in vivid, textured color, exemplifying his exploration of everyday symbols in American art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Numbers in Color canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2097604 — 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: Numbers in Color Context triple: [Jasper Johns, notableWork, Numbers in Color]
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A.
Colores
Colores is a 2020 reggaeton and Latin pop studio album by Colombian artist J Balvin, noted for its color-themed tracks and vibrant, minimalist production.
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B.
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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C.
4900 Colours
4900 Colours is a large-scale abstract artwork by Gerhard Richter composed of thousands of vividly colored squares arranged in systematic grid formations.
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D.
Color Struck
Color Struck is a one-act play by Zora Neale Hurston that explores colorism and intraracial prejudice in the early 20th-century African American South, and is recognized as a significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance.
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E.
Yellow‑Red‑Blue
Yellow‑Red‑Blue is a 1925 abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his use of geometric forms and bold primary colors to explore the emotional and spiritual effects of color and composition.
- 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: Numbers in Color Target entity description: Numbers in Color is a 1958–59 encaustic painting by Jasper Johns that layers a grid of numerals in vivid, textured color, exemplifying his exploration of everyday symbols in American art.
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A.
Colores
Colores is a 2020 reggaeton and Latin pop studio album by Colombian artist J Balvin, noted for its color-themed tracks and vibrant, minimalist production.
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B.
Black and White in Color
Black and White in Color is a 1976 French-Côte d'Ivoire war comedy film satirizing French colonial attitudes during World War I in Africa and winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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C.
4900 Colours
4900 Colours is a large-scale abstract artwork by Gerhard Richter composed of thousands of vividly colored squares arranged in systematic grid formations.
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D.
Color Struck
Color Struck is a one-act play by Zora Neale Hurston that explores colorism and intraracial prejudice in the early 20th-century African American South, and is recognized as a significant dramatic work of the Harlem Renaissance.
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E.
Yellow‑Red‑Blue
Yellow‑Red‑Blue is a 1925 abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that exemplifies his use of geometric forms and bold primary colors to explore the emotional and spiritual effects of color and composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
American visual culture
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exploration of symbols ⓘ perception of familiar signs ⓘ repetition and variation ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | polychrome ⓘ |
| compositionForm | grid ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Jasper Johns ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
numbers
ⓘ
numerals ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
important work in transition toward Pop art
ⓘ
key example of Johns’s symbol paintings ⓘ |
| hasPart | grid of numerals ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
layered composition
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symbolic imagery ⓘ textured surface ⓘ |
| inception |
1958
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1959 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular imagery
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everyday graphic symbols ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
everyday symbols
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numbers 0–9 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | encaustic ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Dada
ⓘ
Pop art ⓘ |
| movementContext | postwar American art ⓘ |
| numericalSystem | Arabic numerals ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Jasper Johns number paintings ⓘ |
| usesColor | vivid colors ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | encaustic painting ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early Jasper Johns period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Numbers in Color Description of subject: Numbers in Color is a 1958–59 encaustic painting by Jasper Johns that layers a grid of numerals in vivid, textured color, exemplifying his exploration of everyday symbols in American art.
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