Migrant Mother
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Migrant Mother is an iconic 1936 photograph by Dorothea Lange that powerfully symbolizes the hardship and resilience of Americans during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Migrant Mother canonical | 5 |
| Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother | 1 |
| Migrant Mother photograph | 1 |
| Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508348 — 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: Migrant Mother Context triple: [Dorothea Lange, notableWork, Migrant Mother]
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A.
Whistler's Mother
Whistler's Mother is an iconic 1871 oil painting by James McNeill Whistler, renowned as a masterpiece of American-influenced portraiture and often likened to the American "Mona Lisa."
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B.
The Gleaners
The Gleaners is an 1857 realist painting by Jean-François Millet that poignantly depicts three peasant women gleaning leftover grain in a field, symbolizing rural poverty and social inequality in 19th-century France.
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C.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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D.
The Potato Eaters
The Potato Eaters is a dark-toned 1885 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a peasant family sharing a humble meal, often regarded as one of his first major works.
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E.
“Women at the Well”
“Women at the Well” is a Neo-Impressionist painting by French artist Paul Signac, characterized by its pointillist technique and vibrant depiction of everyday life.
- 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: Migrant Mother Target entity description: Migrant Mother is an iconic 1936 photograph by Dorothea Lange that powerfully symbolizes the hardship and resilience of Americans during the Great Depression.
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A.
Whistler's Mother
Whistler's Mother is an iconic 1871 oil painting by James McNeill Whistler, renowned as a masterpiece of American-influenced portraiture and often likened to the American "Mona Lisa."
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B.
The Gleaners
The Gleaners is an 1857 realist painting by Jean-François Millet that poignantly depicts three peasant women gleaning leftover grain in a field, symbolizing rural poverty and social inequality in 19th-century France.
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C.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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D.
The Potato Eaters
The Potato Eaters is a dark-toned 1885 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting a peasant family sharing a humble meal, often regarded as one of his first major works.
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E.
“Women at the Well”
“Women at the Well” is a Neo-Impressionist painting by French artist Paul Signac, characterized by its pointillist technique and vibrant depiction of everyday life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white photograph
ⓘ
documentary photography ⓘ photograph ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Destitute pea pickers in California
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Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California ⓘ
linked to:
Migrant Mother
|
| collection |
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Prints and Photographs Division
|
| colorSpace | black and white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Farm Security Administration ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| depicts |
Florence Owens Thompson
ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ children ⓘ migrant farm worker ⓘ mother ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Library of Congress ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art
ⓘ
various art museums worldwide ⓘ |
| genre |
photojournalism
ⓘ
social documentary photography ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
emblematic image of American social realism
ⓘ
widely reproduced in textbooks and media ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased public awareness of migrant workers’ plight
ⓘ
influenced U.S. government relief efforts ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | key image of New Deal era ⓘ |
| hasPart | series of six photographs ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | frontal close-up of mother and children ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicProcess | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| hasSubjectOccupation | pea picker ⓘ |
| iconicFor |
symbolizing American resilience
ⓘ
symbolizing the Great Depression ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| influenced | later documentary photography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Nipomo, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Nipomo, California, United States
|
| mainSubject |
hardship during the Great Depression
ⓘ
resilience of Americans ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| partOf |
Farm Security Administration photography project
ⓘ
linked to:
Farm Security Administration photographs
|
| photographer | Dorothea Lange ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farm Security Administration ⓘ |
| setInEnvironment | migrant camp ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Great Depression ⓘ |
| takenWith | Graflex camera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Migrant Mother Description of subject: Migrant Mother is an iconic 1936 photograph by Dorothea Lange that powerfully symbolizes the hardship and resilience of Americans during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Migrant Mother
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linked to: Migrant Mother