Maynard Dixon
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Maynard Dixon was an American artist best known for his modernist, atmospheric paintings of the American West and its landscapes, Native peoples, and working-class life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maynard Dixon canonical | 12 |
| Maynard Dixon oeuvre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508363 — 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: Maynard Dixon Context triple: [Dorothea Lange, spouse, Maynard Dixon]
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A.
Edgar Payne
Edgar Payne was an American landscape painter renowned for his vibrant depictions of the American West and as a leading figure in early 20th-century California Impressionism.
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B.
Herb Ryman
Herb Ryman was an American artist and Disney Imagineer best known for his influential concept art and designs that helped shape the look and feel of Disneyland and other Disney theme parks.
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C.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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D.
Arthur Dove
Arthur Dove was an early American modernist painter known for his pioneering abstract works inspired by nature and organic forms.
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E.
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."
- 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: Maynard Dixon Target entity description: Maynard Dixon was an American artist best known for his modernist, atmospheric paintings of the American West and its landscapes, Native peoples, and working-class life.
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A.
Edgar Payne
Edgar Payne was an American landscape painter renowned for his vibrant depictions of the American West and as a leading figure in early 20th-century California Impressionism.
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B.
Herb Ryman
Herb Ryman was an American artist and Disney Imagineer best known for his influential concept art and designs that helped shape the look and feel of Disneyland and other Disney theme parks.
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C.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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D.
Arthur Dove
Arthur Dove was an early American modernist painter known for his pioneering abstract works inspired by nature and organic forms.
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E.
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1875-01-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fresno, California, United States
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linked to:
Fresno
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-11-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tucson, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dixon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
illustration
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painting ⓘ |
| fullName | Lafayette Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| genre |
Western art
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landscape art ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Lafayette ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
illustrator
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muralist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American West landscape
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Native American cultures ⓘ modernist aesthetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American West art
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American modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric landscape paintings
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depictions of Native American life ⓘ depictions of working-class life in the American West ⓘ modernist interpretation of Western subjects ⓘ paintings of the American West ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cloud World
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Earth Knower ⓘ Home of the Desert Rat ⓘ Shapes of Fear ⓘ |
| residence |
Mount Carmel, Utah, United States
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linked to:
Mount Carmel Junction, Utah
San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ Tucson, Arizona, United States ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dorothea Lange
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Edith Hamlin ⓘ |
| style |
simplified forms and bold design
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strong use of light and shadow ⓘ |
| subjectOf | exhibitions in Western American art museums ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Arizona, United States
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linked to:
Arizona
San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ Utah, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Utah
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Referenced by (13)
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linked to: Maynard Dixon