Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
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"Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" is a celebrated 19th-century marine painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting a small sailboat and its crew navigating choppy seas, often interpreted as a symbol of youthful optimism and national hope.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) canonical | 2 |
| Breezing Up | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T235528 — 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: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) Context triple: [Winslow Homer, notableWork, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)]
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The Wedding
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Die Luft der Freiheit weht
"Die Luft der Freiheit weht" is the German-language motto of Stanford University, traditionally translated as "The wind of freedom blows" and expressing the institution’s spirit of intellectual and personal liberty.
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C.
Come to the Stable
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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That Fortune
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- 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: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) Target entity description: "Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" is a celebrated 19th-century marine painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting a small sailboat and its crew navigating choppy seas, often interpreted as a symbol of youthful optimism and national hope.
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A.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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B.
Die Luft der Freiheit weht
"Die Luft der Freiheit weht" is the German-language motto of Stanford University, traditionally translated as "The wind of freedom blows" and expressing the institution’s spirit of intellectual and personal liberty.
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C.
Come to the Stable
Come to the Stable is a 1949 American comedy-drama film about two French nuns trying to build a children's hospital in New England.
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D.
The Pleased
The Pleased was an indie rock band from San Francisco known for featuring harpist-singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom as a member early in her career.
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E.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine painting
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painting ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Breezing Up
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linked to:
Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
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| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
icon of 19th-century American art
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one of Winslow Homer’s best-known works ⓘ |
| artist | Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| collection |
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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linked to:
National Gallery of Art
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| colorPalette | muted earth tones and blues ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1876 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Winslow Homer ⓘ |
| depicts |
American coastal scene
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American flag on sailboat ⓘ catboat Gloucester ⓘ choppy sea ⓘ cloudy sky ⓘ crew of sailors ⓘ figures looking toward the horizon ⓘ small sailboat ⓘ three boys and a man in a catboat ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 ⓘ |
| genre | marine art ⓘ |
| height | 61.5 cm ⓘ |
| inception |
1873
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1876 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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linked to:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
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| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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linked to:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
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| mainSubject |
American maritime culture
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national hope ⓘ seafaring life ⓘ youthful optimism ⓘ |
| medium |
oil on canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
American Realism
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linked to:
Realism
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| museum | National Gallery of Art ⓘ |
| style |
luminist influence
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realism ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
boats in art
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children in art ⓘ seascapes ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
optimistic future
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post–Civil War national renewal ⓘ |
| title | Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) ⓘ |
| width | 97 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) Description of subject: "Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)" is a celebrated 19th-century marine painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting a small sailboat and its crew navigating choppy seas, often interpreted as a symbol of youthful optimism and national hope.
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linked to: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)