Piccirilli Brothers
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Piccirilli Brothers was a renowned family-run American stone-carving firm best known for executing major public sculptures and monuments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piccirilli Brothers canonical | 6 |
| the Piccirilli Brothers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Piccirilli Brothers Context triple: [Seated statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial), fabricator, Piccirilli Brothers]
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Weiner Bros.
Weiner Bros. is a television production company best known for producing the acclaimed drama series "Mad Men."
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Compagnoni
Compagnoni is an Italian surname most notably associated with mountaineer Achille Compagnoni, one of the first climbers to summit K2.
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Pagliuca family
The Pagliuca family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major donations to Harvard University and other educational and medical institutions.
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Campagnone family
The Campagnone family is a namesake family historically significant enough to have a public common area, Campagnone Common, dedicated in their honor.
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E.
The Bellelli Family
The Bellelli Family is a large, early realist portrait painting by Edgar Degas depicting his aunt’s family in a tense domestic interior, often seen as a psychological and compositional precursor to his later work.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Piccirilli Brothers Target entity description: Piccirilli Brothers was a renowned family-run American stone-carving firm best known for executing major public sculptures and monuments in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Weiner Bros.
Weiner Bros. is a television production company best known for producing the acclaimed drama series "Mad Men."
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B.
Compagnoni
Compagnoni is an Italian surname most notably associated with mountaineer Achille Compagnoni, one of the first climbers to summit K2.
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C.
Pagliuca family
The Pagliuca family is a prominent philanthropic family known for major donations to Harvard University and other educational and medical institutions.
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D.
Campagnone family
The Campagnone family is a namesake family historically significant enough to have a public common area, Campagnone Common, dedicated in their honor.
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E.
The Bellelli Family
The Bellelli Family is a large, early realist portrait painting by Edgar Degas depicting his aunt’s family in a tense domestic interior, often seen as a psychological and compositional precursor to his later work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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family business ⓘ stone-carving firm ⓘ |
| activityPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| businessType |
atelier
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workshop ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
architects
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sculptors ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| endTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| era |
Gilded Age
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Progressive Era ⓘ |
| field |
monumental art
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Giuseppe Piccirilli ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Attilio Piccirilli
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Ferruccio Piccirilli ⓘ Furio Piccirilli ⓘ Getulio Piccirilli ⓘ Masaniello Piccirilli ⓘ Orazio Piccirilli ⓘ
linked to:
Attilio Piccirilli
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| heritage | Italian American ⓘ |
| industry |
sculpture fabrication
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stone carving ⓘ |
| influenced | American monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| legacy | key contributors to major U.S. civic monuments ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
executing major public monuments
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executing major public sculptures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lincoln Memorial statue of Abraham Lincoln
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pediment sculptures for the New York Stock Exchange ⓘ public monuments in the United States ⓘ sculptural work for the U.S. Supreme Court Building ⓘ |
| reputation | renowned for craftsmanship ⓘ |
| specialization |
carving designs by other sculptors
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large-scale figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building main entrance
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lionPedestalsCarvedBy
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the Piccirilli Brothers
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linked to: Piccirilli Brothers