Préféte Duffaut
E31116
Préféte Duffaut was a renowned Haitian painter celebrated for his imaginative, dreamlike cityscapes and significant contributions to Haitian naïve art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Préféte Duffaut canonical | 3 |
| Duffaut | 1 |
| Préféte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T220692 — 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: Préféte Duffaut Context triple: [Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port-au-Prince, muralsCreatedBy, Préféte Duffaut]
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A.
Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name of French origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures in history, arts, and science.
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B.
Stephen Sauvestre
Stephen Sauvestre was a French architect best known for designing the architectural embellishments and final aesthetic of the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
René
René is a French given name commonly used for males and historically associated with several notable figures in politics, arts, and philosophy.
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D.
Guillaume
Guillaume is the French form of the given name William, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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E.
Jean-Pierre
Jean-Pierre is a French given name commonly used as a masculine compound first name.
- 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: Préféte Duffaut Target entity description: Préféte Duffaut was a renowned Haitian painter celebrated for his imaginative, dreamlike cityscapes and significant contributions to Haitian naïve art.
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A.
Pierre
Pierre is a masculine given name of French origin that has been borne by numerous notable figures in history, arts, and science.
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B.
Stephen Sauvestre
Stephen Sauvestre was a French architect best known for designing the architectural embellishments and final aesthetic of the Eiffel Tower.
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C.
René
René is a French given name commonly used for males and historically associated with several notable figures in politics, arts, and philosophy.
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D.
Guillaume
Guillaume is the French form of the given name William, commonly used in French-speaking countries.
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E.
Jean-Pierre
Jean-Pierre is a French given name commonly used as a masculine compound first name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian painter
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2010s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Haiti ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-10-06 ⓘ |
| depicts |
harbors and coastal scenes
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imaginary cities ⓘ mountainous landscapes ⓘ winding paths and stairways ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black Haitian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Duffaut
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linked to:
Préféte Duffaut
|
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
cityscape painting
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landscape painting ⓘ |
| givenName |
Préféte
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linked to:
Préféte Duffaut
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| hasOccupation |
painter
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visual artist ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Centre d’Art, Port-au-Prince
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international private collections ⓘ |
| influenced | Haitian naïve painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Haitian Vodou visual culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| movement |
Haitian naïve art
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naïve art ⓘ |
| name | Préféte Duffaut ⓘ |
| nationality | Haitian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Haitian naïve art
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depictions of Jacmel ⓘ dreamlike cityscapes ⓘ fantastical landscapes ⓘ imaginative cityscapes ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ville Imaginaire ⓘ |
| partOf | Haitian art movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jacmel, Haiti ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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linked to:
Port-au-Prince
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style |
dreamlike
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imaginative ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jacmel, Haiti
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Port-au-Prince, Haiti ⓘ
linked to:
Port-au-Prince
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Préféte Duffaut Description of subject: Préféte Duffaut was a renowned Haitian painter celebrated for his imaginative, dreamlike cityscapes and significant contributions to Haitian naïve art.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Préféte Duffaut
linked to: Préféte Duffaut