Mary Quinn Sullivan
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Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Quinn Sullivan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37956 — 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: Mary Quinn Sullivan Context triple: [Museum of Modern Art, foundedBy, Mary Quinn Sullivan]
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A.
Constance Casey
Constance Casey is an American writer and journalist known for her essays and columns, and she is married to Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus.
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B.
Margaret Craig McNamara
Margaret Craig McNamara was an American educator and literacy advocate best known as the founder of the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
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C.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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D.
Kathleen
Kathleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, derived from the name Catherine and widely used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
- 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: Mary Quinn Sullivan Target entity description: Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
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A.
Constance Casey
Constance Casey is an American writer and journalist known for her essays and columns, and she is married to Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus.
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B.
Margaret Craig McNamara
Margaret Craig McNamara was an American educator and literacy advocate best known as the founder of the nonprofit organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF).
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C.
Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
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D.
Kathleen
Kathleen is a feminine given name of Irish origin, derived from the name Catherine and widely used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
ⓘ
art patron ⓘ human ⓘ museum founder ⓘ |
| coFounded | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pratt Institute
ⓘ
linked to:
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn campus)
Teachers College, Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Sullivan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art education
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modern art ⓘ |
| genreOfActivities |
art patronage
ⓘ
museum governance ⓘ |
| givenName | Mary ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType | modern European painting collection ⓘ |
| influenced | acceptance of modern art in American museums ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for institutional support of modern art in the U.S.
ⓘ
organizing exhibitions of modern art ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Indianapolis
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| memberOf | board of trustees of the Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
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early promotion of modern art in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | early collection of modern European paintings later sold at Anderson Galleries ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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art patron ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| participatedIn | founding of the Museum of Modern Art in 1929 ⓘ |
| patronOf | modern artists ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Indianapolis ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialCircle | New York art world ⓘ |
| spouse | Cornelius J. Sullivan ⓘ |
| supportedGenre |
European avant-garde art
ⓘ
modern art ⓘ |
| supportedInstitution |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Whitney Studio Club ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Quinn Sullivan Description of subject: Mary Quinn Sullivan was an American art collector and patron who played a key role in the early promotion and institutional support of modern art in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.