Golden Boy
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Golden Boy is a gilded bronze statue symbolizing youth, progress, and prosperity that stands atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Canada.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golden Boy canonical | 11 |
| The Golden Boy | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3798098 — 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: Golden Boy Context triple: [Manitoba Legislative Building, hasStatue, Golden Boy]
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A.
Golden Boy
"Golden Boy" is a landmark American stage drama by Clifford Odets that explores ambition, identity, and the cost of success through the story of a young violinist turned prizefighter.
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B.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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C.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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D.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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E.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
- 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: Golden Boy Target entity description: Golden Boy is a gilded bronze statue symbolizing youth, progress, and prosperity that stands atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Canada.
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A.
Golden Boy
"Golden Boy" is a landmark American stage drama by Clifford Odets that explores ambition, identity, and the cost of success through the story of a young violinist turned prizefighter.
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B.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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C.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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D.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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E.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
ⓘ
statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eternal Youth
ⓘ
The Golden Boy of Manitoba ⓘ |
| architecturalContext |
Manitoba Legislative Building dome
ⓘ
linked to:
Manitoba Legislative Building
|
| artStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| castIn | Paris ⓘ |
| category |
bronze sculpture
ⓘ
cultural symbol of Manitoba ⓘ outdoor sculpture in Canada ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1919 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts | a nude male youth ⓘ |
| designer | Georges Gardet ⓘ |
| function |
symbol of Manitoba’s agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
symbol of Manitoba’s economic progress ⓘ |
| hasColor | golden ⓘ |
| height | approximately 5.25 metres ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 5.25 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | provincial symbol of Manitoba ⓘ |
| holds |
a sheaf of wheat in his left arm
ⓘ
a torch in his right hand ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Manitoba ⓘ Winnipeg ⓘ
linked to:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
|
| location | Manitoba Legislative Building ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Barbidienne foundry
ⓘ
linked to:
Antoine Durenne foundry
|
| material | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| orientation | faces north ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Manitoba ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manitoba Legislative Building complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Manitoba Legislative Building
|
| position | atop the central dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building ⓘ |
| province | Manitoba ⓘ |
| removedForRestoration | 2002 ⓘ |
| returnedAfterRestoration | 2002 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Manitoba provincial iconography ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
progress
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 2002 ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | downtown Winnipeg ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1600 kilograms ⓘ |
| yearCast | 1918 ⓘ |
| yearInstalled | 1919 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Golden Boy Description of subject: Golden Boy is a gilded bronze statue symbolizing youth, progress, and prosperity that stands atop the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Canada.
Referenced by (13)
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