A Line in the Himalayas
E443879
A Line in the Himalayas is a land art piece by Richard Long created by walking and marking a straight line across a Himalayan landscape, exemplifying his practice of using simple gestures in remote natural settings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Line in the Himalayas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482401 — 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: A Line in the Himalayas Context triple: [Richard Long, notableWork, A Line in the Himalayas]
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A.
Of Men and Mountains
Of Men and Mountains is a memoir by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas recounting his boyhood adventures and love of the wilderness in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
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D.
The Names of the Mountains
The Names of the Mountains is a children's book by Reeve Lindbergh that gently explores themes of nature, family, and memory through lyrical storytelling.
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E.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 biographical war drama film starring Brad Pitt that chronicles Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer’s transformative years in Tibet and friendship with the young Dalai Lama.
- 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: A Line in the Himalayas Target entity description: A Line in the Himalayas is a land art piece by Richard Long created by walking and marking a straight line across a Himalayan landscape, exemplifying his practice of using simple gestures in remote natural settings.
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A.
Of Men and Mountains
Of Men and Mountains is a memoir by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas recounting his boyhood adventures and love of the wilderness in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
The Mountain
The Mountain was a radical left-wing political faction during the French Revolution, known for its dominance in the National Convention and its role in the Reign of Terror.
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C.
The Mountain
The Mountain is a 1956 American drama film starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, centered on two brothers who attempt a perilous climb to a crashed airplane high in the French Alps.
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D.
The Names of the Mountains
The Names of the Mountains is a children's book by Reeve Lindbergh that gently explores themes of nature, family, and memory through lyrical storytelling.
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E.
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 biographical war drama film starring Brad Pitt that chronicles Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer’s transformative years in Tibet and friendship with the young Dalai Lama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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land art work ⓘ |
| artForm | environmental sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
earth
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stone ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | India ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Long ⓘ |
| depicts | a straight line across a Himalayan landscape ⓘ |
| describedBySource | art criticism on Richard Long ⓘ |
| genre | land art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later walking-based art practices ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
environmental art
ⓘ
ephemeral ⓘ minimalist gesture ⓘ site-specific ⓘ |
| hasTechnique |
marking the ground
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walking in a straight line ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| isPartOfThematic | Richard Long’s exploration of lines in nature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (non-verbal work) ⓘ |
| location | Himalayas ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human intervention in nature
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landscape ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual Art
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Land Art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of art and remote landscape
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use of walking as sculpture ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Long’s walking works ⓘ |
| usesMethod | simple gesture in a remote natural setting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Line in the Himalayas Description of subject: A Line in the Himalayas is a land art piece by Richard Long created by walking and marking a straight line across a Himalayan landscape, exemplifying his practice of using simple gestures in remote natural settings.
Referenced by (1)
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