Gracehoper
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Gracehoper is a large-scale abstract steel sculpture by American minimalist artist Tony Smith, recognized for its geometric form and monumental presence in public art collections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gracehoper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5745557 — 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: Gracehoper Context triple: [Tony Smith, notableWork, Gracehoper]
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A.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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B.
Dragon Harper
Dragon Harper is a science fiction novel set in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern universe, co-written by Anne and Todd McCaffrey and focusing on the intertwined lives of dragonriders and harpers during a time of crisis.
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C.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
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D.
Guarda
Guarda is a historic city in central Portugal known for being the country's highest-altitude city and for its well-preserved medieval architecture.
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E.
Guarda
Guarda is a picturesque historic village in Switzerland’s Engadine valley, renowned for its well-preserved traditional houses and alpine scenery.
- 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: Gracehoper Target entity description: Gracehoper is a large-scale abstract steel sculpture by American minimalist artist Tony Smith, recognized for its geometric form and monumental presence in public art collections.
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A.
Hallidie
Hallidie is a surname most notably associated with Andrew Smith Hallidie, the 19th-century engineer credited with pioneering San Francisco’s cable car system.
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B.
Dragon Harper
Dragon Harper is a science fiction novel set in Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern universe, co-written by Anne and Todd McCaffrey and focusing on the intertwined lives of dragonriders and harpers during a time of crisis.
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C.
Honancho
Honancho is a neighborhood in Tokyo, Japan, known as a residential area with convenient access to central city districts via the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line.
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D.
Guarda
Guarda is a historic city in central Portugal known for being the country's highest-altitude city and for its well-preserved medieval architecture.
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E.
Guarda
Guarda is a picturesque historic village in Switzerland’s Engadine valley, renowned for its well-preserved traditional houses and alpine scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract sculpture
ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | minimalist art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tony Smith public sculptures
ⓘ
public art ⓘ |
| category |
Abstract sculptures in the United States
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Minimalist sculptures ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in the United States ⓘ Steel sculptures in the United States ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Tony Smith ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
architect
ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ |
| depicts | abstraction ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement | Minimalism ⓘ |
| hasComponentForm |
angular forms
ⓘ
interlocking geometric volumes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 20th-century American art ⓘ |
| hasDimensionType | monumental ⓘ |
| hasGeometricForm | true ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
metal
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steel ⓘ |
| hasMonumentalScale | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject | non-figurative ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFinish | painted ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inCollectionType | public art collection ⓘ |
| isNonRepresentational | true ⓘ |
| isOutdoorSculpture | true ⓘ |
| isThreeDimensional | true ⓘ |
| material |
painted steel
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| movement | Minimalism ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
“The Gracehoper” from James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake
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linked to:
Finnegans Wake
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| notableFor |
geometric form
ⓘ
large scale ⓘ monumental presence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gracehoper Description of subject: Gracehoper is a large-scale abstract steel sculpture by American minimalist artist Tony Smith, recognized for its geometric form and monumental presence in public art collections.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.