Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass
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"Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass" is a 1968 artist's book by Ed Ruscha featuring stark color photographs of Los Angeles swimming pools and a single image of shattered glass, exemplifying his deadpan, conceptual approach to American vernacular imagery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass Context triple: [Ed Ruscha, notableWork, Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass]
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A.
The Pool
The Pool is a serene, tree-lined pond in the northwest corner of Central Park known for its reflective waters and tranquil atmosphere.
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B.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
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C.
Alas, I Cannot Swim
"Alas, I Cannot Swim" is the critically acclaimed 2008 debut studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, noted for its intimate, lyrically rich acoustic songs.
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D.
The North Pool
The North Pool is a psychological drama play by Rajiv Joseph that centers on an intense interrogation between a vice principal and a Middle Eastern student, exploring themes of suspicion, identity, and post-9/11 paranoia.
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E.
The Swimming Hole
The Swimming Hole is an 1880s realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins that depicts nude male figures bathing and diving in a rural lakeside setting, celebrated for its anatomical precision and exploration of masculinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass Target entity description: "Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass" is a 1968 artist's book by Ed Ruscha featuring stark color photographs of Los Angeles swimming pools and a single image of shattered glass, exemplifying his deadpan, conceptual approach to American vernacular imagery.
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A.
The Pool
The Pool is a serene, tree-lined pond in the northwest corner of Central Park known for its reflective waters and tranquil atmosphere.
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B.
The Swimming Pool
The Swimming Pool is a 1969 French psychological thriller film directed by Jacques Deray, starring Alain Delon and Romy Schneider, centered on jealousy and tension at a luxurious villa in the south of France.
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C.
Alas, I Cannot Swim
"Alas, I Cannot Swim" is the critically acclaimed 2008 debut studio album by English folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, noted for its intimate, lyrically rich acoustic songs.
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D.
The North Pool
The North Pool is a psychological drama play by Rajiv Joseph that centers on an intense interrogation between a vice principal and a Middle Eastern student, exploring themes of suspicion, identity, and post-9/11 paranoia.
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E.
The Swimming Hole
The Swimming Hole is an 1880s realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins that depicts nude male figures bathing and diving in a rural lakeside setting, celebrated for its anatomical precision and exploration of masculinity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist's book
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photobook ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
deadpan, documentary style
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seriality ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Conceptual art
ⓘ
Pop art ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Ed Ruscha ⓘ |
| author | Ed Ruscha ⓘ |
| binding | perfect-bound paperback ⓘ |
| circulation | limited art-book distribution ⓘ |
| colorScheme | full-color plates on white pages ⓘ |
| contrastElement | single image of broken glass against pool images ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Ed Ruscha ⓘ |
| depicts |
modern domestic architecture
ⓘ
suburban leisure culture ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | Every Building on the Sunset Strip ⓘ |
| format | offset-printed book ⓘ |
| genre |
artist's book
ⓘ
conceptual art ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueStatus | canonical work in Ed Ruscha's book oeuvre ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
conceptual photography
ⓘ
development of the artist's book as an art form ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | sequential photographic series ⓘ |
| imageType | color photographs ⓘ |
| includedIn | major museum artist-book collections ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | photographs reproduced in book form ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
deadpan photographic style
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focus on American vernacular imagery ⓘ minimal text ⓘ serial presentation of images ⓘ |
| numberOfBrokenGlassImages | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfImages | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfSwimmingPoolImages | 9 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Ed Ruscha artist's books
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linked to:
Ed Ruscha
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| printingTechnique | offset lithography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | self-published by Ed Ruscha ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Los Angeles
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shattered glass ⓘ swimming pools ⓘ |
| theme |
banality of everyday American life
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surface appearance and emptiness ⓘ tension between order and disruption ⓘ |
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Subject: Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass Description of subject: "Nine Swimming Pools and a Broken Glass" is a 1968 artist's book by Ed Ruscha featuring stark color photographs of Los Angeles swimming pools and a single image of shattered glass, exemplifying his deadpan, conceptual approach to American vernacular imagery.
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