The Fall of the Cowboy
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The Fall of the Cowboy is a late-19th-century painting by American artist Frederic Remington that poignantly depicts the decline of the Old West and the fading era of the cowboy.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Fall of the Cowboy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7244449 — 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: The Fall of the Cowboy Context triple: [Frederic Remington, notableWork, The Fall of the Cowboy]
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A.
The Cowboy Star
The Cowboy Star is a Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay, typical of the mid-20th-century American B-movie cowboy genre.
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B.
Broken Bow
"Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which introduces Captain Jonathan Archer and the early days of Starfleet's exploration.
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C.
Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth is a one-act rock-and-roll infused play co-written by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith that explores chaotic love, identity, and fame in a surreal, emotionally volatile setting.
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D.
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded West is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, often regarded as one of the defining records of the American indie scene of the late 1990s.
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E.
A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done
"A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done" is a 1972 pop song by the American duo Sonny & Cher, known for its Western-themed lyrics and dramatic, cinematic arrangement.
- 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: The Fall of the Cowboy Target entity description: The Fall of the Cowboy is a late-19th-century painting by American artist Frederic Remington that poignantly depicts the decline of the Old West and the fading era of the cowboy.
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A.
The Cowboy Star
The Cowboy Star is a Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay, typical of the mid-20th-century American B-movie cowboy genre.
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B.
Broken Bow
"Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which introduces Captain Jonathan Archer and the early days of Starfleet's exploration.
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C.
Cowboy Mouth
Cowboy Mouth is a one-act rock-and-roll infused play co-written by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith that explores chaotic love, identity, and fame in a surreal, emotionally volatile setting.
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D.
The Lonesome Crowded West
The Lonesome Crowded West is a critically acclaimed 1997 indie rock album by Modest Mouse, often regarded as one of the defining records of the American indie scene of the late 1990s.
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E.
A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done
"A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done" is a 1972 pop song by the American duo Sonny & Cher, known for its Western-themed lyrics and dramatic, cinematic arrangement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in Remington’s exploration of twilight of the West
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symbolic representation of the end of the cowboy era ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
change and modernization
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melancholy ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Frederic Remington ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| depicts |
decline of the Old West
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fading era of the cowboy ⓘ transition from open range ranching to fenced land ⓘ |
| depictsRegion |
American frontier
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linked to:
Old West
Great Plains ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfDay | dusk ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfYear | winter ⓘ |
| genre |
Western art
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history painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barbed wire fence
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cattle ⓘ gate ⓘ mounted cowboy ⓘ winter landscape ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | closing of the American frontier ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American West
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linked to:
Old West
cowboys ⓘ |
| movement |
American Realism
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linked to:
American realism
Western realism ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
end of the open range
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loss of frontier freedom ⓘ transition to modern West ⓘ |
| partOf | Remington’s late career works ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fall of the Cowboy Description of subject: The Fall of the Cowboy is a late-19th-century painting by American artist Frederic Remington that poignantly depicts the decline of the Old West and the fading era of the cowboy.
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