Adams Memorial
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The Adams Memorial is a contemplative bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Cemetery, renowned for its haunting, androgynous seated figure symbolizing grief and reflection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adams Memorial canonical | 3 |
| Stevenson Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8464392 — 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: Adams Memorial Context triple: [Rock Creek Cemetery, hasWork, Adams Memorial]
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A.
Reynolds Memorial
The Reynolds Memorial is a prominent harness racing event held annually for Standardbred horses in the United States.
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B.
Cutler Memorial
Cutler Memorial is a prominent harness racing event held annually for top trotters in North America.
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C.
Harding Memorial
Harding Memorial is a grand white marble tomb and memorial in Marion, Ohio, dedicated to U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence.
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D.
Shadrach Bond State Memorial
Shadrach Bond State Memorial is a historic monument in Illinois commemorating Shadrach Bond, the state's first governor.
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E.
Thayer Monument
Thayer Monument is a prominent memorial at the United States Military Academy at West Point honoring Sylvanus Thayer, known as the “Father of the Military Academy.”
- 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: Adams Memorial Target entity description: The Adams Memorial is a contemplative bronze sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Cemetery, renowned for its haunting, androgynous seated figure symbolizing grief and reflection.
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A.
Reynolds Memorial
The Reynolds Memorial is a prominent harness racing event held annually for Standardbred horses in the United States.
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B.
Cutler Memorial
Cutler Memorial is a prominent harness racing event held annually for top trotters in North America.
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C.
Harding Memorial
Harding Memorial is a grand white marble tomb and memorial in Marion, Ohio, dedicated to U.S. President Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence.
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D.
Shadrach Bond State Memorial
Shadrach Bond State Memorial is a historic monument in Illinois commemorating Shadrach Bond, the state's first governor.
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E.
Thayer Monument
Thayer Monument is a prominent memorial at the United States Military Academy at West Point honoring Sylvanus Thayer, known as the “Father of the Military Academy.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funerary monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adams Memorial (Saint-Gaudens)
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Grief ⓘ The Mystery of the Hereafter and The Peace of God that Passeth Understanding ⓘ |
| artMovement |
American Renaissance
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Symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henry Adams family
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Rock Creek Cemetery historic landscape ⓘ
linked to:
Rock Creek Cemetery
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| category |
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
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Cemetery art in the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| cemeterySection |
Rock Creek Cemetery family plot of Henry Adams
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linked to:
Rock Creek Cemetery
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| commemorates | Marian Hooper Adams ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Henry Adams ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Augustus Saint-Gaudens ⓘ |
| depicts |
contemplation
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personification of grief ⓘ seated androgynous figure ⓘ |
| designerOfSetting | Stanford White ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
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symbolist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic image of American funerary art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular visual representation of grief in American culture ⓘ |
| hasPart | androgynous seated figure ⓘ |
| hasSetting | secluded garden-like enclosure ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
subdued realism
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symbolic abstraction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
death
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mourning ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Rock Creek Cemetery historic site ⓘ |
| inception | 1891 ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century funerary sculpture in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| location | Rock Creek Cemetery ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
androgynous representation
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evocation of grief and reflection ⓘ haunting atmosphere ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical studies
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photographic reproductions ⓘ |
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