Ballet (photobook)
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Ballet (photobook) is a groundbreaking 1945 photography book by Alexey Brodovitch that captures the dynamic movement and atmosphere of ballet through innovative, blurred, and high-contrast images.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ballet (photobook) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8839588 — 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: Ballet (photobook) Context triple: [Alexey Brodovitch, notableWork, Ballet (photobook)]
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A.
Ballet Café
Ballet Café is a themed lounge at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel offering guests a stylish, dance-inspired setting for drinks and light refreshments.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
Ballet for Martha
Ballet for Martha is the original title of Aaron Copland’s iconic ballet score later known as Appalachian Spring, created for choreographer Martha Graham.
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D.
Le ballet
"Le ballet" is a popular French pop ballad by Canadian singer Céline Dion, featured on her 1995 album "D'eux," the best-selling French-language album of all time.
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E.
Quartet at the Ballet
"Quartet at the Ballet" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the animated film Anastasia, typically featuring an ensemble performance set against a ballet backdrop.
- 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: Ballet (photobook) Target entity description: Ballet (photobook) is a groundbreaking 1945 photography book by Alexey Brodovitch that captures the dynamic movement and atmosphere of ballet through innovative, blurred, and high-contrast images.
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A.
Ballet Café
Ballet Café is a themed lounge at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel offering guests a stylish, dance-inspired setting for drinks and light refreshments.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
Ballet for Martha
Ballet for Martha is the original title of Aaron Copland’s iconic ballet score later known as Appalachian Spring, created for choreographer Martha Graham.
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D.
Le ballet
"Le ballet" is a popular French pop ballad by Canadian singer Céline Dion, featured on her 1995 album "D'eux," the best-selling French-language album of all time.
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E.
Quartet at the Ballet
"Quartet at the Ballet" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the animated film Anastasia, typically featuring an ensemble performance set against a ballet backdrop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art book
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photography book ⓘ |
| artDirection | Alexey Brodovitch ⓘ |
| author | Alexey Brodovitch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Alexey Brodovitch ⓘ |
| depicts |
backstage scenes of ballet
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onstage ballet performances ⓘ |
| field |
graphic design
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photographic arts ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet photography
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photography ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
photojournalistic depiction of performance arts
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visual culture of fashion magazines ⓘ |
| influenced |
editorial photography design
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modern photography books ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European avant-garde photography
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linked to:
European avant-garde
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| language | English ⓘ |
| layout |
asymmetrical page design
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full-bleed images ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ballet
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dance ⓘ |
| movementDepicted | ballet dancers in motion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic depiction of movement
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experimental page layouts ⓘ high-contrast black-and-white images ⓘ innovative use of blur in photography ⓘ |
| periodCovered | performances of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo ⓘ |
| photographer | Alexey Brodovitch ⓘ |
| printing | black-and-white ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| reception | considered a landmark in photobook history ⓘ |
| style |
blurred imagery
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documentary ⓘ high-contrast photography ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 1940s ⓘ |
| visualTechnique |
grainy texture
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high contrast lighting ⓘ motion blur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballet (photobook) Description of subject: Ballet (photobook) is a groundbreaking 1945 photography book by Alexey Brodovitch that captures the dynamic movement and atmosphere of ballet through innovative, blurred, and high-contrast images.
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