Dovima with Elephants
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Dovima with Elephants is an iconic 1955 fashion photograph by Richard Avedon featuring model Dovima in an elegant evening gown posed between circus elephants, celebrated as a landmark of 20th-century fashion photography.
All labels observed (1)
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| Dovima with Elephants canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dovima with Elephants Context triple: [Richard Avedon, notableWork, Dovima with Elephants]
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A.
Elephant Lands
Elephant Lands is a large, naturalistic elephant habitat and exhibit at the Oregon Zoo designed to support the physical and behavioral needs of Asian elephants.
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B.
Les Éléphants
Les Éléphants is the nickname of the Ivory Coast national football team, renowned in African football for its strong generation of players and multiple Africa Cup of Nations titles.
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C.
The Elephant
The Elephant is the English name of Surah Al-Fil, a short chapter of the Qur’an that recounts God’s protection of the Kaaba from an invading army accompanied by elephants.
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D.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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E.
Elephant Graveyard
Elephant Graveyard is a dark, bone-strewn wasteland on the outskirts of the Pride Lands in Disney’s The Lion King, known as a dangerous place inhabited by hyenas.
- 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: Dovima with Elephants Target entity description: Dovima with Elephants is an iconic 1955 fashion photograph by Richard Avedon featuring model Dovima in an elegant evening gown posed between circus elephants, celebrated as a landmark of 20th-century fashion photography.
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A.
Elephant Lands
Elephant Lands is a large, naturalistic elephant habitat and exhibit at the Oregon Zoo designed to support the physical and behavioral needs of Asian elephants.
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B.
Les Éléphants
Les Éléphants is the nickname of the Ivory Coast national football team, renowned in African football for its strong generation of players and multiple Africa Cup of Nations titles.
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C.
The Elephant
The Elephant is the English name of Surah Al-Fil, a short chapter of the Qur’an that recounts God’s protection of the Kaaba from an invading army accompanied by elephants.
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D.
Elephant Odyssey
Elephant Odyssey is a themed exhibit at the San Diego Zoo that showcases elephants and other animals of Southern California’s past and present in a large, immersive habitat.
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E.
Elephant Graveyard
Elephant Graveyard is a dark, bone-strewn wasteland on the outskirts of the Pride Lands in Disney’s The Lion King, known as a dangerous place inhabited by hyenas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fashion photograph
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photograph ⓘ |
| colorSpace | black and white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Harper's Bazaar
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linked to:
Harper’s Bazaar
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| copyrightHolder | Richard Avedon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Richard Avedon ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dovima
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circus elephant ⓘ elephant ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfDay | indoor studio-like lighting ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Harper's Bazaar
ⓘ
linked to:
Harper’s Bazaar
|
| featuresClothingDesigner | Christian Dior ⓘ |
| featuresGarmentColor | black ⓘ |
| featuresGarmentType |
ball gown
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evening gown ⓘ |
| featuresModel | Dovima ⓘ |
| genre |
fashion photography
ⓘ
portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasBeenExhibitedAt |
art museums
ⓘ
photography galleries ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic image of postwar haute couture
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landmark of 20th-century fashion photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later fashion photographers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
contrast between elegance and animal strength
ⓘ
glamour ⓘ high fashion ⓘ |
| inception | 1955 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
Cirque d’Hiver
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Dovima
ⓘ
circus elephants ⓘ |
| movement | modern fashion photography ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic contrast between couture gown and elephants
ⓘ
innovative use of location in fashion photography ⓘ status as an iconic image of 1950s fashion ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Avedon’s fashion work ⓘ |
| photographer | Richard Avedon ⓘ |
| printedIn | magazine ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| setting | circus ⓘ |
| style |
high-contrast photography
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staged fashion image ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| yearCreated | 1955 ⓘ |
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