Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)

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abstract sculpture outdoor sculpture public art

Alexander Calder’s *The Eagle* at Olympic Sculpture Park is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture that serves as an iconic landmark and centerpiece of Seattle’s outdoor art collection.

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Label	Occurrences
Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park) canonical	1
Calder’s earlier stabiles	1
Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613661 — 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: Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
Context triple: [Seattle Art Museum, notableWorkInCollection, Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)]

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza
The Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza is a monumental, abstract steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in downtown Chicago.
C. Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
D. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
E. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
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: Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
Target entity description: Alexander Calder’s *The Eagle* at Olympic Sculpture Park is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture that serves as an iconic landmark and centerpiece of Seattle’s outdoor art collection.

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza
The Picasso sculpture at Daley Plaza is a monumental, abstract steel artwork by Pablo Picasso that serves as an iconic modernist landmark in downtown Chicago.
C. Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.
D. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
E. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public art ⓘ
artForm	sculpture ⓘ
artisticStyle	Calder stabile ⓘ linked to: Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”
associatedWith	Olympic Sculpture Park opening ⓘ Seattle waterfront redevelopment ⓘ
color	bright red ⓘ
commissionedFor	public display ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Alexander Calder ⓘ
depicts	eagle (abstracted) ⓘ
dimensionCharacteristic	large scale ⓘ
exhibitionType	permanent installation ⓘ
function	centerpiece of Olympic Sculpture Park ⓘ landmark ⓘ
genre	modern art ⓘ
hasComponent	angular forms ⓘ curved forms ⓘ large steel plates ⓘ
hasNameOrigin	named for an eagle ⓘ
heritageDesignation	iconic artwork of Seattle ⓘ
influencedBy	Calder’s earlier stabiles ⓘ linked to: Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
installationSite	waterfront park setting ⓘ
locatedIn	Seattle ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America Washington ⓘ
location	Olympic Sculpture Park ⓘ
material	painted steel ⓘ
movement	Abstract art ⓘ Modernism ⓘ
notableFor	abstract form ⓘ bright red color ⓘ role as park centerpiece ⓘ
outdoorIndoor	outdoor ⓘ
ownedBy	Seattle Art Museum ⓘ
partOf	Seattle Art Museum collection ⓘ linked to: Seattle Art Museum Seattle public art collection ⓘ
photographicSubject	popular tourist photo spot ⓘ
safetyConsideration	designed for public interaction at a distance ⓘ
subject	bird ⓘ
supportStructure	steel armature ⓘ
surfaceTreatment	painted finish ⓘ
theme	flight (abstract) ⓘ nature (abstract) ⓘ
tourismAttraction	Seattle cultural attraction ⓘ
visibility	visible against Seattle skyline ⓘ visible from multiple points in Olympic Sculpture Park ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Seattle Art Museum → notableWorkInCollection → Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park) ⓘ

Alexander Calder → notableWork → Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) ⓘ

linked to: Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)

The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park) → influencedBy → Calder’s earlier stabiles ⓘ

subject linked to: Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)