Aubrey Powell
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Aubrey Powell is a British graphic designer and co-founder of the design studio Hipgnosis, renowned for creating iconic album covers for major rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aubrey Powell canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9373075 — 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)
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Target entity: Aubrey Powell Context triple: [Hipgnosis, foundedBy, Aubrey Powell]
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A.
Aubrey Jones
Aubrey Jones was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles in the mid-20th century, notably in economic and industrial affairs.
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B.
Aubrey Fitch
Aubrey Fitch was a U.S. Navy admiral and naval aviator who played a key leadership role in early World War II Pacific carrier operations.
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C.
Addison Powell
Addison Powell was an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in productions such as "In the French Style."
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D.
Aubrey Williams
Aubrey Williams was an American social reformer and New Deal administrator who led major youth and anti-poverty programs during the Roosevelt era.
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E.
Afton Williamson
Afton Williamson is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "The Rookie" and "Banshee."
- 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: Aubrey Powell Target entity description: Aubrey Powell is a British graphic designer and co-founder of the design studio Hipgnosis, renowned for creating iconic album covers for major rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Aubrey Jones
Aubrey Jones was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles in the mid-20th century, notably in economic and industrial affairs.
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B.
Aubrey Fitch
Aubrey Fitch was a U.S. Navy admiral and naval aviator who played a key leadership role in early World War II Pacific carrier operations.
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C.
Addison Powell
Addison Powell was an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in productions such as "In the French Style."
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D.
Aubrey Williams
Aubrey Williams was an American social reformer and New Deal administrator who led major youth and anti-poverty programs during the Roosevelt era.
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E.
Afton Williamson
Afton Williamson is an American actress known for her roles in television series such as "The Rookie" and "Banshee."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art director
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graphic designer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| coFounded | Hipgnosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | Hipgnosis ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
album cover design
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graphic design ⓘ music video direction ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| genre | rock music visual art ⓘ |
| givenName | Aubrey ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
art direction for album sleeves
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concept development for record covers ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary album cover design ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hipgnosis ⓘ |
| name | Aubrey Powell ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the design studio Hipgnosis
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creating iconic album covers for major rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
album cover designs for 10cc
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album cover designs for Black Sabbath ⓘ album cover designs for Genesis ⓘ album cover designs for Led Zeppelin ⓘ album cover designs for Peter Gabriel ⓘ album cover designs for Pink Floyd ⓘ involvement in Pink Floyd visual imagery ⓘ |
| occupation |
art director
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film director ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Storm Thorgerson ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn | album cover concepts using surreal photography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aubrey Powell Description of subject: Aubrey Powell is a British graphic designer and co-founder of the design studio Hipgnosis, renowned for creating iconic album covers for major rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (10)
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