Negro Aroused by Edna Manley
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"Negro Aroused" by Edna Manley is a seminal Jamaican sculpture that powerfully symbolizes Black awakening, dignity, and the rise of national consciousness in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Negro Aroused by Edna Manley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Negro Aroused by Edna Manley Context triple: [National Gallery of Jamaica, notableWorkExhibited, Negro Aroused by Edna Manley]
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The Black Man
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Negro Aroused by Edna Manley Target entity description: "Negro Aroused" by Edna Manley is a seminal Jamaican sculpture that powerfully symbolizes Black awakening, dignity, and the rise of national consciousness in the early 20th century.
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A.
A Negro Woman
A Negro Woman is a minor, unnamed character in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," serving as part of the New Orleans street life that frames the main action.
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B.
House of Nyahbinghi
The House of Nyahbinghi is a Rastafari mansion known for its strict adherence to traditional African-centered spirituality, communal living, and ceremonial drumming and chanting.
-
C.
Maud Martha
Maud Martha is a 1953 novel in vignettes by Gwendolyn Brooks that portrays the interior life and everyday struggles of a young Black woman on Chicago’s South Side.
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D.
A Negra
A Negra is a seminal modernist painting by Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral that explores Afro-Brazilian identity through bold forms and vibrant colors.
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E.
The Black Man
The Black Man is a sinister, possibly demonic figure associated with witchcraft and forbidden pacts in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | expressionist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamaican independence movement
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Pan-African consciousness ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| creator | Edna Manley ⓘ |
| creatorGender | female ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Jamaican ⓘ |
| creatorSpouse | Norman Manley ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
British colonial Jamaica
ⓘ
linked to:
British colonial period in Jamaica
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| depicts |
Black awakening
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Black man ⓘ dignity ⓘ national consciousness ⓘ |
| describedAs |
icon of Black dignity in Jamaica
ⓘ
seminal Jamaican sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | modernist sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Jamaican nationalist art movement
ⓘ
subsequent Caribbean sculptors ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dynamic, rising posture
ⓘ
upright male figure ⓘ upward gaze ⓘ |
| inception |
1930s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African heritage
ⓘ
anti-colonial politics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black liberation
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self-determination ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| movement | Jamaican nationalist art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Edna Manley ⓘ |
| period | pre-independence Jamaica ⓘ |
| significantIn |
Caribbean art history
ⓘ
Jamaican cultural history ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black pride
ⓘ
emergence of Jamaican identity ⓘ resistance to colonial oppression ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural awakening
ⓘ
racial uplift ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| title | Negro Aroused ⓘ |
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