Small Trades series
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The Small Trades series is a celebrated collection of studio portraits by photographer Irving Penn depicting workers in their occupational clothing and with their tools, highlighting the dignity and character of everyday laborers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Small Trades series 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: Small Trades series Context triple: [Irving Penn, notableWork, Small Trades series]
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A.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
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B.
The Family Trade
The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
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C.
Traders
Traders are individuals or entities that buy and sell financial instruments, commodities, or goods in markets to profit from price movements or arbitrage opportunities.
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D.
Mick Travis trilogy
The Mick Travis trilogy is a series of three satirical British films directed by Lindsay Anderson that follow the character Mick Travis through increasingly surreal critiques of social and institutional power.
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E.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
- 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: Small Trades series Target entity description: The Small Trades series is a celebrated collection of studio portraits by photographer Irving Penn depicting workers in their occupational clothing and with their tools, highlighting the dignity and character of everyday laborers.
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A.
The Traders
"The Traders" is a science fiction story set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation universe, focusing on the role of independent merchants in spreading the influence of the Foundation through trade and technology.
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B.
The Family Trade
The Family Trade is a science fiction novel by Charles Stross that follows a journalist who discovers she can travel between parallel worlds and becomes embroiled in the politics and intrigues of a powerful interdimensional trading clan.
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C.
Traders
Traders are individuals or entities that buy and sell financial instruments, commodities, or goods in markets to profit from price movements or arbitrage opportunities.
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D.
Mick Travis trilogy
The Mick Travis trilogy is a series of three satirical British films directed by Lindsay Anderson that follow the character Mick Travis through increasingly surreal critiques of social and institutional power.
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E.
Lord of Trade
The Lord of Trade was a British government office responsible for overseeing colonial and commercial affairs, particularly through the Board of Trade, during the 17th to 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
photographic series
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portrait series ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
character of everyday laborers
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dignity of everyday laborers ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | The Irving Penn Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Irving Penn ⓘ |
| depicts |
workers in occupational clothing
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workers with their tools ⓘ |
| genre |
portrait photography
ⓘ
studio photography ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Irving Penn ⓘ |
| hasCollectionItemIn |
The Art Institute of Chicago
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linked to:
Art Institute of Chicago
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
|
| hasPart |
portraits of artisans
ⓘ
portraits of bakers ⓘ portraits of butchers ⓘ portraits of fishmongers ⓘ portraits of street cleaners ⓘ portraits of waiters ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Small Trades (photobook) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dignity in work
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identity ⓘ manual labor ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| influenced | later portrait photography of workers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | documentary photography traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual work) ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
labor
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occupational portraits ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| movement | modern photography ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
direct frontal poses
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emphasis on clothing and tools ⓘ full-length portraits ⓘ minimalist backgrounds ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Irving Penn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irving Penn’s oeuvre
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linked to:
Irving Penn
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| photographicProcess | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
| setting | studio backdrop ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950 ⓘ |
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