Al Held
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Al Held was an American abstract painter known for his large-scale, hard-edged geometric compositions that explored space, depth, and perception.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al Held canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845818 — 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: Al Held Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Al Held]
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A.
Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore is a Hall of Fame American basketball center renowned for his dominant shot-blocking, rebounding, and scoring during a stellar career in both the ABA and NBA.
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B.
Allen Bauer
Allen Bauer is the romantic lead in the 1984 fantasy-comedy film "Splash," where he falls in love with a mysterious mermaid in New York City.
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C.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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D.
Horace Pippin
Horace Pippin was a self-taught African American painter known for his powerful depictions of African American life, history, and his experiences as a World War I veteran.
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E.
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for his character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including his memorable performance in "Rosemary's Baby."
- 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: Al Held Target entity description: Al Held was an American abstract painter known for his large-scale, hard-edged geometric compositions that explored space, depth, and perception.
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A.
Artis Gilmore
Artis Gilmore is a Hall of Fame American basketball center renowned for his dominant shot-blocking, rebounding, and scoring during a stellar career in both the ABA and NBA.
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B.
Allen Bauer
Allen Bauer is the romantic lead in the 1984 fantasy-comedy film "Splash," where he falls in love with a mysterious mermaid in New York City.
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C.
Robert Lusser
Robert Lusser was a German aeronautical engineer best known for his key role in designing several important World War II aircraft, including contributions to the Messerschmitt Bf 109.
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D.
Horace Pippin
Horace Pippin was a self-taught African American painter known for his powerful depictions of African American life, history, and his experiences as a World War I veteran.
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E.
Sidney Blackmer
Sidney Blackmer was an American stage, film, and television actor best known for his character roles in classic Hollywood cinema, including his memorable performance in "Rosemary's Baby."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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abstract painter ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-10-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-07-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
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Art Students League of New York ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Held ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract geometric painting
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painting ⓘ |
| fullName | Al Held self-link ⓘ |
| genre | abstract painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Al ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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surface form:
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
surface form:
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary abstract painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Modernism ⓘ
surface form:
European modernism
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
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Geometric abstraction ⓘ post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
surface form:
Hard-edge painting
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| notableFor |
exploration of space depth and perception in painting
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large-scale geometric compositions ⓘ public murals and large-scale commissions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ascension
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The Alphabet Paintings series ⓘ The Big N ⓘ The Black and White series ⓘ The Volumes series ⓘ The Walls series ⓘ The Yellow X ⓘ Veiled V ⓘ |
| occupation |
art professor
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Todi
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surface form:
Todi, Umbria, Italy
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Navy ⓘ |
| style |
hard-edged geometric forms
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large-scale murals and canvases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Al Held Description of subject: Al Held was an American abstract painter known for his large-scale, hard-edged geometric compositions that explored space, depth, and perception.
Referenced by (3)
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