Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions)
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The Metropolitan Sanitary Fair was a large-scale Civil War–era fundraising exhibition in New York City that showcased American art and cultural displays to support the United States Sanitary Commission’s relief efforts for Union soldiers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions) canonical | 1 |
| Sanitary Fairs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1453551 — 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: Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions) Context triple: [Snap the Whip, exhibitedAt, Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions)]
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A.
1904 World's Fair
The 1904 World's Fair, officially the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, was a major international exposition showcasing technological innovation, global cultures, and American progress at the turn of the 20th century.
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B.
Plaza Art Fair
Plaza Art Fair is a major annual outdoor art festival in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring fine art, live music, and food throughout the Country Club Plaza district.
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C.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, was a major international exposition held to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase and showcase technological, cultural, and artistic achievements of the era.
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D.
Panama–California Exposition
The Panama–California Exposition was a 1915–1917 world's fair held in San Diego that showcased the opening of the Panama Canal and popularized the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style in the United States.
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E.
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a major world's fair held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and showcase the city's recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
- 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: Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions) Target entity description: The Metropolitan Sanitary Fair was a large-scale Civil War–era fundraising exhibition in New York City that showcased American art and cultural displays to support the United States Sanitary Commission’s relief efforts for Union soldiers.
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A.
1904 World's Fair
The 1904 World's Fair, officially the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, was a major international exposition showcasing technological innovation, global cultures, and American progress at the turn of the 20th century.
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B.
Plaza Art Fair
Plaza Art Fair is a major annual outdoor art festival in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring fine art, live music, and food throughout the Country Club Plaza district.
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C.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, was a major international exposition held to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase and showcase technological, cultural, and artistic achievements of the era.
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D.
Panama–California Exposition
The Panama–California Exposition was a 1915–1917 world's fair held in San Diego that showcased the opening of the Panama Canal and popularized the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style in the United States.
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E.
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a major world's fair held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and showcase the city's recovery from the 1906 earthquake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War sanitary fair
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art exhibition ⓘ fundraising exhibition ⓘ |
| approximateFundsRaised | over 1,000,000 US dollars ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union cause
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home-front mobilization during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1864-04-23 ⓘ |
| featured |
American art
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cultural displays ⓘ curiosity cabinets ⓘ decorative arts ⓘ engravings ⓘ historical paintings ⓘ industrial exhibits ⓘ military relics ⓘ photographs ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre | charitable exhibition ⓘ |
| hadSection |
art gallery
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children’s department ⓘ department of arms and trophies ⓘ department of curiosities ⓘ floral department ⓘ horticultural department ⓘ restaurant and refreshment rooms ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inspired | other sanitary fairs in the North ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
auction of artworks donated by leading American artists
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display of the original draft of the Emancipation Proclamation ⓘ |
| notableVisitor | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
New York women volunteers
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U.S. Sanitary Commission ⓘ
surface form:
United States Sanitary Commission
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| purpose |
to raise funds for the United States Sanitary Commission
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to support relief efforts for Union soldiers ⓘ |
| raisedMoneyFor |
Union Army medical services
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hospital supplies ⓘ soldiers’ relief ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-04-04 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
New York artists
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Union Army officers ⓘ prominent New York merchants ⓘ |
| venue |
East 14th Street, Manhattan
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surface form:
Fourteenth Street and Sixth Avenue, New York City
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Subject: Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions) Description of subject: The Metropolitan Sanitary Fair was a large-scale Civil War–era fundraising exhibition in New York City that showcased American art and cultural displays to support the United States Sanitary Commission’s relief efforts for Union soldiers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
U.S. Sanitary Commission
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fundingSource
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Metropolitan Sanitary Fair (historical American art exhibitions)
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this entity surface form:
Sanitary Fairs