Gérard Basquiat
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Gérard Basquiat was the Haitian-born father of influential American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and an important early supporter and manager of his son’s career.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gérard Basquiat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gérard Basquiat Context triple: [Jean-Michel Basquiat, parent, Gérard Basquiat]
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A.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential American artist whose raw, neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti-inspired works made him a central figure in the 1980s New York art scene.
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B.
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his bold, cartoon-like figures and graffiti-inspired works that addressed themes of sexuality, AIDS, and social justice.
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C.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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D.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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E.
Ed Moses
Ed Moses was an influential American abstract painter associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast’s postwar avant-garde.
- 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: Gérard Basquiat Target entity description: Gérard Basquiat was the Haitian-born father of influential American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and an important early supporter and manager of his son’s career.
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A.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential American artist whose raw, neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti-inspired works made him a central figure in the 1980s New York art scene.
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B.
Keith Haring
Keith Haring was an American artist and social activist known for his bold, cartoon-like figures and graffiti-inspired works that addressed themes of sexuality, AIDS, and social justice.
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C.
Glenn Ligon
Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist known for his text-based paintings and installations that explore race, language, identity, and the politics of representation.
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D.
Mark Bradford
Mark Bradford is an American contemporary artist renowned for his large-scale abstract mixed-media collages and installations that explore race, class, and urban experience.
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E.
Ed Moses
Ed Moses was an influential American abstract painter associated with the Los Angeles art scene and the West Coast’s postwar avant-garde.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian person
ⓘ
art manager ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jean-Michel Basquiat estate ⓘ |
| child |
Jean-Michel Basquiat
ⓘ
Lisane Basquiat ⓘ
surface form:
Jeanine Basquiat
Lisane Basquiat ⓘ |
| citizenship | Haiti ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Haiti ⓘ |
| curated | Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibitions ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Haitian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jean-Michel Basquiat
ⓘ
surface form:
Basquiat
|
| fieldOfWork |
accounting
ⓘ
art management ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | art administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Gérard ⓘ |
| knownFor | protecting Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Haiti
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| managed | Jean-Michel Basquiat’s business affairs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of Jean-Michel Basquiat
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supporting Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artistic career ⓘ |
| notableWork | management of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s early career ⓘ |
| occupation |
accountant
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art manager ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Jean-Michel Basquiat
ⓘ
Jeanine Basquiat ⓘ Lisane Basquiat ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
Boerum Hill
ⓘ
Brooklyn ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| role |
early supporter of Jean-Michel Basquiat
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manager of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate ⓘ |
| spouse | Matilde Andrades ⓘ |
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