Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”

E219486

abstract sculpture metal sculpture stabile sculpture

Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” is a large abstract metal sculpture, characteristic of Calder’s bold, curving forms and playful sense of balance, evoking the shape and presence of an elephant.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Calder stabile	2
Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1970915 — 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: Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”
Context triple: [Ellies, namedAfter, Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”]

A. Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
Alexander Calder’s *The Eagle* at Olympic Sculpture Park is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture that serves as an iconic landmark and centerpiece of Seattle’s outdoor art collection.
B. Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
C. Riverside Park South sculptures
Riverside Park South sculptures are a series of public art installations along the Hudson River in Manhattan’s Riverside Park South, enhancing the waterfront with contemporary outdoor sculpture.
D. Flamingo (Chicago sculpture)
Flamingo (Chicago sculpture) is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture by Alexander Calder installed in Chicago’s Federal Plaza.
E. Alexander Stirling Calder
Alexander Stirling Calder was an American sculptor known for his public monuments and as the father of renowned mobile artist Alexander Calder.
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: Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant”
Target entity description: Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” is a large abstract metal sculpture, characteristic of Calder’s bold, curving forms and playful sense of balance, evoking the shape and presence of an elephant.

A. Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park)
Alexander Calder’s *The Eagle* at Olympic Sculpture Park is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture that serves as an iconic landmark and centerpiece of Seattle’s outdoor art collection.
B. Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
C. Riverside Park South sculptures
Riverside Park South sculptures are a series of public art installations along the Hudson River in Manhattan’s Riverside Park South, enhancing the waterfront with contemporary outdoor sculpture.
D. Flamingo (Chicago sculpture)
Flamingo (Chicago sculpture) is a large, bright-red abstract steel sculpture by Alexander Calder installed in Chicago’s Federal Plaza.
E. Alexander Stirling Calder
Alexander Stirling Calder was an American sculptor known for his public monuments and as the father of renowned mobile artist Alexander Calder.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	abstract sculpture ⓘ metal sculpture ⓘ stabile sculpture ⓘ
creator	Alexander Calder ⓘ
evokes	presence of an elephant ⓘ shape of an elephant ⓘ
hasArtisticMovement	Modernism ⓘ
hasArtisticStyle	Abstract art ⓘ
hasBalanceType	static balance ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	playful sense of balance ⓘ
hasColor	often painted in bold colors ⓘ
hasCompositionalFeature	interlocking planes ⓘ projecting elements resembling trunk or legs ⓘ sweeping curves ⓘ
hasConstructionType	welded or fastened metal elements ⓘ
hasForm	curving forms ⓘ
hasFunction	aesthetic ⓘ landmark or focal point ⓘ public enjoyment ⓘ
hasGenre	outdoor sculpture ⓘ public art ⓘ
hasIconography	elephant suggested through abstract forms ⓘ
hasIntendedViewing	360-degree viewing ⓘ
hasMaterial	metal ⓘ
hasMobility	immobile ⓘ
hasScale	large ⓘ
hasSubject	elephant (abstracted) ⓘ
hasSupport	stands on the ground ⓘ
hasSurface	painted metal surface ⓘ
hasTheme	animal form abstraction ⓘ
hasVisualQuality	bold contours ⓘ dynamic silhouette ⓘ monumental presence ⓘ sense of movement despite being static ⓘ
influencedBy	Calder’s interest in animals ⓘ modernist abstraction ⓘ
isNonRepresentational	true ⓘ
isThreeDimensional	true ⓘ
relatedTo	Alexander Calder ⓘ surface form: Alexander Calder’s mobiles other Calder stabiles ⓘ
usesTechnique	bolted or riveted construction ⓘ cut and assembled metal plates ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ellies → namedAfter → Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” ⓘ

Alexander Calder’s The Eagle (at Olympic Sculpture Park) → artisticStyle → Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” ⓘ

subject surface form: The Eagle (Olympic Sculpture Park)

this entity surface form: Calder stabile

stabiles → relatedTerm → Alexander Calder’s stabile “Elephant” ⓘ