Anna McNeill Whistler
E271555
Anna McNeill Whistler was the mother of American-born artist James McNeill Whistler and the subject of his famous painting commonly known as "Whistler's Mother."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anna McNeill Whistler canonical | 7 |
| McNeill Whistler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474669 — 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: Anna McNeill Whistler Context triple: [James McNeill Whistler, relative, Anna McNeill Whistler]
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A.
Beatrice Whistler
Beatrice Whistler was an English artist and model best known as the wife and frequent muse of American-born painter James McNeill Whistler.
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B.
Lilla Cabot Perry
Lilla Cabot Perry was an American Impressionist painter and art critic known for her portraits, landscapes, and for helping introduce French Impressionism—especially the work of Claude Monet—to American audiences.
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C.
Louisa James Calder
Louisa James Calder was the wife of American sculptor Alexander Calder and a key partner in his personal and artistic life.
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D.
Mary Newbold Singer Sargent
Mary Newbold Singer Sargent was the mother of renowned American expatriate portrait painter John Singer Sargent and a member of a culturally sophisticated 19th-century family.
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E.
Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel
Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel was the wife of American timber magnate Frederick Weyerhaeuser and a member of a prominent family in the U.S. lumber industry.
- 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: Anna McNeill Whistler Target entity description: Anna McNeill Whistler was the mother of American-born artist James McNeill Whistler and the subject of his famous painting commonly known as "Whistler's Mother."
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A.
Beatrice Whistler
Beatrice Whistler was an English artist and model best known as the wife and frequent muse of American-born painter James McNeill Whistler.
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B.
Lilla Cabot Perry
Lilla Cabot Perry was an American Impressionist painter and art critic known for her portraits, landscapes, and for helping introduce French Impressionism—especially the work of Claude Monet—to American audiences.
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C.
Louisa James Calder
Louisa James Calder was the wife of American sculptor Alexander Calder and a key partner in his personal and artistic life.
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D.
Mary Newbold Singer Sargent
Mary Newbold Singer Sargent was the mother of renowned American expatriate portrait painter John Singer Sargent and a member of a culturally sophisticated 19th-century family.
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E.
Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel
Sarah Elizabeth Bloedel was the wife of American timber magnate Frederick Weyerhaeuser and a member of a prominent family in the U.S. lumber industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
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human ⓘ human ⓘ oil painting ⓘ oil painting ⓘ |
| child | James McNeill Whistler ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | James McNeill Whistler ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
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Whistler's Mother ⓘ |
| depicts | Anna McNeill Whistler self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| familyName |
Anna McNeill Whistler
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
McNeill Whistler
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| givenName | Anna ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ |
| mother | Anna McNeill Whistler self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the mother of James McNeill Whistler
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being the subject of the painting commonly known as Whistler's Mother ⓘ |
| notableWork | being the sitter for the painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| residence |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | George Washington Whistler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anna McNeill Whistler Description of subject: Anna McNeill Whistler was the mother of American-born artist James McNeill Whistler and the subject of his famous painting commonly known as "Whistler's Mother."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McNeill Whistler
subject surface form:
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
subject surface form:
James McNeill Whistler