The Meaning of Social Security (mural)
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The Meaning of Social Security is a New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Meaning of Social Security (mural) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2798063 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meaning of Social Security (mural) Context triple: [Ben Shahn, notableWork, The Meaning of Social Security (mural)]
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A.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
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B.
City Life (mural)
City Life is a prominent 1934 fresco mural in San Francisco’s Coit Tower that vividly depicts urban scenes and social life during the Great Depression.
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C.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
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D.
Memorial to the Socialists
The Memorial to the Socialists is a prominent monument in Berlin honoring key figures and martyrs of the German socialist and workers’ movement.
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E.
Seagram Murals
The Seagram Murals are a series of large, darkly atmospheric abstract paintings by Mark Rothko, originally commissioned for New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant and now regarded as some of his most powerful and contemplative works.
- 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: The Meaning of Social Security (mural) Target entity description: The Meaning of Social Security is a New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program.
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A.
The Making of Americans
The Making of Americans is an experimental modernist novel by Gertrude Stein that traces the history and psychology of an American family through highly repetitive, innovative prose.
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B.
City Life (mural)
City Life is a prominent 1934 fresco mural in San Francisco’s Coit Tower that vividly depicts urban scenes and social life during the Great Depression.
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C.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
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D.
Memorial to the Socialists
The Memorial to the Socialists is a prominent monument in Berlin honoring key figures and martyrs of the German socialist and workers’ movement.
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E.
Seagram Murals
The Seagram Murals are a series of large, darkly atmospheric abstract paintings by Mark Rothko, originally commissioned for New York’s Four Seasons Restaurant and now regarded as some of his most powerful and contemplative works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mural
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painting ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
figurative
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narrative mural ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ben Shahn ⓘ |
| depicts |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal social programs
Social Security ⓘ Social Security ⓘ
surface form:
United States Social Security program
economic security ⓘ elderly people ⓘ families ⓘ government protection ⓘ workers ⓘ |
| describedAs | New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program ⓘ |
| genre | social realist art ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
New Deal ideology
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economic justice ⓘ promises of Social Security ⓘ protection of workers ⓘ protections of Social Security ⓘ role of government ⓘ security in old age ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| language | visual art ⓘ |
| movement |
Social realism
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surface form:
Social Realism
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| partOf |
New Deal
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surface form:
New Deal art projects
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Meaning of Social Security (mural) Description of subject: The Meaning of Social Security is a New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program.
Referenced by (1)
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