The Kiss
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The Kiss is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a jubilant sailor spontaneously kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square at the end of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4119916 — 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: The Kiss Context triple: [V-J Day in Times Square, alsoKnownAs, The Kiss]
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A.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a famous marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting an intimate embrace between two lovers, celebrated as an icon of romantic passion in modern sculpture.
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B.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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C.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
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D.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an iconic early 20th-century Symbolist painting by Gustav Klimt, celebrated for its opulent gold leaf, intimate embrace, and status as a masterpiece of the Vienna Secession movement.
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E.
This Kiss
"This Kiss" is a 1998 country-pop song by Faith Hill that became one of her signature crossover hits, known for its catchy melody and romantic lyrics.
- 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 Kiss Target entity description: The Kiss is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a jubilant sailor spontaneously kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square at the end of World War II.
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A.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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B.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a famous marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting an intimate embrace between two lovers, celebrated as an icon of romantic passion in modern sculpture.
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C.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
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D.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an iconic early 20th-century Symbolist painting by Gustav Klimt, celebrated for its opulent gold leaf, intimate embrace, and status as a masterpiece of the Vienna Secession movement.
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E.
This Kiss
"This Kiss" is a 1998 country-pop song by Faith Hill that became one of her signature crossover hits, known for its catchy melody and romantic lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black-and-white photograph
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photograph ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | V-J Day in Times Square ⓘ |
| copyrightHolderAtPublication | Life magazine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdFor | Life magazine photo essay ⓘ |
| creator | Alfred Eisenstaedt ⓘ |
| dateDepicted | 1945-08-14 ⓘ |
| depicts |
celebration of the end of World War II
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crowd in Times Square ⓘ nurse ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| eventDepicted | V-J Day ⓘ |
| genre |
photojournalism
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street photography ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
iconic image of American popular culture
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symbol of the end of World War II ⓘ symbol of victory and relief ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | announcement of Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
subsequent depictions of celebratory kissing couples
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visual representations of V-J Day ⓘ |
| hasPhotographerEmployer | Life magazine ⓘ |
| hasPhotographerNationality | German-American ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicTechnique |
available light photography
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candid photography ⓘ |
| hasReproductionForm |
magazine reprints
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posters ⓘ prints ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
end of conflict
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public celebration ⓘ romanticized wartime homecoming ⓘ |
| languageOfCaption | English ⓘ |
| location |
New York City
ⓘ
Times Square ⓘ |
| originalColor | black and white ⓘ |
| originalMedium | photographic print ⓘ |
| partOf |
Life magazine
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surface form:
Life magazine photographic archive
|
| photographer | Alfred Eisenstaedt ⓘ |
| publication | Life magazine ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Life magazine ⓘ |
| setIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
surface form:
New York state
|
| subjectMatter |
American soldiers
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spontaneous kiss ⓘ wartime celebration ⓘ |
| takenDuring |
United States home front during World War II
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surface form:
World War II home front in the United States
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| timePeriodDepicted | end of World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Kiss Description of subject: The Kiss is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a jubilant sailor spontaneously kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square at the end of World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.