A Line Made by Walking
E443878
A Line Made by Walking is a seminal 1967 land art piece by British artist Richard Long, created by repeatedly walking a straight path through a field to leave a temporary trace in the landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Line Made by Walking canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482400 — 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: A Line Made by Walking Context triple: [Richard Long, notableWork, A Line Made by Walking]
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A.
The Point of It All
The Point of It All is a soulful R&B album by American singer Anthony Hamilton, known for its rich vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and classic neo-soul production.
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B.
I Talk to the Trees
"I Talk to the Trees" is a song from the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical *Paint Your Wagon*, known for its introspective lyrics and romantic, reflective tone.
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C.
M Train
M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
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D.
The Invisible Landscape
The Invisible Landscape is a speculative, psychedelic philosophy and science book co-authored by Terence McKenna that explores consciousness, time, and reality through the lens of shamanism, psychedelics, and unconventional theories.
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E.
On the Pulse of Morning
"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by Maya Angelou, best known for being recited at U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and for its themes of hope, renewal, and social justice.
- 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: A Line Made by Walking Target entity description: A Line Made by Walking is a seminal 1967 land art piece by British artist Richard Long, created by repeatedly walking a straight path through a field to leave a temporary trace in the landscape.
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A.
The Point of It All
The Point of It All is a soulful R&B album by American singer Anthony Hamilton, known for its rich vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and classic neo-soul production.
-
B.
I Talk to the Trees
"I Talk to the Trees" is a song from the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical *Paint Your Wagon*, known for its introspective lyrics and romantic, reflective tone.
-
C.
M Train
M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
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D.
The Invisible Landscape
The Invisible Landscape is a speculative, psychedelic philosophy and science book co-authored by Terence McKenna that explores consciousness, time, and reality through the lens of shamanism, psychedelics, and unconventional theories.
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E.
On the Pulse of Morning
"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by Maya Angelou, best known for being recited at U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and for its themes of hope, renewal, and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artwork
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land art work ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
process over permanent object
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relationship between body and landscape ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Long NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
field
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straight line in grass ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal work in land art history ⓘ |
| documentedAs | photographic image plus caption ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual art
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land art ⓘ |
| hasEffect | temporary trace in the landscape ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicDocumentation | black-and-white photograph ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
minimal gesture in landscape
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site-specific intervention ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| influenced |
subsequent land art practices
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walking art ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
action in landscape
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performance ⓘ photograph ⓘ |
| methodOfCreation | repeated walking along a straight path ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art movement
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Land art movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of land art
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ephemeral intervention in nature ⓘ use of walking as artistic process ⓘ |
| partOf | Richard Long’s early works ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
art historical analysis
ⓘ
exhibition catalogues ⓘ |
| temporalNature | ephemeral ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Line Made by Walking Description of subject: A Line Made by Walking is a seminal 1967 land art piece by British artist Richard Long, created by repeatedly walking a straight path through a field to leave a temporary trace in the landscape.
Referenced by (1)
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