Henry Varnum Poor
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Henry Varnum Poor was an American painter, sculptor, and architect known for his modernist work and for helping shape mid-20th-century art education.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry Varnum Poor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5982824 — 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: Henry Varnum Poor Context triple: [Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, foundedBy, Henry Varnum Poor]
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A.
Henry Varnum Poor
Henry Varnum Poor was a 19th-century American financial analyst and publisher whose work in railroad investment reporting laid the foundation for the modern credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
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B.
Edmund Ward Poor
Edmund Ward Poor was an American businessman and aviation pioneer best known as one of the co-founders of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.
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C.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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D.
James R. Osgood
James R. Osgood was a prominent 19th-century American publisher known for his influential role in the Boston literary scene and for publishing works by major authors of his time.
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E.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
- 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: Henry Varnum Poor Target entity description: Henry Varnum Poor was an American painter, sculptor, and architect known for his modernist work and for helping shape mid-20th-century art education.
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A.
Henry Varnum Poor
Henry Varnum Poor was a 19th-century American financial analyst and publisher whose work in railroad investment reporting laid the foundation for the modern credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s.
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B.
Edmund Ward Poor
Edmund Ward Poor was an American businessman and aviation pioneer best known as one of the co-founders of the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation.
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C.
George C. Perkins
George C. Perkins was an American politician and businessman who served as the 14th governor of California and later as a U.S. Senator.
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D.
James R. Osgood
James R. Osgood was a prominent 19th-century American publisher known for his influential role in the Boston literary scene and for publishing works by major authors of his time.
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E.
Isaac W. Scudder
Isaac W. Scudder was a 19th-century American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ professor ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-12-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Slade School of Fine Art
NERFINISHED
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Brooklyn College
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Poor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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ceramics ⓘ mural painting ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape painting
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portrait painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
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Smithsonian American Art Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | mid-20th-century American art education ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | modernism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
ceramic murals at the Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C.
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design of his house and studio "Crow House" in New City, New York ⓘ murals at the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building ⓘ |
| occupation | university teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | New Deal art programs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chapman, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bessie Breuer
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Marion L. (Marion Lyman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Brooklyn College art department
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University School of Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry Varnum Poor Description of subject: Henry Varnum Poor was an American painter, sculptor, and architect known for his modernist work and for helping shape mid-20th-century art education.
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