Kiowa Six
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The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kiowa Six canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6838016 — 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: Kiowa Six Context triple: [Kiowa people, notableArtistGroup, Kiowa Six]
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A.
Indians of All Tribes
Indians of All Tribes was a Native American activist group best known for organizing the 1969–1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
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B.
Shawnee warriors
The Shawnee warriors were Native American fighters from the Shawnee tribe who played a central role in resisting U.S. expansion in the Old Northwest during the early 19th century.
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C.
Kiowa Apache
The Kiowa Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American group historically allied with the Kiowa on the Southern Plains, known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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D.
The Sioux Crew
The Sioux Crew is the passionate student cheering section that supports the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team at home games.
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E.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
- 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: Kiowa Six Target entity description: The Kiowa Six were a pioneering group of early 20th-century Kiowa artists whose paintings helped introduce Native American art to the international fine art world.
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A.
Indians of All Tribes
Indians of All Tribes was a Native American activist group best known for organizing the 1969–1971 occupation of Alcatraz Island to demand Indigenous rights and sovereignty.
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B.
Shawnee warriors
The Shawnee warriors were Native American fighters from the Shawnee tribe who played a central role in resisting U.S. expansion in the Old Northwest during the early 19th century.
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C.
Kiowa Apache
The Kiowa Apache are a small Southern Athabaskan-speaking Native American group historically allied with the Kiowa on the Southern Plains, known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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D.
The Sioux Crew
The Sioux Crew is the passionate student cheering section that supports the University of North Dakota men's ice hockey team at home games.
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E.
Nez Perce
The Nez Perce are a Native American people of the Pacific Northwest, historically known for their horse culture, skilled horsemanship, and the 1877 flight led by Chief Joseph.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American artist collective
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group of artists ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kiowa Artists
NERFINISHED
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Kiowa Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
gouache painting
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watercolor painting ⓘ |
| artStyleCharacteristic |
emphasis on ceremonial and everyday Kiowa life
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flat areas of color ⓘ lack of perspective modeling ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oklahoma Native art movement ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Norman, Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | recognition of Native American painting as fine art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalHeritage | Southern Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
School of Art at the University of Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kiowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femaleMember | Lois Smoky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | visual arts ⓘ |
| genre | Native American painting ⓘ |
| hasGenderComposition | predominantly male group with one woman artist ⓘ |
| impact | inspired later generations of Native American painters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kiowa cultural traditions
ⓘ
ledger art traditions ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Kiowa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Jack Hokeah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Auchiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Lois Smoky NERFINISHED ⓘ Monroe Tsatoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Spencer Asah NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Mopope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Oklahoma flatstyle ⓘ |
| notableExhibition | First International Art Exposition in Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | pioneering Native American painting in the international fine art world ⓘ |
| notableWork | portfolio "Kiowa Indian Art" ⓘ |
| publisherOfNotableWork | C. Szwedzicki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedCulture |
Kiowa ceremonies and dances
ⓘ
Kiowa daily life ⓘ Kiowa warrior traditions ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Edith Mahier
NERFINISHED
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Oscar B. Jacobson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
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