Jackson Pollock: An American Saga
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"Jackson Pollock: An American Saga" is a 1989 Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith that chronicles the turbulent life and groundbreaking art of American painter Jackson Pollock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jackson Pollock: An American Saga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6889534 — 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)
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Target entity: Jackson Pollock: An American Saga Context triple: [Pollock, basedOn, Jackson Pollock: An American Saga]
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Mr. Turner
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The Deuce
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Jackson Pollock: An American Saga Target entity description: "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga" is a 1989 Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith that chronicles the turbulent life and groundbreaking art of American painter Jackson Pollock.
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A.
O.J.: Made in America
O.J.: Made in America is a critically acclaimed 2016 documentary miniseries that explores O.J. Simpson’s life, career, and infamous murder trial within the broader context of race, celebrity, and the American justice system.
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B.
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner is a biographical drama film depicting the later life and career of British painter J. M. W. Turner.
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C.
L’Artiste
L’Artiste was a 19th-century French literary and artistic periodical known for publishing influential works by writers and critics of the time.
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D.
Mank
Mank is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by David Fincher that chronicles screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s creation of the screenplay for Citizen Kane.
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E.
The Deuce
The Deuce was the original nickname and branding used by ESPN2, a U.S. cable sports television channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize-winning work
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biography ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory White Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Naifeh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| basedOnResearchMethod | archival research ⓘ |
| basedOnResearchMethod | extensive interviews ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describes |
groundbreaking art of Jackson Pollock
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turbulent life of Jackson Pollock ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
art of Jackson Pollock
ⓘ
life of Jackson Pollock ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalSubject |
Lee Krasner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the New York School ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | film Pollock ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive documentation of Abstract Expressionist context
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detailed account of Jackson Pollock's personal struggles ⓘ |
| pageCount | over 800 pages ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Clarkson N. Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | United States art world ⓘ |
| subject | Jackson Pollock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th century American art ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor | screenplay of film Pollock ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jackson Pollock: An American Saga Description of subject: "Jackson Pollock: An American Saga" is a 1989 Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith that chronicles the turbulent life and groundbreaking art of American painter Jackson Pollock.
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subject surface form:
Pollock