Triple
T17229251
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Heartfield |
E418199
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Use Photography as a Weapon
"Use Photography as a Weapon" is a famous slogan and guiding principle of German artist John Heartfield’s politically charged photomontage practice, emphasizing the use of photographic collage as a tool for anti-fascist propaganda and social critique.
|
E1257396
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Use Photography as a Weapon | Statement: [John Heartfield, notableWork, Use Photography as a Weapon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Use Photography as a Weapon Context triple: [John Heartfield, notableWork, Use Photography as a Weapon]
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A.
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath is a major photographic exhibition that explores the visual history, human impact, and enduring consequences of war through images spanning multiple conflicts and time periods.
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B.
The Nature of Photographs
The Nature of Photographs is a seminal book by photographer Stephen Shore that explores how photographs function visually and conceptually, serving as a foundational text in photographic education and theory.
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C.
On Photography
On Photography is a section of The New York Times Magazine that explores the art, culture, and impact of photography through essays, features, and visual storytelling.
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D.
On Photography
On Photography is a seminal collection of essays by Susan Sontag that critically examines the cultural, philosophical, and ethical implications of photography in modern society.
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E.
The Image Makers
The Image Makers is a play by Swedish author P.O. Enquist that dramatizes the tense collaboration between filmmaker Victor Sjöström and author Selma Lagerlöf during the adaptation of her novel "The Phantom Carriage."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Use Photography as a Weapon Triple: [John Heartfield, notableWork, Use Photography as a Weapon]
Generated description
"Use Photography as a Weapon" is a famous slogan and guiding principle of German artist John Heartfield’s politically charged photomontage practice, emphasizing the use of photographic collage as a tool for anti-fascist propaganda and social critique.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Use Photography as a Weapon Target entity description: "Use Photography as a Weapon" is a famous slogan and guiding principle of German artist John Heartfield’s politically charged photomontage practice, emphasizing the use of photographic collage as a tool for anti-fascist propaganda and social critique.
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A.
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath
WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath is a major photographic exhibition that explores the visual history, human impact, and enduring consequences of war through images spanning multiple conflicts and time periods.
-
B.
The Nature of Photographs
The Nature of Photographs is a seminal book by photographer Stephen Shore that explores how photographs function visually and conceptually, serving as a foundational text in photographic education and theory.
-
C.
On Photography
On Photography is a section of The New York Times Magazine that explores the art, culture, and impact of photography through essays, features, and visual storytelling.
-
D.
On Photography
On Photography is a seminal collection of essays by Susan Sontag that critically examines the cultural, philosophical, and ethical implications of photography in modern society.
-
E.
The Image Makers
The Image Makers is a play by Swedish author P.O. Enquist that dramatizes the tense collaboration between filmmaker Victor Sjöström and author Selma Lagerlöf during the adaptation of her novel "The Phantom Carriage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886d8e96081909870bff6c3d0bf09 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42df62ec48190b2ed633a5bcc0255 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01675eae08819093427b4dc1ffee5f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a016a1f6eac8190951ae30f37144d2a |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a016a92af248190aaed36040486bf40 |
completed | May 11, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:39 a.m.