Cindy Sherman
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Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and conceptual artist renowned for her staged self-portraits that critically explore identity, gender, and representation in contemporary culture.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cindy Sherman canonical | 28 |
| Cindy Sherman artworks | 1 |
| Cindy Sherman photographic oeuvre | 1 |
| Cindy Sherman photographic series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845844 — 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: Cindy Sherman Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Cindy Sherman]
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A.
Inge Morath
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer renowned for her humanistic, often intimate photojournalism and long association with Magnum Photos.
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B.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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C.
Dale Arbus
Dale Arbus is a dental assistant and one of the three hapless friends plotting to kill their abusive employers in the dark comedy film "Horrible Bosses."
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D.
Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden was an American actress and pioneering independent filmmaker best known for writing, directing, and starring in the 1970 film "Wanda."
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E.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
- 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: Cindy Sherman Target entity description: Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and conceptual artist renowned for her staged self-portraits that critically explore identity, gender, and representation in contemporary culture.
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A.
Inge Morath
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer renowned for her humanistic, often intimate photojournalism and long association with Magnum Photos.
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B.
Kara Walker
Kara Walker is an American contemporary artist renowned for her provocative black cut-paper silhouettes and installations that explore race, gender, sexuality, and the legacy of slavery in the United States.
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C.
Dale Arbus
Dale Arbus is a dental assistant and one of the three hapless friends plotting to kill their abusive employers in the dark comedy film "Horrible Bosses."
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D.
Barbara Loden
Barbara Loden was an American actress and pioneering independent filmmaker best known for writing, directing, and starring in the 1970 film "Wanda."
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E.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conceptual artist
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human ⓘ photographer ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hasselblad Award
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MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ National Arts Award ⓘ Wolf Prize in Arts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-01-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Buffalo State College
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo State University
State University of New York at Buffalo ⓘ
linked to:
University at Buffalo
|
| familyName | Sherman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary art
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feminist art ⓘ photography ⓘ self-portraiture ⓘ |
| genre |
fine art photography
ⓘ
self-portrait photography ⓘ staged photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Cynthia ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary photography
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feminist visual culture ⓘ postmodern art discourse ⓘ |
| hasRole |
director of staged scenes
ⓘ
model in her own photographs ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
B-movies
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feminist theory ⓘ film noir ⓘ television culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
ⓘ
postmodern art ⓘ |
| name | Cindy Sherman ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableExhibition |
exhibition at the Tate Modern
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exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bus Riders
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Centerfolds ⓘ Clowns ⓘ Fairy Tales ⓘ History Portraits ⓘ Rear Screen Projections ⓘ Sex Pictures ⓘ Society Portraits ⓘ Untitled Film Stills ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary art scene in New York ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glen Ridge, New Jersey ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
femininity
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gender ⓘ identity ⓘ representation ⓘ stereotypes in mass media ⓘ the body ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| workStyle |
staged self-portraiture
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use of constructed characters ⓘ use of costumes and makeup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cindy Sherman Description of subject: Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and conceptual artist renowned for her staged self-portraits that critically explore identity, gender, and representation in contemporary culture.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Broad Museum
linked to: Cindy Sherman
subject linked to:
Broad Museum in Los Angeles
linked to: Cindy Sherman
linked to: Cindy Sherman