Jess Collins
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Jess Collins, better known as Jess, was an American visual artist associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, renowned for his intricate collages and long-term personal and creative partnership with poet Robert Duncan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jess Collins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13194744 — 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: Jess Collins Context triple: [Robert Duncan, partner, Jess Collins]
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A.
Harlan Crow
Harlan Crow is an American real estate investor, conservative political donor, and collector of historical artifacts, known for his leadership of Crow Holdings and his influence in Republican circles.
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B.
Jonathan Carnahan
Jonathan Carnahan is a roguish, comic-relief treasure hunter and the brother of Evelyn Carnahan in The Mummy film series.
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C.
Rob Portman
Rob Portman is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and previously held roles such as U.S. Trade Representative and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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D.
Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood films, including collaborations with directors like Oliver Stone and Cameron Crowe.
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E.
James Collinsworth
James Collinsworth was an early Texas political leader and jurist who played a key role in the Texas Revolution and the formation of the Republic of Texas.
- 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: Jess Collins Target entity description: Jess Collins, better known as Jess, was an American visual artist associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, renowned for his intricate collages and long-term personal and creative partnership with poet Robert Duncan.
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A.
Harlan Crow
Harlan Crow is an American real estate investor, conservative political donor, and collector of historical artifacts, known for his leadership of Crow Holdings and his influence in Republican circles.
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B.
Jonathan Carnahan
Jonathan Carnahan is a roguish, comic-relief treasure hunter and the brother of Evelyn Carnahan in The Mummy film series.
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C.
Rob Portman
Rob Portman is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Senator from Ohio and previously held roles such as U.S. Trade Representative and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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D.
Joe Hutshing
Joe Hutshing is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood films, including collaborations with directors like Oliver Stone and Cameron Crowe.
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E.
James Collinsworth
James Collinsworth was an early Texas political leader and jurist who played a key role in the Texas Revolution and the formation of the Republic of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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collagist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert Duncan
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Renaissance poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | California School of Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
collage
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illustration ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre |
assemblage
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collage ⓘ |
| hasCollectionIn |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Max Ernst
NERFINISHED
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Surrealism ⓘ comic strips ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Assemblage art
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San Francisco Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Jess Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with poet Robert Duncan
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intricate collages ⓘ use of found imagery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Tricky Cad series
NERFINISHED
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paste-ups ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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illustrator ⓘ |
| partner | Robert Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| workedIn | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jess Collins Description of subject: Jess Collins, better known as Jess, was an American visual artist associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, renowned for his intricate collages and long-term personal and creative partnership with poet Robert Duncan.
Referenced by (1)
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