Selma Burke
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Selma Burke was an influential African American sculptor and Harlem Renaissance artist best known for her portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which inspired the image on the U.S. dime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Selma Burke canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17794729 — 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: Selma Burke Context triple: [Harlem Community Art Center, notableStudent, Selma Burke]
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A.
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an American indie folk singer-songwriter known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings and busking roots in the 1990s alternative music scene.
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B.
Kate Lanier
Kate Lanier is an American screenwriter known for writing films such as "Set It Off," "What's Love Got to Do with It," and "Glitter."
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C.
Ruby Johnson
Ruby Johnson is the sharp-tongued, opinionated, and deeply religious grandmother on the TV sitcom "Black-ish," known for her tough love and comedic flair.
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D.
Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts is an American television journalist and correspondent best known for her work with ABC News programs such as 20/20 and Nightline.
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E.
Deedee Dove
Deedee Dove is the central protagonist of the film "Sexy Beast," around whom the story’s criminal and emotional tensions revolve.
- 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: Selma Burke Target entity description: Selma Burke was an influential African American sculptor and Harlem Renaissance artist best known for her portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which inspired the image on the U.S. dime.
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A.
Mary Lou Lord
Mary Lou Lord is an American indie folk singer-songwriter known for her intimate, lo-fi recordings and busking roots in the 1990s alternative music scene.
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B.
Kate Lanier
Kate Lanier is an American screenwriter known for writing films such as "Set It Off," "What's Love Got to Do with It," and "Glitter."
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C.
Ruby Johnson
Ruby Johnson is the sharp-tongued, opinionated, and deeply religious grandmother on the TV sitcom "Black-ish," known for her tough love and comedic flair.
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D.
Deborah Roberts
Deborah Roberts is an American television journalist and correspondent best known for her work with ABC News programs such as 20/20 and Nightline.
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E.
Deedee Dove
Deedee Dove is the central protagonist of the film "Sexy Beast," around whom the story’s criminal and emotional tensions revolve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.