On Photography
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Photography canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1369569 — 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: On Photography Context triple: [The New York Times Magazine, hasSection, On Photography]
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A.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
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B.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) is a landmark collection of documentary images depicting impoverished tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression, created to accompany James Agee’s influential text of the same name.
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C.
Art as Experience
Art as Experience is a 1934 book by American philosopher John Dewey that presents a pragmatist theory of art as an integral, experiential aspect of everyday life rather than a separate aesthetic realm.
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D.
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions is a critical study by Maggie Nelson that examines the overlooked contributions of women poets and artists associated with the New York School.
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E.
Rain on Lens
Rain on Lens is an experimental indie rock album by the American band Smog, known for its lo-fi production and introspective songwriting.
- 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: On Photography Target entity description: 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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A.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
-
B.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (photographs by Walker Evans) is a landmark collection of documentary images depicting impoverished tenant farmers in the American South during the Great Depression, created to accompany James Agee’s influential text of the same name.
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C.
Art as Experience
Art as Experience is a 1934 book by American philosopher John Dewey that presents a pragmatist theory of art as an integral, experiential aspect of everyday life rather than a separate aesthetic realm.
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D.
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions
Women, the New York School, and Other True Abstractions is a critical study by Maggie Nelson that examines the overlooked contributions of women poets and artists associated with the New York School.
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E.
Rain on Lens
Rain on Lens is an experimental indie rock album by the American band Smog, known for its lo-fi production and introspective songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalism feature series
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magazine section ⓘ |
| availableAs |
magazine section online archive
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web articles ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
contemporary photography
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cultural impact of images ⓘ notable photographers ⓘ photographic practice ⓘ photographic projects ⓘ photographic theory ⓘ social impact of images ⓘ |
| features |
critical writing
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essays ⓘ interviews ⓘ photo features ⓘ visual storytelling ⓘ |
| focusesOn | art, culture, and impact of photography ⓘ |
| format | recurring column or feature series ⓘ |
| genre |
arts journalism
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cultural criticism ⓘ |
| hostPublicationType | weekly magazine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| partOf | The New York Times Magazine ⓘ |
| publisher | The New York Times Company ⓘ |
| publisherType | newspaper publisher ⓘ |
| subject |
art photography
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documentary photography ⓘ history of photography ⓘ photography ⓘ photojournalism ⓘ visual culture ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
artists and photographers
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general magazine readers ⓘ readers interested in photography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On Photography Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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