William Glackens
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William Glackens was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his vibrant depictions of urban life and leisure in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Glackens canonical | 4 |
| Glackens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1164058 — 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.
Target entity: William Glackens Context triple: [Robert Henri, influenced, William Glackens]
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George Bellows
George Bellows was an American realist painter best known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert was a British painter and printmaker associated with the Camden Town Group, known for his atmospheric urban scenes and influential role in the development of modern British art.
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Robert Henri
Robert Henri was a leading American painter and influential teacher, best known as a central figure of the Ashcan School and for shaping early 20th-century American art through his instruction.
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D.
George Luks
George Luks was an American realist painter and prominent member of the Ashcan School, known for his vigorous, unvarnished depictions of urban life in the early 20th century.
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E.
John Sloan
John Sloan was a prominent American painter and printmaker associated with the Ashcan School, known for his gritty, realist depictions of early 20th-century urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Glackens Target entity description: William Glackens was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his vibrant depictions of urban life and leisure in the early 20th century.
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A.
George Bellows
George Bellows was an American realist painter best known for his dynamic depictions of urban life and boxing scenes in early 20th-century New York City.
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B.
Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert was a British painter and printmaker associated with the Camden Town Group, known for his atmospheric urban scenes and influential role in the development of modern British art.
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C.
Robert Henri
Robert Henri was a leading American painter and influential teacher, best known as a central figure of the Ashcan School and for shaping early 20th-century American art through his instruction.
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D.
George Luks
George Luks was an American realist painter and prominent member of the Ashcan School, known for his vigorous, unvarnished depictions of urban life in the early 20th century.
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E.
John Sloan
John Sloan was a prominent American painter and printmaker associated with the Ashcan School, known for his gritty, realist depictions of early 20th-century urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Albert C. Barnes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1938-05-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central High School, Philadelphia
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surface form:
Central High School (Philadelphia)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| employer |
McClure's Magazine
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surface form:
McClure’s Magazine
New York Herald ⓘ Philadelphia Press ⓘ |
| familyName |
William Glackens
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Glackens
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| fieldOfWork |
illustration
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painting ⓘ |
| genre |
genre painting
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leisure scene painting ⓘ urban scene painting ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
The Barnes Foundation
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surface form:
Barnes Foundation
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Philadelphia Museum of Art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Impressionism
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surface form:
French Impressionism
Pierre-Auguste Renoir ⓘ Édouard Manet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of leisure activities
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use of bright color influenced by French Impressionism ⓘ vibrant depictions of urban life ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Eight ⓘ |
| movement |
American Impressionism
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Ashcan School ⓘ The Eight ⓘ |
| notableWork |
At Mouquin's
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At Mouquin's ⓘ
surface form:
Chez Mouquin
Family Group ⓘ Manhattan Opera House ⓘ
surface form:
Hammerstein’s Roof Garden
The Shoppers ⓘ |
| occupation |
illustrator
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Westport, Connecticut
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surface form:
Westport, Connecticut, United States
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| representedBy | Macbeth Gallery ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
George Luks
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surface form:
George Luks Glackens
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| spouse | Edith Dimock ⓘ |
| workedAs | newspaper illustrator ⓘ |
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Subject: William Glackens Description of subject: William Glackens was an American painter and illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, known for his vibrant depictions of urban life and leisure in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (5)
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