Nancy Schön
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Nancy Schön is an American sculptor best known for her beloved public bronze sculptures, including the iconic "Make Way for Ducklings" installation in Boston.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nancy Schön canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1441405 — 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: Nancy Schön Context triple: [Make Way for Ducklings sculpture, creator, Nancy Schön]
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A.
Annette Lerner
Annette Lerner is a Washington, D.C.–area philanthropist and matriarch of the Lerner family, known for their real estate empire and former ownership of the Washington Nationals baseball team.
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B.
Barbara Robbins
Barbara Robbins is known as the wife of Jon Lindbergh, the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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C.
Audrey Bilger
Audrey Bilger is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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E.
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz was an American screenwriter and producer best known for her collaborations with George Lucas, including work on films like "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars."
- 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: Nancy Schön Target entity description: Nancy Schön is an American sculptor best known for her beloved public bronze sculptures, including the iconic "Make Way for Ducklings" installation in Boston.
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A.
Annette Lerner
Annette Lerner is a Washington, D.C.–area philanthropist and matriarch of the Lerner family, known for their real estate empire and former ownership of the Washington Nationals baseball team.
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B.
Barbara Robbins
Barbara Robbins is known as the wife of Jon Lindbergh, the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh.
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C.
Audrey Bilger
Audrey Bilger is an American academic and administrator who serves as the president of Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
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D.
Jane Belson
Jane Belson was a British barrister best known as the wife of author Douglas Adams.
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E.
Gloria Katz
Gloria Katz was an American screenwriter and producer best known for her collaborations with George Lucas, including work on films like "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American sculptor
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artist ⓘ bronze sculpture ⓘ person ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | bronze ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Nancy Schön self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| familyName | Schön ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public art
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sculpture ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Nancy ⓘ |
| hasCreated |
bronze sculptures
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public sculptures ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Boston Public Garden ⓘ |
| movement | public art movement ⓘ |
| name | Nancy Schön self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
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surface form:
Make Way for Ducklings installation in Boston Public Garden
public bronze sculptures ⓘ |
| notableWork | Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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sculptor ⓘ |
| residence | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectOf | articles about public art in Boston ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nancy Schön Description of subject: Nancy Schön is an American sculptor best known for her beloved public bronze sculptures, including the iconic "Make Way for Ducklings" installation in Boston.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Make Way for Ducklings