Rocket Thrower sculpture
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The Rocket Thrower sculpture is a bronze artwork by Donald De Lue depicting a muscular figure hurling a rocket skyward, created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
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| Rocket Thrower sculpture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2237398 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rocket Thrower sculpture Context triple: [Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, hasLandmark, Rocket Thrower sculpture]
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A.
Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
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B.
Cupid's Span sculpture
Cupid's Span sculpture is a large outdoor artwork by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen depicting a bow and arrow installed along San Francisco's waterfront.
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C.
Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
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D.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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E.
Broken Chair sculpture
The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
- 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: Rocket Thrower sculpture Target entity description: The Rocket Thrower sculpture is a bronze artwork by Donald De Lue depicting a muscular figure hurling a rocket skyward, created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
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A.
Sun Voyager sculpture
The Sun Voyager sculpture is a striking steel artwork on Reykjavík’s waterfront that resembles a Viking ship and symbolizes exploration, hope, and the promise of undiscovered territory.
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B.
Cupid's Span sculpture
Cupid's Span sculpture is a large outdoor artwork by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen depicting a bow and arrow installed along San Francisco's waterfront.
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C.
Tortoise and Hare sculpture
The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.
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D.
Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
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E.
Broken Chair sculpture
The Broken Chair sculpture is a monumental wooden artwork in Geneva symbolizing opposition to landmines and cluster munitions and advocating for the rights and dignity of war victims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public artwork
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Donald De Lue ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
New York World's Fair
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surface form:
1964 New York World’s Fair
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| coordinates | 40.746°N 73.846°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Donald De Lue ⓘ |
| depicts |
celestial motifs
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figure hurling a rocket skyward ⓘ muscular male figure ⓘ rocket ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasType |
bronze statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| height | approximately 43 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City public monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| locatedInPark | Flushing Meadows–Corona Park ⓘ |
| location |
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
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Queens ⓘ
surface form:
Queens, New York City
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| material | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | mid-20th-century American sculpture ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the 1964 New York World’s Fair ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
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surface form:
City of New York
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| partOf | public art of New York City ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Rocket Thrower (De Lue) ⓘ |
| theme |
human aspiration
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space exploration ⓘ technology and progress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Rocket Thrower sculpture Description of subject: The Rocket Thrower sculpture is a bronze artwork by Donald De Lue depicting a muscular figure hurling a rocket skyward, created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
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