David Smith
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David Smith was an influential American sculptor best known for his large-scale abstract steel works that helped redefine modern sculpture in the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Smith canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3221435 — 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: David Smith Context triple: [Storm King Art Center, hasArtistInCollection, David Smith]
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A.
David Smith
David Smith is a Scottish football executive best known for serving as chairman of Ayr United F.C.
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B.
Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith is an American music industry professional best known as the former husband of singer-songwriter Solange Knowles.
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C.
Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
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D.
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such as "American Graffiti," "The Untouchables," and "Never Cry Wolf."
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E.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
- 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: David Smith Target entity description: David Smith was an influential American sculptor best known for his large-scale abstract steel works that helped redefine modern sculpture in the 20th century.
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A.
David Smith
David Smith is a Scottish football executive best known for serving as chairman of Ayr United F.C.
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B.
Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith is an American music industry professional best known as the former husband of singer-songwriter Solange Knowles.
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C.
Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
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D.
Charles Martin Smith
Charles Martin Smith is an American actor and director best known for his roles in films such as "American Graffiti," "The Untouchables," and "Never Cry Wolf."
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E.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract artist
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artist ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| artisticTechnique |
assemblage
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welding ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | car accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-05-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Art Students League of New York ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art
ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Venice Biennale ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract art
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modern art ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | abstract sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern sculpture
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postwar American sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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Julio González ⓘ Pablo Picasso ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Modernism ⓘ |
| name | David Smith ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale abstract steel sculptures
ⓘ
welded metal sculpture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agricola
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surface form:
Agricola series
Cubi series ⓘ Hudson River Landscape ⓘ Tanktotem series ⓘ Voltri series ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Decatur, Indiana
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surface form:
Decatur, Indiana, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Bennington, Vermont
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surface form:
Bennington, Vermont, United States
|
| spouse |
Dorothy Dehner
ⓘ
Kelly Freas ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Freas
|
| usedMaterial |
stainless steel
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steel ⓘ welded iron ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bolton, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolton Landing, New York
New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Smith Description of subject: David Smith was an influential American sculptor best known for his large-scale abstract steel works that helped redefine modern sculpture in the 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.