Samuel Courtauld
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Samuel Courtauld was a British industrialist and art collector whose patronage and collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works significantly shaped the development of modern art appreciation in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Courtauld canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Samuel Courtauld Context triple: [Courtauld Gallery, foundedBy, Samuel Courtauld]
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David Astor
David Astor was a prominent British newspaper editor and publisher, best known for transforming The Observer into an influential liberal and intellectual weekly in the mid-20th century.
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David Sainsbury
David Sainsbury is a British businessman, former chair of the Sainsbury’s supermarket chain, and prominent philanthropist and Labour politician.
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Sir Henry Tate
Sir Henry Tate was a prominent 19th-century British sugar magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Tate Gallery in London.
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Sir William Collyer
Sir William Collyer is a respectable, emotionally reserved judge in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Deep Blue Sea*, whose failed marriage to Hester Collyer highlights the constraints and repressions of postwar British society.
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Henry Crown
Henry Crown was a prominent American industrialist and philanthropist best known for building Material Service Corporation and his major ownership stake in General Dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Samuel Courtauld Target entity description: Samuel Courtauld was a British industrialist and art collector whose patronage and collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works significantly shaped the development of modern art appreciation in the UK.
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A.
David Astor
David Astor was a prominent British newspaper editor and publisher, best known for transforming The Observer into an influential liberal and intellectual weekly in the mid-20th century.
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B.
David Sainsbury
David Sainsbury is a British businessman, former chair of the Sainsbury’s supermarket chain, and prominent philanthropist and Labour politician.
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C.
Sir Henry Tate
Sir Henry Tate was a prominent 19th-century British sugar magnate and philanthropist best known for founding the Tate Gallery in London.
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D.
Sir William Collyer
Sir William Collyer is a respectable, emotionally reserved judge in Terence Rattigan’s play *The Deep Blue Sea*, whose failed marriage to Hester Collyer highlights the constraints and repressions of postwar British society.
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E.
Henry Crown
Henry Crown was a prominent American industrialist and philanthropist best known for building Material Service Corporation and his major ownership stake in General Dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collector
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human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| donated |
artworks to the Courtauld Institute of Art
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funds for the establishment of the Courtauld Institute of Art ⓘ |
| employer |
Courtaulds textile manufacturing
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surface form:
Courtaulds
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| familyName |
Courtauld Gallery
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surface form:
Courtauld
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| fieldOfWork |
art collecting
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philanthropy ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| genre |
Impressionism
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Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Courtauld Gallery
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surface form:
Courtauld Gallery collection of Impressionist art
Courtauld Gallery collection of Post-Impressionist art ⓘ |
| hasSignificantInfluenceOn |
art historical scholarship on Impressionism in Britain
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art historical scholarship on Post-Impressionism in Britain ⓘ museum collections of modern art in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern art appreciation in the United Kingdom
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public acceptance of Impressionism in Britain ⓘ public acceptance of Post-Impressionism in Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Courtauld family ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Courtauld self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collecting Impressionist paintings
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collecting Post-Impressionist paintings ⓘ supporting modern art in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
endowment of the Courtauld Institute of Art
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formation of the Courtauld art collection ⓘ patronage of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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industrialist ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Impressionist artists
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Post-Impressionist artists ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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