Portrait of Walt Whitman
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Portrait of Walt Whitman is a painted likeness of the famed American poet Walt Whitman by American artist John White Alexander, noted for its evocative, atmospheric style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portrait of Walt Whitman canonical | 2 |
| Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892—Portraits | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4378354 — 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: Portrait of Walt Whitman Context triple: [John White Alexander, notableWork, Portrait of Walt Whitman]
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A.
Whitman
Whitman is a small town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, known as the birthplace of the chocolate chip cookie.
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B.
Lincoln Portrait
Lincoln Portrait is a 1942 orchestral work with narrator by American composer Aaron Copland that combines symphonic music with spoken excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.
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C.
Whitman’s sea-drift poems
Whitman’s sea-drift poems are a lyrical sequence in Walt Whitman’s *Leaves of Grass* that meditates on the sea, memory, and the origins of poetic consciousness.
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D.
Song of Myself
"Song of Myself" is a landmark free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that celebrates individual identity, the human body, and the interconnectedness of all life, and forms a central part of his collection "Leaves of Grass."
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E.
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his supporting roles in numerous early 20th-century motion pictures.
- 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: Portrait of Walt Whitman Target entity description: Portrait of Walt Whitman is a painted likeness of the famed American poet Walt Whitman by American artist John White Alexander, noted for its evocative, atmospheric style.
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A.
Whitman
Whitman is a small town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, known as the birthplace of the chocolate chip cookie.
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B.
Lincoln Portrait
Lincoln Portrait is a 1942 orchestral work with narrator by American composer Aaron Copland that combines symphonic music with spoken excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.
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C.
Whitman’s sea-drift poems
Whitman’s sea-drift poems are a lyrical sequence in Walt Whitman’s *Leaves of Grass* that meditates on the sea, memory, and the origins of poetic consciousness.
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D.
Song of Myself
"Song of Myself" is a landmark free-verse poem by Walt Whitman that celebrates individual identity, the human body, and the interconnectedness of all life, and forms a central part of his collection "Leaves of Grass."
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E.
Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his supporting roles in numerous early 20th-century motion pictures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | Gilded Age American painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | John White Alexander ⓘ |
| depicts | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| depictsAge | elderly Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| depictsClothing | simple garments ⓘ |
| depictsCountryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| depictsEthnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| depictsExpression | contemplative expression ⓘ |
| depictsFacialHair | beard ⓘ |
| depictsLiteraryFigure | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| depictsName | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| depictsNotableWorkAuthor | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| depictsOccupation | poet ⓘ |
| depictsPose | seated pose ⓘ |
| depictsSexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| describedAtURL | https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11034 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Metropolitan Museum of Art galleries
ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
|
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasColorPalette |
earth colors
ⓘ
muted tones ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
expressive brushwork
ⓘ
moody lighting ⓘ tonal subtlety ⓘ |
| hasReference | Metropolitan Museum of Art collection catalog ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
symbolist influence
ⓘ
tonalist influence ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Poets—United States—Portraits
ⓘ
Whitman, Walt, 1819–1892—Portraits ⓘ
linked to:
Portrait of Walt Whitman
|
| hasType | single-figure portrait ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| inventoryNumber | 06.1232 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American poet Walt Whitman
ⓘ
linked to:
Walt Whitman
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| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | American art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric style
ⓘ
evocative style ⓘ |
| partOf | American portraiture tradition ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of Walt Whitman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of Walt Whitman Description of subject: Portrait of Walt Whitman is a painted likeness of the famed American poet Walt Whitman by American artist John White Alexander, noted for its evocative, atmospheric style.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Portrait of Walt Whitman