History Portraits
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History Portraits is a photographic series by American artist Cindy Sherman in which she stages herself in elaborate costumes and makeup to parody and reinterpret classical European portraiture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| History Portraits canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History Portraits Context triple: [Cindy Sherman, notableWork, History Portraits]
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Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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B.
Histories
Histories is the principal historical work of the ancient Greek historian Timaeus of Tauromenium, known for its detailed account of the Western Greek world and Sicily.
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C.
Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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Living History
Living History is a memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton recounting her early life, years as First Lady of the United States, and key political and personal experiences up to her 2000 Senate campaign.
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E.
Portraits of Winston Churchill
Portraits of Winston Churchill are a collection of significant artistic depictions of the British wartime prime minister, reflecting his enduring political and cultural legacy.
- 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: History Portraits Target entity description: History Portraits is a photographic series by American artist Cindy Sherman in which she stages herself in elaborate costumes and makeup to parody and reinterpret classical European portraiture.
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A.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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B.
Histories
Histories is the principal historical work of the ancient Greek historian Timaeus of Tauromenium, known for its detailed account of the Western Greek world and Sicily.
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C.
Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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D.
Living History
Living History is a memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton recounting her early life, years as First Lady of the United States, and key political and personal experiences up to her 2000 Senate campaign.
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E.
Portraits of Winston Churchill
Portraits of Winston Churchill are a collection of significant artistic depictions of the British wartime prime minister, reflecting his enduring political and cultural legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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photographic series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
critique historical representations of women
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question authenticity in portraiture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
aristocratic figures
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imagined historical characters ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ religious figures ⓘ |
| features |
artificial props
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constructed sets ⓘ elaborate costumes ⓘ heavy makeup ⓘ prosthetics ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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portrait photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
History Portraits #1
NERFINISHED
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History Portraits #10 ⓘ History Portraits #2 ⓘ History Portraits #3 ⓘ History Portraits #4 NERFINISHED ⓘ History Portraits #5 ⓘ History Portraits #6 NERFINISHED ⓘ History Portraits #7 NERFINISHED ⓘ History Portraits #8 NERFINISHED ⓘ History Portraits #9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque portraiture
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European Old Master painting ⓘ Renaissance portraiture ⓘ classical European art ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | visual language ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cindy Sherman
NERFINISHED
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appropriation ⓘ art history ⓘ classical European portraiture ⓘ gender representation ⓘ identity ⓘ parody ⓘ role-playing ⓘ self-portrait ⓘ |
| medium |
chromogenic print
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color photography ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | photographic series ⓘ |
| style |
parody of Old Master paintings
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staged photography ⓘ tableau photography ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: History Portraits Description of subject: History Portraits is a photographic series by American artist Cindy Sherman in which she stages herself in elaborate costumes and makeup to parody and reinterpret classical European portraiture.
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