America Today
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America Today is a famous 1930–31 mural cycle by American artist Thomas Hart Benton that vividly depicts the dynamism and social realities of the United States during the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| America Today canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4857803 — 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: America Today Context triple: [Thomas Hart Benton, notableWork, America Today]
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A.
contemporary United States
The contemporary United States is a modern, culturally diverse, and technologically advanced nation characterized by its global political influence, complex social dynamics, and rapidly evolving media and youth culture.
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B.
Two Americas
Two Americas is a political theme popularized by John Edwards to highlight the stark economic and social inequality between wealthy and struggling Americans.
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C.
In America
"In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
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D.
The American Republic
The American Republic is a 19th-century political and philosophical treatise by Orestes Brownson that analyzes the principles, foundations, and distinctive character of the United States’ constitutional system.
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E.
Newes from America
Newes from America is a 1638 pamphlet by English soldier John Underhill that provides one of the earliest printed accounts of the Pequot War in New England.
- 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: America Today Target entity description: America Today is a famous 1930–31 mural cycle by American artist Thomas Hart Benton that vividly depicts the dynamism and social realities of the United States during the early 20th century.
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A.
contemporary United States
The contemporary United States is a modern, culturally diverse, and technologically advanced nation characterized by its global political influence, complex social dynamics, and rapidly evolving media and youth culture.
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B.
Two Americas
Two Americas is a political theme popularized by John Edwards to highlight the stark economic and social inequality between wealthy and struggling Americans.
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C.
In America
"In America" is a 2002 drama film about an Irish immigrant family struggling to rebuild their lives in New York City, noted for its emotional storytelling and acclaimed performances.
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D.
The American Republic
The American Republic is a 19th-century political and philosophical treatise by Orestes Brownson that analyzes the principles, foundations, and distinctive character of the United States’ constitutional system.
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E.
Newes from America
Newes from America is a 1638 pamphlet by English soldier John Underhill that provides one of the earliest printed accounts of the Pequot War in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mural cycle
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painting series ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | walls of the New School boardroom ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | New School for Social Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Thomas Hart Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
United States in the early 20th century
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agriculture ⓘ entertainment ⓘ industrialization ⓘ labor ⓘ modern technology ⓘ rural life ⓘ social inequality ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| genre | Regionalism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | American mural painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Changing West
NERFINISHED
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City Activities with Dance Hall ⓘ City Activities with Subway ⓘ Coal ⓘ Deep South NERFINISHED ⓘ Instruments of Power NERFINISHED ⓘ Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Outreaching Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Arts of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ The Arts of the South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1930
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1931 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American life
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economic change ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
egg tempera
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | American Regionalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Thomas Hart Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | The New School, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: America Today Description of subject: America Today is a famous 1930–31 mural cycle by American artist Thomas Hart Benton that vividly depicts the dynamism and social realities of the United States during the early 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Thomas Hart Benton