Group f/64
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Group f/64 was a 1930s West Coast photographic collective known for its sharply focused, “straight” photography and promotion of pure, unmanipulated images of the American landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Group f/64 canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4901226 — 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: Group f/64 Context triple: [Ansel Adams, movement, Group f/64]
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A.
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is a renowned international photographic cooperative founded in 1947, known for its influential documentary and photojournalistic work by some of the world’s leading photographers.
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B.
Photo-Secession
Photo-Secession was an early 20th-century movement of photographers dedicated to establishing photography as a legitimate fine art through exhibitions and publications.
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C.
Clarence H. White School of Photography
The Clarence H. White School of Photography was an influential early 20th-century American photography school known for its innovative, art-focused training that shaped prominent photographers such as Dorothea Lange.
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D.
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation is a Paris-based institution dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and promoting the photographic work and legacy of Henri Cartier-Bresson and his contemporaries.
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E.
Group 47
Group 47 was an influential postwar German literary circle that fostered many prominent writers and helped shape the direction of modern German literature.
- 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: Group f/64 Target entity description: Group f/64 was a 1930s West Coast photographic collective known for its sharply focused, “straight” photography and promotion of pure, unmanipulated images of the American landscape.
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A.
Magnum Photos
Magnum Photos is a renowned international photographic cooperative founded in 1947, known for its influential documentary and photojournalistic work by some of the world’s leading photographers.
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B.
Photo-Secession
Photo-Secession was an early 20th-century movement of photographers dedicated to establishing photography as a legitimate fine art through exhibitions and publications.
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C.
Clarence H. White School of Photography
The Clarence H. White School of Photography was an influential early 20th-century American photography school known for its innovative, art-focused training that shaped prominent photographers such as Dorothea Lange.
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D.
Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation
The Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation is a Paris-based institution dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and promoting the photographic work and legacy of Henri Cartier-Bresson and his contemporaries.
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E.
Group 47
Group 47 was an influential postwar German literary circle that fostered many prominent writers and helped shape the direction of modern German literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artists' group
ⓘ
photography collective ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
landscape photography
ⓘ
sharp-focus photography ⓘ unmanipulated photography ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
emphasis on clarity and detail
ⓘ
promotion of pure photography ⓘ rejection of pictorialism ⓘ |
| artisticPrinciple |
minimal darkroom manipulation
ⓘ
photographic objectivity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American modernism in photography
ⓘ
California photography ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolvedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| emphasizedSubject |
American landscape
ⓘ
natural forms ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
ⓘ
linked to:
De Young Museum
|
| firstExhibitionYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| foundedAt | San Francisco ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ansel Adams
ⓘ
Edward Weston ⓘ Henry Swift ⓘ Imogen Cunningham ⓘ John Paul Edwards ⓘ Sonya Noskowiak ⓘ Willard Van Dyke ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zone System development context
ⓘ
modern American landscape photography ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| movement | straight photography ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | small aperture f/64 ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | large depth of field in photography ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ansel Adams
ⓘ
Consuelo Kanaga ⓘ Edward Weston ⓘ Henry Swift ⓘ Imogen Cunningham ⓘ John Paul Edwards ⓘ Preston Holder ⓘ Sonya Noskowiak ⓘ Willard Van Dyke ⓘ |
| opposedMovement | pictorialist photography ⓘ |
| publicationType | group manifesto ⓘ |
| region | West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| usedMedium | black-and-white photography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Group f/64 Description of subject: Group f/64 was a 1930s West Coast photographic collective known for its sharply focused, “straight” photography and promotion of pure, unmanipulated images of the American landscape.
Referenced by (9)
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