Hyman Bloom
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Hyman Bloom was a Latvian-born American painter known for his expressive, often mystical figurative works and his influential role in the mid-20th-century Boston Expressionist movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hyman Bloom canonical | 3 |
| Chaim Bloom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5258152 — 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: Hyman Bloom Context triple: [Boston art community, associatedWithArtist, Hyman Bloom]
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A.
Hymie Weiss
Hymie Weiss was a prominent Prohibition-era Chicago mobster and leader of the North Side Gang, known as a fierce rival of Al Capone.
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B.
Louis Garfinkle
Louis Garfinkle was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
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C.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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D.
Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank was an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century comedies.
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E.
Joel Maisel
Joel Maisel is a central character in the television series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," known as Miriam "Midge" Maisel's husband whose infidelity and failed comedy ambitions catalyze her journey into stand-up.
- 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: Hyman Bloom Target entity description: Hyman Bloom was a Latvian-born American painter known for his expressive, often mystical figurative works and his influential role in the mid-20th-century Boston Expressionist movement.
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A.
Hymie Weiss
Hymie Weiss was a prominent Prohibition-era Chicago mobster and leader of the North Side Gang, known as a fierce rival of Al Capone.
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B.
Louis Garfinkle
Louis Garfinkle was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed Vietnam War drama film "The Deer Hunter."
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C.
Myron Futterman
Myron Futterman was an American businessman best known for being the first husband of actress Jane Wyman.
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D.
Melvin Frank
Melvin Frank was an American screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century comedies.
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E.
Joel Maisel
Joel Maisel is a central character in the television series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," known as Miriam "Midge" Maisel's husband whose infidelity and failed comedy ambitions catalyze her journey into stand-up.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boston Expressionist artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticSubject |
Jewish ritual scenes
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autopsies ⓘ corpses ⓘ interiors ⓘ landscapes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Harvard University
ⓘ
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1913-03-29 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Chaim Bloom
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linked to:
Hyman Bloom
|
| birthPlace |
Riga, Latvia
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linked to:
Riga
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2009-08-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Museum of Modern Art ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative art
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mystical art ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| influenced |
Boston Expressionists
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linked to:
Boston Expressionism
David Aronson ⓘ Jack Levine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Expressionism
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linked to:
Expressionism
|
| movement |
Boston Expressionism
ⓘ
Expressionism ⓘ |
| name | Hyman Bloom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Jewish religious themes
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depictions of corpses and autopsies ⓘ expressive figurative paintings ⓘ influence on Boston Expressionist movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Corpse of an Elderly Male
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Seance ⓘ The Bride ⓘ The Synagogue ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
painter ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
New Hampshire, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New Hampshire
|
| spouse | Stella Bloom ⓘ |
| style | expressionist painting ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
drawing
ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hyman Bloom Description of subject: Hyman Bloom was a Latvian-born American painter known for his expressive, often mystical figurative works and his influential role in the mid-20th-century Boston Expressionist movement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hyman Bloom