Voice of Fire
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Voice of Fire is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, known for its simple vertical bands of color and the controversy surrounding its purchase by the National Gallery of Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Voice of Fire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5637821 — 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: Voice of Fire Context triple: [Voice of Fire, title, Voice of Fire]
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A.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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B.
Dragon Fire
Dragon Fire is a novel by William Cohen, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense, that blends political thriller elements with military and geopolitical intrigue.
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C.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
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D.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning was a Union scorched-earth campaign in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War, aimed at destroying Confederate resources and crippling the region’s ability to support the Southern war effort.
- 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: Voice of Fire Target entity description: Voice of Fire is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, known for its simple vertical bands of color and the controversy surrounding its purchase by the National Gallery of Canada.
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A.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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B.
Dragon Fire
Dragon Fire is a novel by William Cohen, a former U.S. Secretary of Defense, that blends political thriller elements with military and geopolitical intrigue.
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C.
Trial by Fire
"Trial by Fire" is a 1996 rock album by the American band Journey, marking their reunion with lead singer Steve Perry after a decade-long hiatus.
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D.
The Burning
The Burning is a 1981 American slasher film, notable for its summer-camp setting and early special effects work by makeup artist Tom Savini.
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E.
The Burning
The Burning was a Union scorched-earth campaign in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War, aimed at destroying Confederate resources and crippling the region’s ability to support the Southern war effort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| acquisitionBy | National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionType | purchase ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | iconic example of Color Field painting in Canada ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Barnett Newman’s “zip” paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBandColor | red ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Canada collection ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | three vertical bands of color ⓘ |
| controversy | public debate over its purchase price by the National Gallery of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Barnett Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| creatorDeathYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | United States Pavilion at Expo 67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central red vertical band
ⓘ
left blue vertical band ⓘ right blue vertical band ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | large-scale painting ⓘ |
| height | about 540 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | National Gallery of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | acrylic paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial acquisition by a national institution
ⓘ
minimalist vertical bands of color ⓘ |
| orientation | vertical ⓘ |
| sideBandColor | blue ⓘ |
| style | minimalist composition ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | non-representational ⓘ |
| surfaceTreatment | flat fields of color ⓘ |
| title | Voice of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | about 240 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Voice of Fire Description of subject: Voice of Fire is a large abstract painting by American artist Barnett Newman, known for its simple vertical bands of color and the controversy surrounding its purchase by the National Gallery of Canada.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Voice of Fire