Alton Kelley
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Alton Kelley was an influential American graphic artist best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s San Francisco counterculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alton Kelley canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5920220 — 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: Alton Kelley Context triple: [Aoxomoxoa, coverArtBy, Alton Kelley]
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A.
Edwin Glenn
Edwin Glenn was a U.S. Army officer and explorer best known for leading early 20th-century expeditions in Alaska, for whom the Glenn Highway is named.
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B.
John M. Carroll
John M. Carroll is a prominent human–computer interaction researcher known for his foundational work in user-centered design and scenario-based design methods.
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C.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
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D.
Charles Tillot
Charles Tillot was a 19th-century French painter associated with the Impressionist movement who participated in the early Impressionist exhibitions in Paris.
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E.
James Cobb
James Cobb is one of Dom Cobb’s young children in the film "Inception," appearing primarily in his father’s memories and dreams as a symbol of Cobb’s longing and guilt.
- 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: Alton Kelley Target entity description: Alton Kelley was an influential American graphic artist best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s San Francisco counterculture.
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A.
Edwin Glenn
Edwin Glenn was a U.S. Army officer and explorer best known for leading early 20th-century expeditions in Alaska, for whom the Glenn Highway is named.
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B.
John M. Carroll
John M. Carroll is a prominent human–computer interaction researcher known for his foundational work in user-centered design and scenario-based design methods.
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C.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
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D.
Charles Tillot
Charles Tillot was a 19th-century French painter associated with the Impressionist movement who participated in the early Impressionist exhibitions in Paris.
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E.
James Cobb
James Cobb is one of Dom Cobb’s young children in the film "Inception," appearing primarily in his father’s memories and dreams as a symbol of Cobb’s longing and guilt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphic artist
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human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avalon Ballroom
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linked to:
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco
Big Brother and the Holding Company ⓘ Family Dog Productions ⓘ Fillmore Auditorium ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Stanley Mouse ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Kelley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
album cover design
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graphic design ⓘ poster design ⓘ |
| genre | psychedelic rock poster art ⓘ |
| givenName | Alton ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Art Nouveau poster art
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linked to:
Art Nouveau
surrealism ⓘ underground comix ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
San Francisco poster art movement
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counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ psychedelic art ⓘ |
| name | Alton Kelley ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
album cover artwork
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creating iconic imagery for rock concerts in San Francisco in the 1960s ⓘ psychedelic rock concert posters ⓘ work associated with 1960s San Francisco counterculture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
psychedelic posters for Jefferson Airplane
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psychedelic posters for the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| occupation |
album cover designer
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graphic artist ⓘ poster artist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| style | psychedelic ⓘ |
| workLocation |
San Francisco
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San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alton Kelley Description of subject: Alton Kelley was an influential American graphic artist best known for his iconic psychedelic rock posters and album covers associated with the 1960s San Francisco counterculture.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.