Alex Katz
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Alex Katz is an American figurative artist renowned for his large-scale, flatly painted portraits and landscapes that helped pave the way for Pop Art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alex Katz canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5982846 — 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: Alex Katz Context triple: [Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, hasAlumni, Alex Katz]
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A.
Lazar Krasner
Lazar Krasner was a relative of the influential American abstract expressionist painter Lee Krasner, known primarily through this family connection.
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B.
Art Evans
Art Evans is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television, particularly in 1980s and 1990s dramas and comedies.
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C.
Philip Pearlstein
Philip Pearlstein was an American painter best known for his large-scale, sharply realistic nude figure paintings that helped redefine figurative art in the late 20th century.
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D.
Jules Olitski
Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
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E.
Philip Guston
Philip Guston was a 20th-century Canadian American painter known for his evolution from abstract expressionism to a distinctive, cartoon-like figurative style that often addressed political and social themes.
- 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: Alex Katz Target entity description: Alex Katz is an American figurative artist renowned for his large-scale, flatly painted portraits and landscapes that helped pave the way for Pop Art.
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A.
Lazar Krasner
Lazar Krasner was a relative of the influential American abstract expressionist painter Lee Krasner, known primarily through this family connection.
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B.
Art Evans
Art Evans is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television, particularly in 1980s and 1990s dramas and comedies.
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C.
Philip Pearlstein
Philip Pearlstein was an American painter best known for his large-scale, sharply realistic nude figure paintings that helped redefine figurative art in the late 20th century.
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D.
Jules Olitski
Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.
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E.
Philip Guston
Philip Guston was a 20th-century Canadian American painter known for his evolution from abstract expressionism to a distinctive, cartoon-like figurative style that often addressed political and social themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-07-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cooper Union
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture ⓘ |
| familyName | Katz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
landscape painting
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painting ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Alex ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Guggenheim Museum
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linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Modern ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Pop Art ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Maine landscapes
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New York City scenes ⓘ portraits of Ada Katz ⓘ portraits of family and friends ⓘ |
| movement |
Pop Art
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linked to:
Pop art
contemporary art ⓘ figurative art ⓘ |
| name | Alex Katz ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping pave the way for Pop Art
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large-scale, flatly painted portraits and landscapes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ada with Black Scarf
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Beach Stop ⓘ Blue Umbrella ⓘ City Landscape ⓘ Portrait of Ada ⓘ Red Coat ⓘ The Black Dress ⓘ Uptown ⓘ Winter Scene ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
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linked to:
New York City
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Ada Katz ⓘ |
| style |
flat color fields
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large-scale flatly painted portraits ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Lincolnville, Maine, United States
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linked to:
Lincolnville, Maine
New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.