Joan Brown
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Joan Brown was an influential American figurative painter associated with the Bay Area art scene, known for her bold, autobiographical works blending abstraction and representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joan Brown canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6215131 — 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: Joan Brown Context triple: [California School of Fine Arts, hasAlumni, Joan Brown]
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A.
Joan Evans
Joan Evans was an American film actress active in the 1940s and 1950s, known for her roles in Hollywood dramas and coming-of-age films.
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B.
Joan Goushill
Joan Goushill was an English noblewoman of the late medieval period, notable as the mother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, and for her connections to prominent aristocratic families.
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C.
Della Mae Jones
Della Mae Jones was the woman who married Robert Stroud, the infamous "Birdman of Alcatraz," during his imprisonment.
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D.
Mabel Jones
Mabel Jones is the daughter of the fictional diarist and protagonist Bridget Jones from Helen Fielding’s popular "Bridget Jones" series.
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E.
Joan Shawlee
Joan Shawlee was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
- 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: Joan Brown Target entity description: Joan Brown was an influential American figurative painter associated with the Bay Area art scene, known for her bold, autobiographical works blending abstraction and representation.
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A.
Joan Evans
Joan Evans was an American film actress active in the 1940s and 1950s, known for her roles in Hollywood dramas and coming-of-age films.
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B.
Joan Goushill
Joan Goushill was an English noblewoman of the late medieval period, notable as the mother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, and for her connections to prominent aristocratic families.
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C.
Della Mae Jones
Della Mae Jones was the woman who married Robert Stroud, the infamous "Birdman of Alcatraz," during his imprisonment.
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D.
Mabel Jones
Mabel Jones is the daughter of the fictional diarist and protagonist Bridget Jones from Helen Fielding’s popular "Bridget Jones" series.
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E.
Joan Shawlee
Joan Shawlee was an American character actress best known for her comedic supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | combination of abstraction and representation ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | building collapse ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-02-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-10-26 ⓘ |
| diedWhile | working on a Sai Baba temple project in India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
California School of Fine Arts
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Art Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | San Francisco Art Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | painting ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical painting
ⓘ
figurative art ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Noel Neri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bay Area Figurative painters
NERFINISHED
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David Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmer Bischoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Diebenkorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Bay Area Figurative Movement
NERFINISHED
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Bay Area art scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Joan Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bold, autobiographical paintings
ⓘ
use of flat, simplified forms and strong color ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After the Alcatraz Swim (1975)
NERFINISHED
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Noel in the Kitchen (1964) NERFINISHED ⓘ Self-Portrait with Fish (1978) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bride (1970) NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of the Affair (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl in the Surf with the Black Dog (1974) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Journey (1982) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long Journey (1981) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 1 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 2 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 3 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 4 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 5 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Room, Part 6 (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bill Brown
NERFINISHED
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Gordon Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Neri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joan Brown Description of subject: Joan Brown was an influential American figurative painter associated with the Bay Area art scene, known for her bold, autobiographical works blending abstraction and representation.
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