Susan Meiselas
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Susan Meiselas is an American documentary photographer renowned for her powerful coverage of political conflict and human rights issues, and as a longtime member of the Magnum Photos agency.
All labels observed (1)
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| Susan Meiselas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6437800 — 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: Susan Meiselas Context triple: [Magnum Photos, hasMember, Susan Meiselas]
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A.
Inge Morath
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer renowned for her humanistic, often intimate photojournalism and long association with Magnum Photos.
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B.
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler is an American artist and theorist known for her politically engaged work in photography, video, performance, and critical writing that addresses issues such as war, gender, and urban life.
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C.
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is an acclaimed American photojournalist renowned for his powerful war and conflict photography documenting human suffering around the world.
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D.
W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith was a pioneering American photojournalist renowned for his powerful, humanistic photo-essays in magazines like Life.
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E.
Alma Guillermoprieto
Alma Guillermoprieto is a Mexican journalist and writer renowned for her in-depth reporting on Latin American politics and society, particularly in conflict and post-conflict contexts.
- 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: Susan Meiselas Target entity description: Susan Meiselas is an American documentary photographer renowned for her powerful coverage of political conflict and human rights issues, and as a longtime member of the Magnum Photos agency.
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A.
Inge Morath
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer renowned for her humanistic, often intimate photojournalism and long association with Magnum Photos.
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B.
Martha Rosler
Martha Rosler is an American artist and theorist known for her politically engaged work in photography, video, performance, and critical writing that addresses issues such as war, gender, and urban life.
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C.
James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is an acclaimed American photojournalist renowned for his powerful war and conflict photography documenting human suffering around the world.
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D.
W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith was a pioneering American photojournalist renowned for his powerful, humanistic photo-essays in magazines like Life.
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E.
Alma Guillermoprieto
Alma Guillermoprieto is a Mexican journalist and writer renowned for her in-depth reporting on Latin American politics and society, particularly in conflict and post-conflict contexts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American photographer
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documentary photographer ⓘ human ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | human rights organizations ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Cornell Capa Infinity Award
NERFINISHED
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Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ Harvard Arts Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Sarah Lawrence College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
photojournalism
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visual anthropology ⓘ |
| genre |
conflict photography
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documentary photography ⓘ human rights photography ⓘ |
| hasPhotographed |
Central American conflicts
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Kurdish communities in the Middle East ⓘ Nicaraguan Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ carnival workers in the United States ⓘ women’s lives and domestic spaces ⓘ |
| hasRole | editor of collaborative photographic projects ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | tradition of social documentary photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coverage of human rights issues
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coverage of political conflict ⓘ photographs of the Kurdish people ⓘ photographs of the Nicaraguan Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Magnum Photos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | documentary tradition in photography ⓘ |
| notableFor | collaborative and participatory approaches with photographed communities ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Room of Their Own
NERFINISHED
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Archives of Abuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnival Strippers NERFINISHED ⓘ Encounters with the Dani NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicaragua NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Street Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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photographer ⓘ photojournalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Magnum Photos ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| website | https://www.susanmeiselas.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susan Meiselas Description of subject: Susan Meiselas is an American documentary photographer renowned for her powerful coverage of political conflict and human rights issues, and as a longtime member of the Magnum Photos agency.
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