Barnaby Evans
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Barnaby Evans is an American artist best known for creating large-scale public art installations that transform urban spaces through fire, water, and light.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barnaby Evans canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7330696 — 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: Barnaby Evans Context triple: [WaterFire, creator, Barnaby Evans]
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A.
Barnaby Fulton
Barnaby Fulton is the bumbling chemist protagonist in the 1952 screwball comedy film "Monkey Business," famously portrayed by Cary Grant.
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B.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
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C.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall was a mountaineer notable for making the first recorded ascent of Alaska’s Mount Hayes.
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D.
Neville Kid
Neville Kid is a music video director known for creating the visual accompaniment to the song "Problem."
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E.
Oliver Stapleton
Oliver Stapleton is a British cinematographer known for his versatile work across acclaimed films in both independent and mainstream cinema.
- 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: Barnaby Evans Target entity description: Barnaby Evans is an American artist best known for creating large-scale public art installations that transform urban spaces through fire, water, and light.
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A.
Barnaby Fulton
Barnaby Fulton is the bumbling chemist protagonist in the 1952 screwball comedy film "Monkey Business," famously portrayed by Cary Grant.
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B.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall is the son of American actress and comedian Julia Louis-Dreyfus and musician Brad Hall.
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C.
Henry Hall
Henry Hall was a mountaineer notable for making the first recorded ascent of Alaska’s Mount Hayes.
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D.
Neville Kid
Neville Kid is a music video director known for creating the visual accompaniment to the song "Problem."
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E.
Oliver Stapleton
Oliver Stapleton is a British cinematographer known for his versatile work across acclaimed films in both independent and mainstream cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
person ⓘ public art installation ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Providence, Rhode Island
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linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Barnaby Evans ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Brown University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental art
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public art ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental art
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installation art ⓘ light art ⓘ |
| hasCreatedWork |
permanent public art installations
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temporary public art installations ⓘ |
| hasCreatedWorkIn | urban public spaces ⓘ |
| hasRole | artistic director of WaterFire Providence ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://waterfire.org/ ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Providence, Rhode Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale public art installations
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transforming urban spaces with fire, water, and light ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Providence, Rhode Island
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linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
public art movement ⓘ |
| notableProject |
WaterFire Providence
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linked to:
WaterFire
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| notableWork | WaterFire ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
film-maker ⓘ photographer ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
New England
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Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ
linked to:
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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| uses |
fire
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light ⓘ water ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
fire
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light ⓘ water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barnaby Evans Description of subject: Barnaby Evans is an American artist best known for creating large-scale public art installations that transform urban spaces through fire, water, and light.
Referenced by (3)
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Barnaby Evans