The Persistence of Memory
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The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Persistence of Memory canonical | 8 |
| the persistence of memory | 2 |
| La persistencia de la memoria | 1 |
| The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37973 — 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.
Target entity: The Persistence of Memory Context triple: [Museum of Modern Art, notableWorkInCollection, The Persistence of Memory]
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A.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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B.
The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
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C.
Nighthawks
Nighthawks is a famous 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that depicts a brightly lit late-night diner scene and is widely regarded as an iconic image of urban isolation in American art.
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D.
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille is a self-portrait painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting himself wearing a straw hat.
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E.
Campbell's Soup Cans
Campbell's Soup Cans is a landmark 1962 pop art work by Andy Warhol consisting of 32 canvases depicting different varieties of Campbell's soup, emblematic of mass production and consumer culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Persistence of Memory Target entity description: The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.
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A.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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B.
The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
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C.
Nighthawks
Nighthawks is a famous 1942 painting by Edward Hopper that depicts a brightly lit late-night diner scene and is widely regarded as an iconic image of urban isolation in American art.
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D.
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille
Autoportrait au chapeau de paille is a self-portrait painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting himself wearing a straw hat.
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E.
Campbell's Soup Cans
Campbell's Soup Cans is a landmark 1962 pop art work by Andy Warhol consisting of 32 canvases depicting different varieties of Campbell's soup, emblematic of mass production and consumer culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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surrealist painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| collection | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
blue sky
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earth tones ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | under copyright in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| creatorBirthCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Figueres ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| depicts |
ants
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desert landscape ⓘ distorted face-like form ⓘ horizon ⓘ melting clocks ⓘ pocket watches ⓘ rocky cliff ⓘ sea ⓘ tree branch ⓘ |
| describedAs |
dreamlike
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iconic ⓘ symbolic representation of time ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealism ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
popular culture
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surrealist imagery in media ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hard surfaces
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insects ⓘ organic form ⓘ soft watches ⓘ |
| inception | 1931 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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surface form:
New York
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| mainSubject | melting clocks ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| movementSymbolized | fluidity of time ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Salvador Dalí ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | N/A ⓘ |
| owner | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century art
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modern art ⓘ |
| significantEvent | acquired by Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| title |
The Persistence of Memory
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La persistencia de la memoria
The Persistence of Memory self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Persistence of Memory Description of subject: The Persistence of Memory is a famous 1931 surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí, renowned for its dreamlike landscape featuring melting clocks that symbolize the fluidity of time.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.