Kurt Seligmann
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Kurt Seligmann was a Swiss-born Surrealist painter and printmaker known for his fantastical, occult-inflected imagery and his role in introducing Surrealism to the United States.
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| Kurt Seligmann canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042919 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt Seligmann Context triple: [Surrealist Group in Paris, hasMember, Kurt Seligmann]
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Leo Löwenthal
Leo Löwenthal was a German sociologist and literary critic associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his analyses of mass culture, literature, and the sociology of intellectuals.
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Charles Steinberg
Charles Steinberg is a longtime baseball executive and communications specialist known for his prominent roles with several Major League Baseball organizations and leadership in fan experience and community engagement.
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Hugo Schiff
Hugo Schiff was a 19th-century Italian chemist best known for his work on aldehydes and amines, including the discovery of Schiff bases.
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Marcus Loew
Marcus Loew was an American theater chain magnate and film producer who became a pioneering studio executive by building the Loew's cinema empire and creating Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
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E.
Morris Schiff
Morris Schiff was a prominent American banker and philanthropist from the influential Schiff family, known for his role in finance and charitable activities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kurt Seligmann Target entity description: Kurt Seligmann was a Swiss-born Surrealist painter and printmaker known for his fantastical, occult-inflected imagery and his role in introducing Surrealism to the United States.
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A.
Leo Löwenthal
Leo Löwenthal was a German sociologist and literary critic associated with the Frankfurt School, known for his analyses of mass culture, literature, and the sociology of intellectuals.
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B.
Charles Steinberg
Charles Steinberg is a longtime baseball executive and communications specialist known for his prominent roles with several Major League Baseball organizations and leadership in fan experience and community engagement.
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C.
Hugo Schiff
Hugo Schiff was a 19th-century Italian chemist best known for his work on aldehydes and amines, including the discovery of Schiff bases.
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D.
Marcus Loew
Marcus Loew was an American theater chain magnate and film producer who became a pioneering studio executive by building the Loew's cinema empire and creating Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).
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E.
Morris Schiff
Morris Schiff was a prominent American banker and philanthropist from the influential Schiff family, known for his role in finance and charitable activities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
André Breton
NERFINISHED
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Marcel Duchamp NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Guggenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Tanguy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | accidental gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-07-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-01-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris
NERFINISHED
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École des Beaux-Arts, Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
illustration
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| genre |
fantastical imagery
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occult imagery ⓘ |
| givenName | Kurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Art Institute of Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Kunstmuseum Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Giorgio de Chirico
NERFINISHED
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Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance engraving ⓘ Salvador Dalí NERFINISHED ⓘ alchemy ⓘ occultism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Surrealist painting
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etchings and engravings ⓘ introducing Surrealism to the United States ⓘ occult and magical themes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf | Surrealist group ⓘ |
| movedTo |
New York City, United States
NERFINISHED
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Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Le miroir de la magie (illustrations)
NERFINISHED
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Magic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hermetic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The History of Magic (illustrations) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mirror of Magic (illustrations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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author ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Basel, Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sugar Loaf, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, United States
NERFINISHED
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Sugar Loaf, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Arlette Seligmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Le miroir de la magie
NERFINISHED
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Magic, Supernaturalism and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mirror of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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