Big Sweep
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Big Sweep is a large-scale public sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, known for its whimsical, oversized depiction of a broom and dustpan installed outside the Denver Art Museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Sweep canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Sweep Context triple: [Sculptures by Coosje van Bruggen, notableWork, Big Sweep]
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A.
Bucksturm
Bucksturm is a historic medieval tower in Osnabrück, Germany, known for its former use as a city fortification and prison.
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B.
Great Southern Stand
The Great Southern Stand is a major grandstand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, known for its large seating capacity and role in hosting major cricket and Australian rules football events.
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C.
The Stampede
The Stampede is a famous Western-themed painting by American artist Frederic Remington that vividly depicts cowboys driving cattle through a violent storm.
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D.
Broken Bow
"Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which introduces Captain Jonathan Archer and the early days of Starfleet's exploration.
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E.
Plea for the West
Plea for the West is a 19th-century religious and social commentary in which Lyman Beecher warns against perceived moral and religious decline in the American West and advocates for Protestant influence in the region.
- 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: Big Sweep Target entity description: Big Sweep is a large-scale public sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, known for its whimsical, oversized depiction of a broom and dustpan installed outside the Denver Art Museum.
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A.
Bucksturm
Bucksturm is a historic medieval tower in Osnabrück, Germany, known for its former use as a city fortification and prison.
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B.
Great Southern Stand
The Great Southern Stand is a major grandstand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, known for its large seating capacity and role in hosting major cricket and Australian rules football events.
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C.
The Stampede
The Stampede is a famous Western-themed painting by American artist Frederic Remington that vividly depicts cowboys driving cattle through a violent storm.
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D.
Broken Bow
"Broken Bow" is the pilot episode of the television series Star Trek: Enterprise, which introduces Captain Jonathan Archer and the early days of Starfleet's exploration.
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E.
Plea for the West
Plea for the West is a 19th-century religious and social commentary in which Lyman Beecher warns against perceived moral and religious decline in the American West and advocates for Protestant influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary artwork
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| artist |
Claes Oldenburg
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Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| artMovement | Pop art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen collaborations ⓘ |
| category |
Outdoor sculptures in Colorado
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Sculptures in Denver, Colorado ⓘ Works by Claes Oldenburg ⓘ Works by Coosje van Bruggen ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creatorNationality |
American
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Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
broom
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dustpan ⓘ |
| genre | public art ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue
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orange ⓘ white ⓘ |
| installedAt | Denver Art Museum ⓘ |
| installedOutside | Denver Art Museum ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Denver, Colorado ⓘ |
| material |
fiberglass
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painted metal ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| style |
oversized
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whimsical ⓘ |
| theme |
domestic objects
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everyday objects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Sweep Description of subject: Big Sweep is a large-scale public sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, known for its whimsical, oversized depiction of a broom and dustpan installed outside the Denver Art Museum.
Referenced by (1)
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