Bess Lomax Hawes
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Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bess Lomax Hawes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9057768 — 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: Bess Lomax Hawes Context triple: [Almanac Singers, notableMember, Bess Lomax Hawes]
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A.
Edith Snodgrass
Edith Snodgrass is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Snodgrass surname.
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B.
Edith Shearer
Edith Shearer was the mother of Canadian-born actress Athole Shearer and part of the family that produced several notable figures in early Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Edith Dimock
Edith Dimock was an American painter associated with the Ashcan School, known for her urban genre scenes and for her involvement in early 20th-century artistic circles.
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D.
Muriel McClure
Muriel McClure was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning geneticist George W. Beadle.
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E.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
- 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: Bess Lomax Hawes Target entity description: Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.
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A.
Edith Snodgrass
Edith Snodgrass is a notable individual distinguished enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Snodgrass surname.
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B.
Edith Shearer
Edith Shearer was the mother of Canadian-born actress Athole Shearer and part of the family that produced several notable figures in early Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Edith Dimock
Edith Dimock was an American painter associated with the Ashcan School, known for her urban genre scenes and for her involvement in early 20th-century artistic circles.
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D.
Muriel McClure
Muriel McClure was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning geneticist George W. Beadle.
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E.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educator
ⓘ
folk musician ⓘ folklorist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Heritage Fellowship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWriterOf | M.T.A. (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-11-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bryan University (Los Angeles)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| employer | National Endowment for the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
folk music
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ |
| fullName | Bess Lomax Hawes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | American folk music ⓘ |
| givenName | Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
banjo
ⓘ
guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
preservation of traditional American folk culture
ⓘ
promotion of folk and traditional arts in the United States ⓘ |
| notableRole | key figure in U.S. public folklore programs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
M.T.A. (song)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
ⓘ
folklorist ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| parent |
John A. Lomax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruby Terrill Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of the Folk and Traditional Arts Program at the National Endowment for the Arts ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Alan Lomax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Butch Hawes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
California State University, Northridge
NERFINISHED
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San Fernando Valley State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bess Lomax Hawes Description of subject: Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, folklorist, and educator known for her influential work in preserving and promoting traditional American folk culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.