Susan Vogel
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Susan Vogel is an American art historian and curator renowned for her influential work in the field of African art, including founding and directing major institutions and organizing landmark exhibitions.
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| Susan Vogel 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: Susan Vogel Context triple: [The Museum for African Art, foundedBy, Susan Vogel]
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A.
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler was an American child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best remembered for her witty supporting roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Philadelphia Story."
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B.
Vicki Sirotta
Vicki Sirotta is a film producer best known for her work on the horror-thriller movie "The Prophecy."
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C.
Lila Vogel
Lila Vogel is the mother of journalist Lloyd Vogel, a character in the film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
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D.
Maryanne Vollers
Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
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E.
Susan Jaffe
Susan Jaffe is a renowned former principal ballerina and influential leader in the dance world who now heads one of the United States’ premier ballet companies.
- 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: Susan Vogel Target entity description: Susan Vogel is an American art historian and curator renowned for her influential work in the field of African art, including founding and directing major institutions and organizing landmark exhibitions.
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A.
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler was an American child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, best remembered for her witty supporting roles in classic Hollywood films such as "The Philadelphia Story."
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B.
Vicki Sirotta
Vicki Sirotta is a film producer best known for her work on the horror-thriller movie "The Prophecy."
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C.
Lila Vogel
Lila Vogel is the mother of journalist Lloyd Vogel, a character in the film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."
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D.
Maryanne Vollers
Maryanne Vollers is an American author, journalist, and ghostwriter known for collaborating on high-profile political and human rights memoirs.
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E.
Susan Jaffe
Susan Jaffe is a renowned former principal ballerina and influential leader in the dance world who now heads one of the United States’ premier ballet companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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art historian ⓘ curator ⓘ museum director ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
United States of America
NERFINISHED
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international African art scholarship ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
College Art Association Award for Excellence for exhibition catalogue
NERFINISHED
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Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
NERFINISHED
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum for African Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African art history
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art curation ⓘ museum studies ⓘ |
| genre | art history writing ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Columbia University Department of Art History and Archaeology
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University School of the Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging Western display practices of African art
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innovative exhibition design for African art ⓘ integrating contemporary African art into museum narratives ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
African sculpture
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contemporary African art ⓘ museum display theory ⓘ |
| movement | postcolonial approaches to African art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
curating major exhibitions of African art
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founding and directing institutions devoted to African art ⓘ scholarship on African art ⓘ |
| notableStudent | scholars of African art influenced by her teaching at Columbia University ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book "Africa Explores: 20th-Century African Art"
NERFINISHED
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Book "Baule: African Art, Western Eyes" NERFINISHED ⓘ Exhibition "Africa Explores: 20th-Century African Art" NERFINISHED ⓘ Exhibition "Art/Artifact" NERFINISHED ⓘ Film "Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
art historian
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curator ⓘ museum director ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
curator of African art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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director of the Center for African Art in New York ⓘ founding director of the Museum for African Art in New York ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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