Richard Prince
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Richard Prince is an American artist known for his pioneering work in appropriation art, particularly his re-photographed advertising images and explorations of authorship and originality.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Prince canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9925100 — 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: Richard Prince Context triple: [Annina Nosei Gallery, representedArtist, Richard Prince]
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A.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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B.
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy is an American contemporary artist known for his provocative, often grotesque performance, video, and installation works that critique consumerism, popular culture, and the art world.
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C.
Tom Wesselmann
Tom Wesselmann was an American Pop artist best known for his bold, stylized depictions of the female nude and everyday consumer objects in vibrant, large-scale compositions.
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D.
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander is an American photographer renowned for his innovative and complex compositions that explore the social landscape of everyday life in the United States.
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E.
Jim Dine
Jim Dine is an American artist associated with Neo-Dada and Pop Art, known for his expressive use of everyday objects and recurring motifs like hearts, tools, and bathrobes in paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
- 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: Richard Prince Target entity description: Richard Prince is an American artist known for his pioneering work in appropriation art, particularly his re-photographed advertising images and explorations of authorship and originality.
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A.
Larry Poons
Larry Poons is an American abstract painter known for his vibrant, optically dynamic compositions that evolved from dot-based Op Art to energetic, gestural abstractions.
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B.
Paul McCarthy
Paul McCarthy is an American contemporary artist known for his provocative, often grotesque performance, video, and installation works that critique consumerism, popular culture, and the art world.
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C.
Tom Wesselmann
Tom Wesselmann was an American Pop artist best known for his bold, stylized depictions of the female nude and everyday consumer objects in vibrant, large-scale compositions.
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D.
Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander is an American photographer renowned for his innovative and complex compositions that explore the social landscape of everyday life in the United States.
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E.
Jim Dine
Jim Dine is an American artist associated with Neo-Dada and Pop Art, known for his expressive use of everyday objects and recurring motifs like hearts, tools, and bathrobes in paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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human ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-08-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Nassau Community College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ painting ⓘ photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| hasLegalCase | Cariou v. Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Art Institute of Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED ⓘ Guggenheim Museum, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles County Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary appropriation artists
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postmodern photographers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American popular culture
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advertising photography ⓘ mass media imagery ⓘ |
| movement |
appropriation art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Canal Zone series
NERFINISHED
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Cowboys series NERFINISHED ⓘ Instagram portraits ⓘ Nurse paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ appropriation of Marlboro cigarette advertisements ⓘ controversial copyright lawsuits ⓘ explorations of authorship and originality ⓘ re-photographed advertising images ⓘ use of found images ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canal Zone (series)
NERFINISHED
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New Portraits (Instagram series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nurse in Hollywood #4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiritual America NERFINISHED ⓘ Untitled (Cowboy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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painter ⓘ photographer ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Panama Canal Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
American identity
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authorship ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ copyright ⓘ originality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Prince Description of subject: Richard Prince is an American artist known for his pioneering work in appropriation art, particularly his re-photographed advertising images and explorations of authorship and originality.
Referenced by (1)
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