Alfred Wallis
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Alfred Wallis was a self-taught British fisherman-turned-painter whose simple, expressive seascapes made him a key figure in 20th-century naïve art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred Wallis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10678974 — 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: Alfred Wallis Context triple: [Naïve art, notableArtist, Alfred Wallis]
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A.
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe was an American film actor best known for his leading roles in silent and early sound-era Hollywood films, particularly in war dramas and comedies.
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B.
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall was a distinguished English stage and film actor known for his suave, gentlemanly screen presence in classic Hollywood cinema of the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding was a British film and stage actor best known for his roles in 1940s–1950s British cinema and for his high-profile marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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E.
Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Miss Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
- 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: Alfred Wallis Target entity description: Alfred Wallis was a self-taught British fisherman-turned-painter whose simple, expressive seascapes made him a key figure in 20th-century naïve art.
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A.
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe was an American film actor best known for his leading roles in silent and early sound-era Hollywood films, particularly in war dramas and comedies.
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B.
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall was a distinguished English stage and film actor known for his suave, gentlemanly screen presence in classic Hollywood cinema of the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding was a British film and stage actor best known for his roles in 1940s–1950s British cinema and for his high-profile marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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E.
Lloyd Owen
Lloyd Owen is a British actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Miss Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fisherman
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folk artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artEducation | none ⓘ |
| associatedWith | St Ives School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1855-08-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1942-08-29 ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
marine art
ⓘ
seascape painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Kettle’s Yard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ben Nicholson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
naïve art
ⓘ
outsider art ⓘ |
| name | Alfred Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of ships and harbours
ⓘ
influence on St Ives artists ⓘ simple expressive seascapes ⓘ |
| occupation |
fisherman
ⓘ
painter ⓘ scrap dealer ⓘ |
| paintingMedium | household paint ⓘ |
| paintingStyle |
limited colour palette
ⓘ
non-perspectival ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ |
| paintingSurface |
cardboard
ⓘ
scrap materials ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Devon
NERFINISHED
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Devonport NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Madron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Ives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfTaught | true ⓘ |
| startedPaintingAfter | death of his wife ⓘ |
| startedPaintingIn | his seventies ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coastal scenes
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fishing boats ⓘ harbours ⓘ sailing ships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred Wallis Description of subject: Alfred Wallis was a self-taught British fisherman-turned-painter whose simple, expressive seascapes made him a key figure in 20th-century naïve art.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.