Home of the Desert Rat
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Home of the Desert Rat is a painting by American artist Maynard Dixon that depicts the stark, rugged life of a solitary prospector in the desert Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Home of the Desert Rat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11513689 — 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: Home of the Desert Rat Context triple: [Maynard Dixon, notableWork, Home of the Desert Rat]
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A.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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B.
Desert Land
Desert Land is the arid, sand-themed second world in Super Mario Bros. 3, featuring pyramids, quicksand, and desert-dwelling enemies.
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C.
Desert Fury
Desert Fury is a 1947 Technicolor film noir–melodrama known for its vivid Nevada setting, complex romantic entanglements, and subtextual exploration of unconventional relationships.
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D.
The Living Desert
The Living Desert is a 1953 Walt Disney nature documentary film that vividly portrays the wildlife and ecology of North American desert landscapes.
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E.
Burgers' Desert
Burgers' Desert is an indoor desert-themed ecosystem exhibit at Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands, showcasing flora and fauna from arid regions.
- 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: Home of the Desert Rat Target entity description: Home of the Desert Rat is a painting by American artist Maynard Dixon that depicts the stark, rugged life of a solitary prospector in the desert Southwest.
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A.
The Desert
"The Desert" is a luminous 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Sanford Robinson Gifford, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s atmospheric treatment of light and expansive natural vistas.
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B.
Desert Land
Desert Land is the arid, sand-themed second world in Super Mario Bros. 3, featuring pyramids, quicksand, and desert-dwelling enemies.
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C.
Desert Fury
Desert Fury is a 1947 Technicolor film noir–melodrama known for its vivid Nevada setting, complex romantic entanglements, and subtextual exploration of unconventional relationships.
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D.
The Living Desert
The Living Desert is a 1953 Walt Disney nature documentary film that vividly portrays the wildlife and ecology of North American desert landscapes.
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E.
Burgers' Desert
Burgers' Desert is an indoor desert-themed ecosystem exhibit at Royal Burgers' Zoo in the Netherlands, showcasing flora and fauna from arid regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
work of art ⓘ |
| artist | Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| artisticTheme |
desert solitude
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frontier life ⓘ human struggle against nature ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
desert landscape ⓘ prospector ⓘ rugged life ⓘ solitary figure ⓘ |
| genre |
Western art
ⓘ
landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Home of the Desert Rat ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | life of a solitary prospector in the desert Southwest ⓘ |
| medium | painting ⓘ |
| movement |
American Realism
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linked to:
American realism
American Western art ⓘ |
| setting | desert Southwest of the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Home of the Desert Rat Description of subject: Home of the Desert Rat is a painting by American artist Maynard Dixon that depicts the stark, rugged life of a solitary prospector in the desert Southwest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.