Shapes of Fear
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Shapes of Fear is a work by American artist Maynard Dixon, reflecting his early explorations into moody, symbolist-inspired imagery before he became best known for his Western landscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shapes of Fear canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11513690 — 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: Shapes of Fear Context triple: [Maynard Dixon, notableWork, Shapes of Fear]
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A.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
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B.
Creature Fear
"Creature Fear" is a song by Bon Iver from the critically acclaimed indie folk album *For Emma, Forever Ago*.
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C.
Scaura
Scaura is the cognomen of Aemilia Scaura, a Roman noblewoman from the influential Aemilii Scauri family.
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D.
Scauri
Scauri is a coastal town in central Italy’s Lazio region, known for its beaches along the Tyrrhenian Sea and its proximity to the Gulf of Gaeta.
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E.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
- 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: Shapes of Fear Target entity description: Shapes of Fear is a work by American artist Maynard Dixon, reflecting his early explorations into moody, symbolist-inspired imagery before he became best known for his Western landscapes.
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A.
Lurking Fear
Lurking Fear is a renowned big-wall rock climbing route on Yosemite’s El Capitan, known for its long, challenging aid and free climbing pitches.
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B.
Creature Fear
"Creature Fear" is a song by Bon Iver from the critically acclaimed indie folk album *For Emma, Forever Ago*.
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C.
Scaura
Scaura is the cognomen of Aemilia Scaura, a Roman noblewoman from the influential Aemilii Scauri family.
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D.
Scauri
Scauri is a coastal town in central Italy’s Lazio region, known for its beaches along the Tyrrhenian Sea and its proximity to the Gulf of Gaeta.
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E.
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear is a 1943 film noir–style thriller, based on Eric Ambler’s novel, in which Joseph Cotten plays an American engineer targeted by Nazi agents while traveling through wartime Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
ⓘ
artwork ⓘ painting ⓘ person ⓘ |
| artForm | visual art ⓘ |
| artist | Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
moody imagery
ⓘ
symbolist-inspired imagery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maynard Dixon’s pre-Western period ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts | fear (emotion) ⓘ |
| genre |
Symbolism
ⓘ
Western landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Fear
ⓘ
Shapes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Symbolist art
ⓘ
linked to:
Symbolist movement in art
late 19th–early 20th century symbolist imagery ⓘ |
| knownFor | Western landscapes ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement |
American Western art
ⓘ
Symbolism ⓘ |
| notableFor | early exploration of moody, symbolist-inspired imagery by Maynard Dixon ⓘ |
| notableWork | Shapes of Fear ⓘ |
| occupation | painter ⓘ |
| positionInArtistCareer | early work ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | abstracted or symbolic forms suggesting fear ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional tension
ⓘ
psychological states ⓘ symbolic representation of fear ⓘ |
| title | Shapes of Fear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shapes of Fear Description of subject: Shapes of Fear is a work by American artist Maynard Dixon, reflecting his early explorations into moody, symbolist-inspired imagery before he became best known for his Western landscapes.
Referenced by (4)
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