James Jean
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James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, surreal imagery in fine art, comics, and commercial work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Jean canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Jean Context triple: [School of Visual Arts, hasAlumni, James Jean]
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A.
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist and writer best known for his distinctive, atmospheric horror artwork on titles such as "30 Days of Night" and "Fell."
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B.
Christopher Turk
Christopher Turk is a charismatic and ambitious surgeon on the TV series "Scrubs," known for his close friendship with J.D. and his comedic, energetic personality.
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C.
Michale Graves
Michale Graves is an American punk rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for the Misfits during their 1990s reformation era.
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D.
Jean DuShon
Jean DuShon was an American jazz and soul singer and stage performer known for her powerful vocals and work in clubs and theater from the 1950s onward.
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E.
Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais is a French composer best known for his atmospheric and innovative film scores, particularly in European cinema and animation.
- 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: James Jean Target entity description: James Jean is a Taiwanese-American visual artist and illustrator renowned for his intricate, surreal imagery in fine art, comics, and commercial work.
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A.
Ben Templesmith
Ben Templesmith is an Australian comic book artist and writer best known for his distinctive, atmospheric horror artwork on titles such as "30 Days of Night" and "Fell."
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B.
Christopher Turk
Christopher Turk is a charismatic and ambitious surgeon on the TV series "Scrubs," known for his close friendship with J.D. and his comedic, energetic personality.
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C.
Michale Graves
Michale Graves is an American punk rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for the Misfits during their 1990s reformation era.
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D.
Jean DuShon
Jean DuShon was an American jazz and soul singer and stage performer known for her powerful vocals and work in clubs and theater from the 1950s onward.
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E.
Bruno Coulais
Bruno Coulais is a French composer best known for his atmospheric and innovative film scores, particularly in European cinema and animation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comics artist
ⓘ
human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ poster artist ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eisner Award for Best Cover Artist
ⓘ
linked to:
Eisner Award
Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators (New York) ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Illustrators awards
Harvey Award for Best Cover Artist ⓘ
linked to:
Harvey Award
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| basedIn | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| birthName | James Jean ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Taiwan
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linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1979-09-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York City
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School of Visual Arts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Taiwanese American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
drawing
ⓘ
fine art ⓘ illustration ⓘ painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ |
| hasWorkedFor |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
DC Comics ⓘ Prada ⓘ Vertigo (imprint) ⓘ
linked to:
Vertigo Comics
film industry promotional art ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
ⓘ
pop surrealism ⓘ |
| name | James Jean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic book cover illustration
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gallery exhibitions worldwide ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fables (cover art)
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linked to:
Fables
Kindling series ⓘ Motherland series ⓘ Pareidolia series ⓘ Prada art collaborations ⓘ
linked to:
Fondazione Prada
The Shape of Water (poster art) ⓘ The Umbrella Academy (cover art) ⓘ
linked to:
The Umbrella Academy
|
| occupation |
illustrator
ⓘ
painter ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Taipei, Taiwan ⓘ |
| style |
dreamlike compositions
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intricate line work ⓘ mythological themes ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
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