Gregory Crewdson
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Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer renowned for his elaborately staged, cinematic images of suburban life that resemble stills from unsettling films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregory Crewdson canonical | 2 |
| Crewdson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11532522 — 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: Gregory Crewdson Context triple: [School of Visual Arts, hasAlumni, Gregory Crewdson]
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A.
Bruce Gilden
Bruce Gilden is an American street photographer renowned for his confrontational close-up flash portraits of people in public spaces.
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B.
Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley is an American photographer known for his intimate, youthful, and often nude portraits that capture the freedom and vulnerability of contemporary subcultures.
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C.
Alex Webb
Alex Webb is an acclaimed American photographer renowned for his complex, richly colored street and documentary images, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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D.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as the Illinois Fighting Illini and Kansas State Wildcats to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game with Illinois in 2005.
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E.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and filmmaker renowned for his influential work with brands like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren and his distinctive, intimate portrait style.
- 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: Gregory Crewdson Target entity description: Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer renowned for his elaborately staged, cinematic images of suburban life that resemble stills from unsettling films.
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A.
Bruce Gilden
Bruce Gilden is an American street photographer renowned for his confrontational close-up flash portraits of people in public spaces.
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B.
Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley is an American photographer known for his intimate, youthful, and often nude portraits that capture the freedom and vulnerability of contemporary subcultures.
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C.
Alex Webb
Alex Webb is an acclaimed American photographer renowned for his complex, richly colored street and documentary images, particularly from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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D.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as the Illinois Fighting Illini and Kansas State Wildcats to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game with Illinois in 2005.
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E.
Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and filmmaker renowned for his influential work with brands like Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren and his distinctive, intimate portrait style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art photographer
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contemporary artist ⓘ human ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
cinematic
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highly staged ⓘ narrative ⓘ psychological realism ⓘ surreal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-09-26 ⓘ |
| degree | Master of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
State University of New York at Purchase
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName |
Crewdson
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linked to:
Gregory Crewdson
|
| fieldOfWork |
cinematic photography
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fine art photography ⓘ photography ⓘ staged photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregory ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.gregorycrewdson.com/ ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Hitchcock
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David Lynch ⓘ cinema ⓘ horror films ⓘ science fiction films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Gregory Crewdson ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cinematic images resembling film stills
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elaborately staged photographs of suburban life ⓘ large-scale color photographs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Eclipse of Moths
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Beneath the Roses ⓘ Cathedral of the Pines ⓘ Dream House ⓘ Sanctuary ⓘ Twilight ⓘ |
| occupation |
photographer
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professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
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New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Yale School of Art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American suburbs
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alienation ⓘ domestic interiors ⓘ mystery ⓘ night scenes ⓘ the uncanny in everyday life ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
color photography
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digital printing ⓘ large-format photography ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Massachusetts
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New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Gregory Crewdson Description of subject: Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer renowned for his elaborately staged, cinematic images of suburban life that resemble stills from unsettling films.
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linked to: Gregory Crewdson