Cigarettes series
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Cigarettes series is a photographic project by Irving Penn featuring meticulously composed close-up images of discarded cigarette butts, transforming everyday refuse into striking fine art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cigarettes series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11564456 — 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: Cigarettes series Context triple: [Irving Penn, notableWork, Cigarettes series]
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A.
Camel cigarettes
Camel cigarettes is a long-established American cigarette brand known for its distinctive camel logo and prominent role in 20th-century tobacco marketing.
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B.
Hunter cigarettes
Hunter cigarettes was a Dutch cigarette brand known for its mid-20th-century prominence and for sponsoring public artworks and advertising campaigns in the Netherlands.
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C.
Cigaret
Cigaret is a brash, young hobo who serves as a central foil and apprentice figure to the seasoned drifter A No. 1 in the 1973 film "Emperor of the North."
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D.
Cigar
Cigar was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse renowned for a 16-race winning streak and multiple major international victories in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" is a classic country torch song best known for Patsy Cline’s emotive, melancholic performance about heartbreak and romantic betrayal.
- 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: Cigarettes series Target entity description: Cigarettes series is a photographic project by Irving Penn featuring meticulously composed close-up images of discarded cigarette butts, transforming everyday refuse into striking fine art.
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A.
Camel cigarettes
Camel cigarettes is a long-established American cigarette brand known for its distinctive camel logo and prominent role in 20th-century tobacco marketing.
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B.
Hunter cigarettes
Hunter cigarettes was a Dutch cigarette brand known for its mid-20th-century prominence and for sponsoring public artworks and advertising campaigns in the Netherlands.
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C.
Cigaret
Cigaret is a brash, young hobo who serves as a central foil and apprentice figure to the seasoned drifter A No. 1 in the 1973 film "Emperor of the North."
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D.
Cigar
Cigar was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse renowned for a 16-race winning streak and multiple major international victories in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray
"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" is a classic country torch song best known for Patsy Cline’s emotive, melancholic performance about heartbreak and romantic betrayal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art project
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photographic series ⓘ |
| artist | Irving Penn ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
elevating mundane objects
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formal composition of refuse ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Irving Penn’s exploration of everyday objects ⓘ |
| collection |
private collections
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various museum collections ⓘ |
| colorSpace |
black-and-white photography
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color photography ⓘ |
| compositionStyle | formal, frontal compositions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Irving Penn ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered a landmark in still life photography
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praised for elevating everyday trash into art ⓘ |
| depicts |
ash and tobacco remnants
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burnt cigarette paper ⓘ crumpled cigarette filters ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of Modern Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
various international galleries ⓘ |
| genre |
fine art photography
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still life photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cigarette No. 37
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Cigarette No. 52 ⓘ
linked to:
Cigarette No. 37
Cigarette No. 98 ⓘ
linked to:
Cigarette No. 37
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| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | still life painting traditions ⓘ |
| lightingStyle | controlled studio lighting ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cigarette butts
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discarded cigarettes ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
discarded cigarette butts
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paper prints ⓘ |
| movement |
20th-century photography
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modern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
close-up images of discarded cigarette butts
ⓘ
transforming everyday refuse into fine art ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irving Penn’s still life works
ⓘ
linked to:
Irving Penn
|
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | various exhibition catalogues ⓘ |
| technique |
close-up photography
ⓘ
meticulous composition ⓘ studio photography ⓘ |
| theme |
beauty in the mundane
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consumer culture ⓘ transience ⓘ waste and refuse ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Cigarettes series Description of subject: Cigarettes series is a photographic project by Irving Penn featuring meticulously composed close-up images of discarded cigarette butts, transforming everyday refuse into striking fine art.
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