Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) is a prominent equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was sculpted by American artist Henry Merwin Shrady.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11598956 — 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: Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) Context triple: [Henry Merwin Shrady, notableWork, Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia)]
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A.
Robert E. Lee Clayton
Robert E. Lee Clayton is a sadistic, eccentric hired regulator portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1976 Western film "The Missouri Breaks."
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B.
Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
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C.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
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D.
Robert N. Lee
Robert N. Lee was an American screenwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood crime and gangster films.
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E.
William Fairfax
William Fairfax was an 18th-century Virginia planter, colonial official, and prominent member of the influential Fairfax family, known for his role in managing the Northern Neck Proprietary and his connection to George Washington.
- 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: Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) Target entity description: Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) is a prominent equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was sculpted by American artist Henry Merwin Shrady.
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A.
Robert E. Lee Clayton
Robert E. Lee Clayton is a sadistic, eccentric hired regulator portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1976 Western film "The Missouri Breaks."
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B.
Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
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C.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
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D.
Robert N. Lee
Robert N. Lee was an American screenwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood crime and gangster films.
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E.
William Fairfax
William Fairfax was an 18th-century Virginia planter, colonial official, and prominent member of the influential Fairfax family, known for his role in managing the Northern Neck Proprietary and his connection to George Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equestrian statue
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| artist | Henry Merwin Shrady ⓘ |
| artMovement | traditional figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate monuments in the United States
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history of Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Virginia
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Equestrian statues in Virginia ⓘ Monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| depicts |
Robert E. Lee
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horseback riding ⓘ military uniform ⓘ |
| function | commemorative monument ⓘ |
| genre | Confederate monument ⓘ |
| hasPart |
horse sculpture
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pedestal ⓘ statue of Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| hasType | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| heritage | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Albemarle County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| location | Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
representation of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
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role in debates over Confederate monuments in Charlottesville ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedIn |
Lee Park, Charlottesville, Virginia
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a public park in downtown Charlottesville ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes (while installed in the park) ⓘ |
| sculptor | Henry Merwin Shrady ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | Confederate general ⓘ |
| subjectOf | public controversy over Confederate symbols in the United States ⓘ |
| use | public memorial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) Description of subject: Robert Edwin Lee (Charlottesville, Virginia) is a prominent equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was sculpted by American artist Henry Merwin Shrady.
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