Whistler v. Ruskin libel trial
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:cause |
libel
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| gptkbp:date |
1878
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:John_Ruskin
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whistler v. Ruskin libel trial
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| gptkbp:impact |
financially ruined Whistler
highlighted tensions between artists and critics |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
gptkb:John_Ruskin
gptkb:James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler |
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Queen's_Bench
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:mediaAttention |
attracted significant press coverage
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler
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| gptkbp:reasonForTrial |
Ruskin criticized Whistler's painting as 'flinging a pot of paint in the public's face'
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| gptkbp:relatedWork |
gptkb:Nocturne_in_Black_and_Gold_–_The_Falling_Rocket
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| gptkbp:result |
Whistler awarded nominal damages
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| gptkbp:significance |
famous art libel case
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Grosvenor_Gallery
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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