Four Continents (sculptural group)
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Four Continents (sculptural group) is a monumental set of allegorical sculptures representing the continents, created by Daniel Chester French and installed on the facade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Four Continents (sculptural group) canonical | 4 |
| Four Continents (sculpture group) | 1 |
| Four Continents sculptures | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Four Continents (sculptural group) Context triple: [Asia (Four Continents sculpture), partOf, Four Continents (sculptural group)]
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Asia (Four Continents sculpture)
Asia (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of Asia, created as part of the sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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America (Four Continents sculpture)
America (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of America, created as part of the "Four Continents" sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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Europe (Four Continents sculpture)
Europe (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical sculptural figure representing the continent of Europe, created as part of the monumental "Four Continents" group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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Fountain of the Four Continents
The Fountain of the Four Continents is an 18th-century Baroque fountain in Trieste symbolically representing Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas through allegorical sculptures.
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Africa (Four Continents sculpture)
Africa (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of Africa, created as part of the "Four Continents" sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Four Continents (sculptural group) Target entity description: Four Continents (sculptural group) is a monumental set of allegorical sculptures representing the continents, created by Daniel Chester French and installed on the facade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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A.
Asia (Four Continents sculpture)
Asia (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of Asia, created as part of the sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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B.
America (Four Continents sculpture)
America (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of America, created as part of the "Four Continents" sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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C.
Europe (Four Continents sculpture)
Europe (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical sculptural figure representing the continent of Europe, created as part of the monumental "Four Continents" group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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Fountain of the Four Continents
The Fountain of the Four Continents is an 18th-century Baroque fountain in Trieste symbolically representing Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas through allegorical sculptures.
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Africa (Four Continents sculpture)
Africa (Four Continents sculpture) is an allegorical monumental figure representing the continent of Africa, created as part of the "Four Continents" sculptural group adorning the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ sculptural group ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bowling Green ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| artist | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| artMovement | American Renaissance ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
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linked to:
United States Custom House
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| depicts |
Africa
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America ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| depictsForm | seated female figures ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later allegorical public sculptures in the United States ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParts | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Africa (sculpture)
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linked to:
Africa (Four Continents sculpture)
America (sculpture) ⓘ
linked to:
America (Four Continents sculpture)
Asia (sculpture) ⓘ
linked to:
Asia (Four Continents sculpture)
Europe (sculpture) ⓘ
linked to:
Europe (Four Continents sculpture)
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| hasType | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
New York City Landmark
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part of a National Historic Landmark building ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnStructure | front facade of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House ⓘ |
| location |
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Custom House
New York City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House facade
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Custom House
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| positionHeld | flanking the main entrance of the Custom House ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | representation of the four continents known to Europeans at the time of its creation ⓘ |
| use | architectural decoration ⓘ |
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Subject: Four Continents (sculptural group) Description of subject: Four Continents (sculptural group) is a monumental set of allegorical sculptures representing the continents, created by Daniel Chester French and installed on the facade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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