Man at the Wheel statue
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The Man at the Wheel statue is a famous Gloucester, Massachusetts monument honoring the city’s fishermen and maritime heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Man at the Wheel statue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8070746 — 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: Man at the Wheel statue Context triple: [Stacy Boulevard waterfront, hasLandmark, Man at the Wheel statue]
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A.
Gassy Jack statue
The Gassy Jack statue is a bronze monument in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district commemorating John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, the saloon owner considered the neighborhood’s founder.
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B.
Three Servicemen statue
The Three Servicemen statue is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. depicting three Vietnam War soldiers, created as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to offer a more traditional figurative tribute to those who served.
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C.
The Good Samaritan statue
The Good Samaritan statue is a public sculpture in Glenrothes, Scotland, depicting the biblical parable figure as a symbol of compassion and community care.
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D.
Kiepenkerl statue
The Kiepenkerl statue is a well-known bronze sculpture in Münster, Germany, depicting a traditional traveling peddler symbolizing the region’s historic rural trade and identity.
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E.
Ouack statue
The Ouack statue is one of the bronze duckling figures in Boston’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture, depicting the characters from Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book.
- 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: Man at the Wheel statue Target entity description: The Man at the Wheel statue is a famous Gloucester, Massachusetts monument honoring the city’s fishermen and maritime heritage.
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A.
Gassy Jack statue
The Gassy Jack statue is a bronze monument in Vancouver’s historic Gastown district commemorating John “Gassy Jack” Deighton, the saloon owner considered the neighborhood’s founder.
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B.
Three Servicemen statue
The Three Servicemen statue is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. depicting three Vietnam War soldiers, created as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to offer a more traditional figurative tribute to those who served.
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C.
The Good Samaritan statue
The Good Samaritan statue is a public sculpture in Glenrothes, Scotland, depicting the biblical parable figure as a symbol of compassion and community care.
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D.
Kiepenkerl statue
The Kiepenkerl statue is a well-known bronze sculpture in Münster, Germany, depicting a traditional traveling peddler symbolizing the region’s historic rural trade and identity.
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E.
Ouack statue
The Ouack statue is one of the bronze duckling figures in Boston’s famous "Make Way for Ducklings" public sculpture, depicting the characters from Robert McCloskey’s beloved children’s book.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gloucester Fisherman at the Wheel
ⓘ
The Man at the Wheel ⓘ
linked to:
Man at the Wheel
|
| architect | Henry A. Kitson ⓘ |
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Essex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| commemorates | fishermen lost at sea from Gloucester since the early 1600s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Leonard Craske ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gloucester fishing community
ⓘ
fishermen lost at sea ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | August 23, 1925 ⓘ |
| depicts | a fisherman at a ship’s wheel ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze figure of a fisherman
ⓘ
granite base with inscriptions ⓘ |
| height | about 8 feet ⓘ |
| heritage |
fishing heritage
ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| inscription | They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep. ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Psalm 107:23–24
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalm 107
|
| locatedIn |
Gloucester, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location |
Gloucester Harbor waterfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester Harbor
Stacy Boulevard ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| municipality |
Gloucester, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
|
| officialName |
Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
|
| operator |
City of Gloucester
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester
|
| partOf |
Gloucester Fisherman’s Memorial historic site
ⓘ
linked to:
Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
|
| sculptor | Leonard Craske ⓘ |
| subject |
commercial fishing
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Gloucester
ⓘ
New England fishing industry ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1925 ⓘ |
| yearOfConstruction | 1923 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Man at the Wheel statue Description of subject: The Man at the Wheel statue is a famous Gloucester, Massachusetts monument honoring the city’s fishermen and maritime heritage.
Referenced by (1)
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