Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston)
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The Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly in Boston is a public monument honoring the Irish-born poet, journalist, and civil rights advocate, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial, Boston | 1 |
| Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T628078 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston) Context triple: [Daniel Chester French, notableWork, Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston)]
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Statue of Rufus Choate (Boston)
The Statue of Rufus Choate in Boston is a bronze public monument by American sculptor Daniel Chester French, honoring the famed 19th-century lawyer and orator.
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Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
The Longfellow Monument in Portland, Maine is a public statue honoring native son and celebrated 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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C.
The Minute Man statue
The Minute Man statue is a famous bronze sculpture in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts is an 1843 reform petition written by Dorothea Dix that exposed the inhumane conditions of the mentally ill in Massachusetts and helped launch major asylum and mental health care reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston) Target entity description: The Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly in Boston is a public monument honoring the Irish-born poet, journalist, and civil rights advocate, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
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A.
Statue of Rufus Choate (Boston)
The Statue of Rufus Choate in Boston is a bronze public monument by American sculptor Daniel Chester French, honoring the famed 19th-century lawyer and orator.
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B.
Longfellow Monument, Portland, Maine
The Longfellow Monument in Portland, Maine is a public statue honoring native son and celebrated 19th-century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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C.
The Minute Man statue
The Minute Man statue is a famous bronze sculpture in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts
Memorial to the Legislature of Massachusetts is an 1843 reform petition written by Dorothea Dix that exposed the inhumane conditions of the mentally ill in Massachusetts and helped launch major asylum and mental health care reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
1896 sculptures
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Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Boston ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Boston ⓘ |
| coDesigner | Charles Howard Walker ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | John Boyle O'Reilly ⓘ |
| depicts | John Boyle O'Reilly ⓘ |
| designer | Daniel Chester French ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figure of Erin
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allegorical figure of Patriotism ⓘ bronze bust of John Boyle O'Reilly ⓘ granite exedra ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Boston Landmark
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contributing property to the Emerald Necklace park system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Back Bay Fens
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Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Emerald Necklace ⓘ The Fens ⓘ
surface form:
Fens
Fenway–Kenmore ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locationCity |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| locationCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| locationState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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surface form:
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department
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| material |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| owner |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| subjectNationality |
Irish
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Irish-American ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
civil rights advocate
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journalist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1896 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1896 ⓘ |
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Subject: Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly (Boston) Description of subject: The Statue of John Boyle O'Reilly in Boston is a public monument honoring the Irish-born poet, journalist, and civil rights advocate, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial, Boston