Fountain of Time
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Fountain of Time is a monumental early 20th-century public sculpture in Chicago depicting a procession of human figures passing before a towering personification of Time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fountain of Time canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10448984 — 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: Fountain of Time Context triple: [Lorado Taft, notableWork, Fountain of Time]
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A.
Gates of Time
Gates of Time is a symbolic twin bronze gate monument at the Oklahoma City National Memorial that frames the moment of the 1995 bombing and serves as a powerful entryway into the site of remembrance.
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B.
Sea of Time
Sea of Time is a contemplative photographic series by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto that captures seascapes in minimalist, timeless compositions exploring the boundary between sea and sky.
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C.
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that intertwines political intrigue, romance, and suspense against the backdrop of conflict in Spain.
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D.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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E.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
- 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: Fountain of Time Target entity description: Fountain of Time is a monumental early 20th-century public sculpture in Chicago depicting a procession of human figures passing before a towering personification of Time.
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A.
Gates of Time
Gates of Time is a symbolic twin bronze gate monument at the Oklahoma City National Memorial that frames the moment of the 1995 bombing and serves as a powerful entryway into the site of remembrance.
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B.
Sea of Time
Sea of Time is a contemplative photographic series by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto that captures seascapes in minimalist, timeless compositions exploring the boundary between sea and sky.
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C.
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time is a bestselling thriller novel by Sidney Sheldon that intertwines political intrigue, romance, and suspense against the backdrop of conflict in Spain.
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D.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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E.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Concrete sculptures in the United States
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Monuments and memorials in Chicago ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Illinois ⓘ Sculptures in Chicago ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Benjamin Ferguson Fund
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linked to:
Slater Fund
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| completionDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| depicts |
personification of Time
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procession of human figures ⓘ |
| genre | allegory of time ⓘ |
| hasInscription | "Time goes, you say? Ah no!" (paraphrased from Dobson) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
more than 100 human figures
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towering robed figure of Time ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | early 20th-century sculpture ⓘ |
| height | approximately 24 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Chicago Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| inception | 1910 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Henry Austin Dobson poem "Paradox of Time" ⓘ |
| length | approximately 126 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
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linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ South Side, Chicago ⓘ Washington Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Midway Plaisance
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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reinforced concrete ⓘ terra cotta aggregate ⓘ |
| owner | Chicago Park District ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| restorationDate | early 2000s ⓘ |
| sculptor | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| subject |
human life cycle
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passage of time ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1922 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fountain of Time Description of subject: Fountain of Time is a monumental early 20th-century public sculpture in Chicago depicting a procession of human figures passing before a towering personification of Time.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
Lorado