Mercury Fountain by Alexander Calder
GPTKB entity
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:sculpture
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| gptkbp:commissionedBy |
gptkb:Spanish_Republican_government
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:Alexander_Calder
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| gptkbp:features |
now displayed behind glass for safety
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mercury Fountain by Alexander Calder
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fundació_Joan_Miró
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| gptkbp:material |
mercury
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
uses liquid mercury instead of water
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| gptkbp:originallyExhibitedAt |
Spanish Pavilion, 1937 Paris World's Fair
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to draw attention to the plight of Almadén mercury miners during the Spanish Civil War
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| gptkbp:yearCreated |
1937
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_des_Arts_et_Techniques_dans_la_Vie_Moderne_(1937)
gptkb:1937_Paris_International_Exposition |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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