Robert E. Lee statue

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statue
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
white supremacy movements
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:controversy removal protests
gptkbp:criticism historical context
gptkbp:depictedIn photographs
gptkbp:depicts Robert_E._Lee_on_horseback
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:W._H._Mullins_Company
gptkb:Henry_Merwin_Shrady
gptkbp:discontinued July 10, 2021
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
gptkbp:has historical plaques
gptkbp:height 26 feet
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War memorial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert E. Lee statue
gptkbp:influenced statue removals nationwide
gptkbp:influencedBy Lost Cause of the Confederacy
gptkbp:inspiration artworks
scholarly research
gptkbp:is_funded_by local donations
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Charlottesville,_Virginia
gptkbp:material bronze
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lee_Park
public art collection
national conversation on race
gptkbp:releasedIn May 29, 1924
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Charlottesville_City_Council
new memorials
gptkbp:sparked racial tensions
gptkbp:subject public debate
gptkbp:symbolizes Southern_heritage
gptkbp:visitedBy tourists
gptkbp:was a subject of media coverage
a site for community gatherings
a part of the city's historical narrative
a symbol of division
a part of local identity
a site of historical reflection
a site for rallies
a focal point for educational discussions
a focal point for protests
a part of the cultural heritage debate
a part of the landscape of memory
a part of the national dialogue on monuments
a part of the public discourse on history
a point of contention in local politics
a representation of contested history
a subject of artistic reinterpretation
a subject of litigation
a target for vandalism
a_part_of_the_public's_understanding_of_the_Civil_War
a_part_of_the_landscape_of_Charlottesville
a_representation_of_Confederate_legacy
a_symbol_of_nostalgia_for_the_Confederacy