Four Continents (sculptural group)
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Four Continents (sculptural group) is a monumental set of allegorical sculptures representing the continents, created by Daniel Chester French and installed on the facade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Continents (sculptural group) canonical | 3 |
| Four Continents (sculpture group) | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ sculptural group ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Bowling Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| artist | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artMovement | American Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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America NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsForm | seated female figures ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later allegorical public sculptures in the United States ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParts | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Africa (sculpture)
NERFINISHED
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America (sculpture) NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia (sculpture) NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe (sculpture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
New York City Landmark
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part of a National Historic Landmark building ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnStructure | front facade of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House ⓘ |
| location |
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House facade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | flanking the main entrance of the Custom House ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | representation of the four continents known to Europeans at the time of its creation ⓘ |
| use | architectural decoration ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Four Continents (sculpture group)