America (Four Continents)
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America (Four Continents) is a monumental allegorical sculpture representing the continent of America, created as part of a series depicting the four continents and installed on the façade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical sculpture
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | façade of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artMovement | Beaux-Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Allegorical sculptures in the United States
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Monuments and memorials in Manhattan ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan ⓘ Sculptures of women in New York City ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | U.S. Custom House at New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatorOfArchitecturalSetting | Cass Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
female figure
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personification of America ⓘ symbolic attributes of the Americas ⓘ the continent of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | allegory ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
United States federal architecture
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early 1900s American sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accompanying figures
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central female allegorical figure ⓘ ornamental base ⓘ seated figure of America ⓘ symbolic animals ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicDocumentation | widely photographed public sculpture ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationContext | part of a National Historic Landmark building ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York City
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location |
1 Bowling Green, Manhattan, New York City
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Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Four Continents (sculptural group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Four Continents sculptures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | front façade of the Custom House ⓘ |
| publicAccess | viewable from street ⓘ |
| sculptor | Daniel Chester French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterWork |
Africa (Four Continents)
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Asia (Four Continents) NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe (Four Continents) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | representation of American power and identity ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
architectural decoration
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symbolic representation of the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.