Statue of the Republic (World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago)

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gilded statue monumental sculpture public artwork

The Statue of the Republic is a monumental gilded sculpture created for Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, symbolizing American democracy and national pride.

Aliases (2)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	gilded statue → monumental sculpture → public artwork →
alsoKnownAs	Statue of the Republic → The Republic →
artMovement	Beaux-Arts architecture and sculpture of the White City →
associatedWithEvent	World's Columbian Exposition →
color	golden →
commissionedFor	World's Columbian Exposition →
completionDate	1893 →
country	United States →
creator	Daniel Chester French →
depicts	allegorical female figure → personification of the American republic →
designer	Daniel Chester French →
destroyed	true →
destructionCause	fire →
destructionDate	1896 →
exhibition	World's Columbian Exposition →
exhibitionYear	1893 →
genre	allegorical sculpture →
gilded	true →
hasReplica	Statue of the Republic (Jackson Park, Chicago) →
height	65 feet → approximately 20 meters →
inception	1892 →
inspired	Statue of the Republic (Jackson Park replica) →
locatedAtTimeOfExhibition	Court of Honor → Great Basin →
locatedIn	Chicago → Illinois → United States →
location	World's Columbian Exposition →
materialUsed	gold leaf → plaster → staff →
partOf	White City ensemble of the World's Columbian Exposition →
purpose	to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas → to serve as a symbol of the American republic →
style	Beaux-Arts →
symbolizes	American democracy → national pride → the United States →
theme	American exceptionalism → civic virtue → national unity →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Statue of the Republic (World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago) ("Statue of the Republic (Jackson Park, Chicago)") →	hasReplica
Statue of the Republic (World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago) ("Statue of the Republic (Jackson Park replica)") →	inspired
Daniel Chester French →	notableWork