Four Continents sculptures (New York Custom House)

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allegorical sculpture public art sculpture group

The Four Continents sculptures at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City are monumental allegorical groups by American sculptor Daniel Chester French, representing Asia, America, Europe, and Africa in Beaux-Arts style.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	allegorical sculpture ⓘ public art ⓘ sculpture group ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
artMovement	American Beaux-Arts sculpture ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Daniel Chester French ⓘ
depicts	Africa ⓘ America ⓘ Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
genre	allegory ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	Office of the Chief Architect (GSA) ⓘ surface form: United States federal architecture turn-of-the-century monumental sculpture ⓘ
hasPart	Africa (Four Continents sculpture) ⓘ America (Four Continents sculpture) ⓘ Asia (Four Continents sculpture) ⓘ Europe (Four Continents sculpture) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	New York City Landmark ⓘ contributing property to a National Historic Landmark building ⓘ
inception	early 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Bowling Green ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ
locatedOn	United States Custom House ⓘ surface form: façade of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
location	United States Custom House ⓘ surface form: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
partOf	exterior decoration of Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House ⓘ
significantArtist	Daniel Chester French ⓘ
subjectHasRole	personification of continents ⓘ
use	architectural ornament ⓘ

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