Tortoise and Hare sculpture

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The Tortoise and Hare sculpture is a public bronze artwork in Boston that whimsically depicts the classic fable’s characters to celebrate the city’s marathon-running heritage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
artForm sculpture
associatedWithEvent Boston Marathon
basedOn Aesop's fables
commemorates marathon running
country United States
depicts hare
tortoise
depictsFictionalCharacters yes
genre public art
hasStyle whimsical
hasTheme competition
perseverance
running
sport
inspiredBy The Tortoise and the Hare fable
location Boston
material bronze
narrativeSource classic fable
publicAccess yes
purpose celebrate Boston's marathon-running heritage
setting urban environment
subjectMatter characters from a classic fable

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Copley Square
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