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 |
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| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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outdoor sculpture → public artwork → |
| artForm |
sculpture
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| associatedWithEvent |
Boston Marathon
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| basedOn |
Aesop's fables
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| commemorates |
marathon running
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| country |
United States
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| depicts |
hare
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tortoise → |
| depictsFictionalCharacters |
yes
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| genre |
public art
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| hasStyle |
whimsical
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| hasTheme |
competition
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perseverance → running → sport → |
| inspiredBy |
The Tortoise and the Hare fable
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| location |
Boston
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| material |
bronze
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| narrativeSource |
classic fable
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| publicAccess |
yes
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| purpose |
celebrate Boston's marathon-running heritage
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| setting |
urban environment
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| subjectMatter |
characters from a classic fable
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Copley Square
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hasArtwork |