Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue (Philadelphia)
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The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue in Philadelphia is a monumental marble sculpture of Benjamin Franklin, created by American sculptor James Earle Fraser and housed in the rotunda of the Franklin Institute.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor sculpture
→
monumental statue → public artwork → sculpture → |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts → |
| country | United States of America → |
| creator | James Earle Fraser NERFINISHED → |
| dedicatedTo | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED → |
| depicts | Benjamin Franklin NERFINISHED → |
| function | commemorative monument → |
| genre | portrait sculpture → |
| hasArtisticMovement | American neoclassicism → |
| hasContext | educational institution setting → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
symbol of American science and innovation
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symbol of Philadelphia civic identity → |
| hasLighting | interior architectural lighting → |
| hasScale | larger than life → |
| hasSeatingPose | seated figure → |
| hasType | national memorial sculpture → |
| heritageDesignation | Benjamin Franklin National Memorial → |
| inception | 1938 → |
| locatedIn |
Franklin Institute
NERFINISHED
→
rotunda of the Franklin Institute NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInBuilding | Franklin Institute Science Museum NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInCity | Philadelphia NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| locatedInState | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED → |
| mainSubject | Benjamin Franklin → |
| massiveStructure | yes → |
| materialUsed | marble → |
| ownedBy | The Franklin Institute NERFINISHED → |
| partOf | Benjamin Franklin National Memorial NERFINISHED → |
| publicAccess | yes → |
| subjectGender | male → |
| subjectNationality | American → |
| subjectNotableFor | American Enlightenment figure → |
| subjectOccupation |
diplomat
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inventor → printer → scientist → statesman → |
| touristAttraction | yes → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.