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.


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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
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
inventor
printer
scientist
statesman
touristAttraction yes

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James Earle Fraser notableWork Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue (Philadelphia)