Make Way for Ducklings sculpture

E31079

bronze sculpture outdoor sculpture public art installation public artwork

The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Make Way for Ducklings sculpture canonical	9
Boston Public Garden Make Way for Ducklings statues	1
Make Way for Ducklings (sculpture)	1
Make Way for Ducklings duck family statues	1
Make Way for Ducklings duckling statues	1
Make Way for Ducklings installation in Boston Public Garden	1
Make Way for Ducklings sculptures	1
Make Way for Ducklings statues	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
Context triple: [Public Garden, hasAttraction, Make Way for Ducklings sculpture]

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
C. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
D. Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
E. LOVE sculpture
The LOVE sculpture is an iconic pop art piece by Robert Indiana featuring the stacked letters L-O-V-E, widely recognized as a symbol of love and a popular photo spot in Philadelphia and around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Make Way for Ducklings sculpture
Target entity description: The Make Way for Ducklings sculpture is a beloved bronze public artwork in Boston depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book.

A. Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive public art installation in Chicago featuring twin glass brick towers that project video images of local residents and periodically spout water onto a shallow reflecting pool.
B. Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
C. Stone of Hope sculpture
The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
D. Lexington Minuteman Statue
The Lexington Minuteman Statue is a historic bronze monument in Lexington, Massachusetts, commemorating the colonial militia who fought in the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War.
E. LOVE sculpture
The LOVE sculpture is an iconic pop art piece by Robert Indiana featuring the stacked letters L-O-V-E, widely recognized as a symbol of love and a popular photo spot in Philadelphia and around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bronze sculpture ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ public art installation ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
artForm	sculpture ⓘ
basedOn	Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ linked to: The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
basedOnWorkAuthor	Robert McCloskey ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
creator	Nancy Schön ⓘ
depicts	Jack the duckling ⓘ Kack the duckling ⓘ linked to: Jack the duckling Lack the duckling ⓘ Mack the duckling ⓘ Mrs. Mallard ⓘ Nack the duckling ⓘ Ouack the duckling ⓘ Pack the duckling ⓘ Quack the duckling ⓘ
genre	children’s literature-inspired art ⓘ
hasCoordinateSystem	geographic coordinates ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic representation of the book Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ symbol of Boston’s affection for children and families ⓘ
hasPart	Jack statue ⓘ Kack statue ⓘ Lack statue ⓘ Mack statue ⓘ Mrs. Mallard statue ⓘ Nack statue ⓘ Ouack statue ⓘ Pack statue ⓘ Quack statue ⓘ linked to: Ouack statue
hasUse	photo opportunity for visitors ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
inception	1987 ⓘ
isPartOf	public art of Boston ⓘ
languageOfWork	none ⓘ
locatedInCity	Boston ⓘ linked to: Boston, Massachusetts
locatedInCountry	United States of America ⓘ
locatedInPark	Boston Public Garden ⓘ
locatedInState	Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedNear	Charles Street entrance of the Boston Public Garden ⓘ
location	Boston Public Garden ⓘ
material	bronze ⓘ
notableFor	being a popular attraction for children and families ⓘ depicting the duck family from Robert McCloskey’s book Make Way for Ducklings ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
sculptor	Nancy Schön ⓘ
subjectOf	tourist guides to Boston ⓘ
unveiledIn	1987 ⓘ

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