A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork reflecting everyday people rather than historical figures)
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A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an ordinary local family to challenge traditional ideas of monuments and who is deemed worthy of commemoration.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork reflecting everyday people rather than historical figures) Context triple: [Gillian Wearing, notableWork, A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork reflecting everyday people rather than historical figures)]
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Ford Madox Brown mural cycle
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City Life (mural)
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Freedom Walk sculptures
The Freedom Walk sculptures are a series of public artworks in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorate the civil rights movement and the struggles for racial equality.
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Friends' burial ground, Birmingham
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The Burghers of Calais (sculpture)
The Burghers of Calais is a famous bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting six citizens of Calais offering themselves as hostages during the Hundred Years’ War, celebrated for its emotional realism and innovative composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork reflecting everyday people rather than historical figures) Target entity description: A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an ordinary local family to challenge traditional ideas of monuments and who is deemed worthy of commemoration.
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A.
Ford Madox Brown mural cycle
The Ford Madox Brown mural cycle is a series of large-scale Victorian-era wall paintings in Manchester Town Hall depicting key episodes in the history and development of Manchester.
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B.
City Life (mural)
City Life is a prominent 1934 fresco mural in San Francisco’s Coit Tower that vividly depicts urban scenes and social life during the Great Depression.
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C.
Freedom Walk sculptures
The Freedom Walk sculptures are a series of public artworks in Birmingham, Alabama, that commemorate the civil rights movement and the struggles for racial equality.
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D.
Friends' burial ground, Birmingham
Friends' burial ground, Birmingham is a historic Quaker cemetery in Birmingham, England, associated with the local Religious Society of Friends community.
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E.
The Burghers of Calais (sculpture)
The Burghers of Calais is a famous bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting six citizens of Calais offering themselves as hostages during the Hundred Years’ War, celebrated for its emotional realism and innovative composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| category |
monuments and memorials in Birmingham
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outdoor sculpture in Birmingham ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Birmingham City Council
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Ikon Gallery ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticised by some for not including a father figure
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sparked debate about definition of family ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Gillian Wearing ⓘ |
| depicts |
an ordinary Birmingham family
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two adult sisters ⓘ two young children ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family structure
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social realism ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | figurative public sculpture ⓘ |
| imageFormat | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
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Centenary Square ⓘ England ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Library of Birmingham ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Gillian Wearing ⓘ |
| owner | Birmingham City Council ⓘ |
| partOf | public art in Centenary Square ⓘ |
| productionMethod | casting ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to question who is represented in public sculpture
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to reflect contemporary family life in Birmingham ⓘ |
| selectedFamily |
the Jones family
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linked to:
Jones family
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| selectionProcess | public nomination of Birmingham families ⓘ |
| significance |
challenges male-dominated statuary tradition
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example of non-heroic public monument ⓘ |
| theme |
challenging traditional monuments
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representation of everyday people ⓘ who is deemed worthy of commemoration ⓘ |
| unveiledIn | 2014 ⓘ |
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