A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments)
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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 notions of who is commemorated in civic monuments.
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| A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments) Context triple: [Gillian Wearing, notableWork, A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments)]
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The Meaning of Social Security (mural)
The Meaning of Social Security is a New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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
- 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 that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments) Target entity description: A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an ordinary local family to challenge traditional notions of who is commemorated in civic monuments.
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A.
The Meaning of Social Security (mural)
The Meaning of Social Security is a New Deal–era mural by social realist artist Ben Shahn that visually interprets the promises and protections of the U.S. Social Security program.
-
B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ public sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| civicRole |
city monument
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symbol of contemporary Birmingham identity ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Birmingham City Council
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Ikon Gallery ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Birmingham city centre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Gillian Wearing ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Birmingham ⓘ |
| depicts |
a mother-led family
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an ordinary local family ⓘ two adult sisters ⓘ two young children ⓘ |
| genre |
figurative sculpture
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public art ⓘ |
| hasCreatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasDimension | life-size figures ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none ⓘ |
| hasPart |
four human figures
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plinth ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Birmingham residents ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Birmingham public art collection
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linked to:
Birmingham Museums Trust
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| locatedIn |
Birmingham
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England ⓘ public space ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
everyday citizens
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family life ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| medium | bronze sculpture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
representing a non-traditional family structure
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using an ordinary local family as a civic monument ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| purpose |
to challenge traditional notions of who is commemorated in civic monuments
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to underscore the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments ⓘ |
| significance | questions who is deemed worthy of public commemoration ⓘ |
| theme |
diversity of family forms
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representation of ordinary people ⓘ social inclusion ⓘ |
| title | A Real Birmingham Family ⓘ |
| unveiledIn | 2014 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments) Description of subject: A Real Birmingham Family is a public sculpture by artist Gillian Wearing that portrays an ordinary local family to challenge traditional notions of who is commemorated in civic monuments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Gillian Wearing
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notableWork
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A Real Birmingham Family (public artwork that underscores the visibility of everyday citizens in public monuments)
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