Black Hawk statue
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The Black Hawk statue is a monumental concrete sculpture in Oregon, Illinois, created by American sculptor Lorado Taft to honor Native American leader Black Hawk and overlook the Rock River.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Hawk Statue | 7 |
| Black Hawk Monument | 1 |
| Black Hawk Statue (The Eternal Indian) | 1 |
| Black Hawk statue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10448988 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Black Hawk statue Context triple: [Lorado Taft, notableWork, Black Hawk statue]
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A.
Andrew Jackson statue
The Andrew Jackson statue is an equestrian monument of the seventh U.S. president prominently displayed in President's Park near the White House in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Hudson’s Statue
Hudson’s Statue is a scathing essay by Thomas Carlyle, included in his collection "Latter-Day Pamphlets," that attacks the public veneration of the railway magnate George Hudson as a symbol of corrupt commercialism and moral decline in Victorian England.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln statue
The Abraham Lincoln statue is a public monument depicting the 16th U.S. president, prominently displayed as a focal point within Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
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D.
Illinois Monument
The Illinois Monument is a commemorative Civil War memorial honoring Illinois soldiers, located within Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia.
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E.
Oregon Pioneer statue
The Oregon Pioneer statue is a gilded bronze figure of a frontiersman that crowns the Oregon State Capitol in Salem and serves as a symbol of the state’s pioneer heritage.
- 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: Black Hawk statue Target entity description: The Black Hawk statue is a monumental concrete sculpture in Oregon, Illinois, created by American sculptor Lorado Taft to honor Native American leader Black Hawk and overlook the Rock River.
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A.
Andrew Jackson statue
The Andrew Jackson statue is an equestrian monument of the seventh U.S. president prominently displayed in President's Park near the White House in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Hudson’s Statue
Hudson’s Statue is a scathing essay by Thomas Carlyle, included in his collection "Latter-Day Pamphlets," that attacks the public veneration of the railway magnate George Hudson as a symbol of corrupt commercialism and moral decline in Victorian England.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln statue
The Abraham Lincoln statue is a public monument depicting the 16th U.S. president, prominently displayed as a focal point within Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
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D.
Illinois Monument
The Illinois Monument is a commemorative Civil War memorial honoring Illinois soldiers, located within Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia.
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E.
Oregon Pioneer statue
The Oregon Pioneer statue is a gilded bronze figure of a frontiersman that crowns the Oregon State Capitol in Salem and serves as a symbol of the state’s pioneer heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Hawk Monument
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linked to:
Black Hawk statue
The Eternal Indian ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Hawk War history
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Sauk leader Black Hawk ⓘ
linked to:
Black Hawk
|
| category |
Monuments and memorials in Illinois
ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Illinois ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| completionDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| condition | weathered ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | poured concrete over steel armature ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1908 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | regional landmark of northern Illinois ⓘ |
| depicts | a Native American figure in a contemplative pose ⓘ |
| facingDirection | west toward the Rock River ⓘ |
| genre | commemorative sculpture ⓘ |
| hasColor | gray ⓘ |
| hasInscription | commemorative text honoring Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | underwent conservation and repair work in the 2010s ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Native American leader Black Hawk
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Hawk
|
| height | approximately 48 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| honors |
Black Hawk
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Native American peoples ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Native American culture ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Lowden State Park ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Illinois
ⓘ
Ogle County, Illinois ⓘ |
| location | Oregon, Illinois ⓘ |
| managedBy | Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| materialUsed | concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest monolithic concrete statues in the United States ⓘ |
| overlooks | Rock River ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| partOf | Lowden State Park historic resources ⓘ |
| sculptor | Lorado Taft ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | symbol of Native American heritage in the Midwest ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| unveiled | 1911 ⓘ |
| viewpointFor | Rock River valley ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | viewable from park trails and Rock River ⓘ |
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Subject: Black Hawk statue Description of subject: The Black Hawk statue is a monumental concrete sculpture in Oregon, Illinois, created by American sculptor Lorado Taft to honor Native American leader Black Hawk and overlook the Rock River.
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