Francis Scott Key Monument
The Francis Scott Key Monument is an outdoor sculpture to Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, Maryland.
| Francis Scott Key Monument | |
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| Artist | Antonin Mercié |
| Year | 1911 |
| Medium | Marble, Gold leaf |
| Location | Eutaw Place Baltimore, Maryland |
| Owner | City of Baltimore |
History
Charles Marburg gave $25,000 to his brother Theodore Marburg to hire a sculptor to create a monument to Francis Scott Key. The French sculptor Antonin Mercié was selected. Mercié had previously created a bronze equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee in 1890 in Richmond, Virginia.[1] The sculpture was dedicated on Eutaw Place in 1911.[2]
The sculpture was restored and rededicated on September 11, 1999.[1]
The statue was defaced with the words "Racist Anthem", and covered in red paint in September of 2017. The city quickly restored the monument, and it now sits behind chain link fencing.
Gallery
Monument circa 1910
Monument circa 1920
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Monument defaced in 2017
References
- "Restored Key Monument Rededicated". Heritage Preservation. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
Charles Marburg gave $25,000 to his brother Theodore to commission a monument to his favorite poet, Francis Scott Key. The French sculptor Marius Jean Antonin Mercie was the selected artist. At the time, Mercié was known for European sculptures as well as the Robert E. Lee (1890) equestrian bronze in Richmond, Virginia, and collaboration on General Lafayette (1891) in the District of Columbia.
- https://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/105
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