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.
^ ab"Restored Key Monument Rededicated". Heritage Preservation. Retrieved April 26, 2011. 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.
francis, scott, monument, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, june, 2021, monument, baltimore, orpheus, with, awkward, foot, outdoor, sculpture, francis, scott, baltimore, . This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2021 For the monument to Key in Baltimore see Orpheus with the Awkward Foot The Francis Scott Key Monument is an outdoor sculpture to Francis Scott Key in Baltimore Maryland Francis Scott Key MonumentThe monument in 2011LocationEutaw Place Baltimore Maryland United StatesDesignerAntonin MercieMaterialMarble gold leafCompletion date1911Dedicated date1911Dedicated toFrancis Scott Key Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditCharles 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 Mercie was selected Mercie 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 Edit Monument circa 1910 Monument circa 1920 Figure of Columbia with the American Flag Monument defaced in 2017See also EditList of public art in Baltimore Orpheus with the Awkward Foot The works of Antonin MercieReferences Edit39 18 14 N 76 37 34 W 39 30388 N 76 62605 W 39 30388 76 62605 F S Key Monument a b Restored Key Monument Rededicated Heritage Preservation Retrieved April 26 2011 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 Mercie 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 Francis Scott Key Monument Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Scott Key Monument amp oldid 1157825767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
