Francis Scott Key Monument
The Francis Scott Key Monument is an outdoor sculpture to Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, Maryland.
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 Marius Jean Antonin Mercié was selected. Mercie had previously created a bronze equestrian statue of Robert E. Lee in 1890 in Richmond, Virginia.[1]
The sculpture was restored and rededicated on September 11, 1999.[1]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "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, 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.