Orpheus with the Awkward Foot


Orpheus with the Awkward Foot
The monument in 2014
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39°15′51″N 76°34′56″W / 39.26417°N 76.58222°W / 39.26417; -76.58222
LocationFort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DesignerCharles Henry Niehaus
TypeStatue
MaterialBronze
Marble
Length30 feet (9.1 m)
Width30 feet (9.1 m)
Height39 feet (12 m)
Beginning dateNovember 4, 1920
Completion dateJune 1, 1922
Dedicated dateJune 14, 1922
Dedicated to100th anniversary of the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Orpheus with the Awkward Foot (also simply known as Orpheus or the Francis Scott Key Monument) is a monumental statue located at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The monument, designed by sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus, was commissioned by the United States Commission of Fine Arts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814. The statue was dedicated in 1922, with U.S. President Warren G. Harding in attendance.