Orpheus with the Awkward Foot
Monumental statue at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland
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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.
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