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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. [2] It covers four acres (1.6 ha) and includes the Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved by sculptor Lei Yixin.
The Embrace is a bronze sculpture by Hank Willis Thomas, installed on Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, in December 2022. [2] The artwork commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, [3] [4] and depicts four intertwined arms, [5] representing the hug they shared after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. [6]
A memorial bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., which was approved by the King family, was officially unveiled at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at Plant Riverside District in Savannah, Georgia on January 15, 2022. [19] The bronze bust on a granite base is the first memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in Savannah. [20]
Approaching two years since being vandalized, the Martin Luther King Jr. statue is back at the Freedom Corner. Located at the intersection of Second Street and Capitol Avenue, a crew of workers ...
The Dream, also known as the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Sculpture, [1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. by Michael Florin Dente, located outside the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The 8-foot (2.4 m) memorial statue was dedicated on August 28, 1998, the 35th anniversary of King's "I Have a Dream ...
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hugs his wife Coretta during a news conference following the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 14, 1964. (Bettmann Archive)
The Martin Luther King Jr. statue is a public monument of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia. The statue, designed by Martin Dawe, was unveiled in 2017 and stands on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol, overlooking Liberty Plaza.
The statue was dedicated on January 11, 1990, by Coretta Scott King, the widowed wife of Martin Luther King Jr. [1] The statue was an unsolicited gift to The King Center, and initially the center had concerns over the work's artistic merit. [2] The piece is located in a small park near Ebenezer Baptist Church. [3]