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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Easley, William,     Schaefer Art Bronze Casting,     Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Other     Occupation -- Political     Ethnic -- African American     Dress -- Accessory     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Sherman     Bench     Sculpture

Martin Luther King, (sculpture). Artist:  Easley, William, 1944- , sculptor. Schaefer Art Bronze Casting, founder. Title:  Martin Luther King, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated Jan. 18, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Bench: granite; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 26 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 3 in. x 5 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (On proper right edge of coat:) "Easley 1987" (On rear of coat flap:) Schaefer Art Bronze (On Bible:) MLK signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is seated on a bench with his proper right arm bent and his hand poised on his proper right knee. His proper left arm holds a Bible at his side. He is wearing a tie. On his shirt is an emblem consisting of "AA" with the Omega sign above it. The bench on which he sits is mounted on a slab base. To the left of the sculpture is a commemorative plaque inset on top of a pink granite block. Subject:  Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Occupation -- Political Ethnic -- African American Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry Object -- Written Matter -- Bible Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Sherman Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Sherman, Parks & Recreation, 400 North Rusk, Sherman, Texas 75090 Located Martin Luther King Park, 1003 Day Street, Sherman, Texas Remarks:  The sculpture was installed by the City of Sherman with $25,000 in funds donated by local citizens and corporations. The sculpture was dedicated on the third anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 18, 1988. Nearby plaque on pink granite block reads: "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968" ".....so I say to you, my friends that even though we must face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply routed (sic) in the American dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed-we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal." IAS files contain a related article from the Sherman Democrat, April 19, 1988, pg. A1-A2. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Sherman Democrat, Jan. 19, 1988, pg. A1. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TX001115   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001115 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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