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    		• Winn, Walter, Jr.,
     
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    		• Graves, Oscar M.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Religion
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Ethnic -- African American
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Winn, Walter, Jr., 1921- , sculptor.
    Graves, Oscar M., 1921- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Keep the Dream Alive, (sculpture).
    Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1976. Dedicated July 3, 1976.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 8 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On figure's proper left lower leg:) (copyright symbol) M.L. King Jr. Center 1976 (Inscribed plaques on base) unsigned
    Description: 
    Figure of Martin Luther King, Jr. stands with proper right leg forward, proper right arm bent upwards, and proper left arm bent horizontally with a jacket draped over it. The base has two levels and eight sides. Each side of the lower base has a plaque.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Occupation -- Political
    Ethnic -- African American
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Accession Number: CD.1976.1
    Located Martin Luther King Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Drive, Dallas, Texas 75215
    Remarks: 
    Funded by private community donations. The original cost was $32,000. IAS files contain descriptions of eight inscribed plaques on base. IAS files also contain copies of newspaper articles from The Dallas Morning News, July 3, 1976, pg. 1, and July 4, 1976, pg. 21A, 26A; and Dallas Times Herald, July 4, 1976, pg. 6A.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1993.
    City of Dallas, 1988.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Dallas Times Herald, July 4, 1976, pg. 6A.
    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 63760084
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