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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Torrini, Rudolph,     Unknown (Florence, Italy),     Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Other     Ethnic -- African American     Object -- Written Matter     Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis     Sculpture

Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture). Artist:  Torrini, Rudolph, 1923-2018, sculptor. Unknown (Florence, Italy), founder. Title:  Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1977. Dedicated May 7, 1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 56 in. x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  (On back of bronze base of sculpture:) R. TORRINI, 1977 (On plaque on front of base:) HIS DREAM - OUR DREAM/DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 1929-1968 signed Description:  Portrait of Martin Luther King standing with his feet spread wide apart, his proper right foot slightly forward. Proper right arm is extended in the air with the palm and thumb pointed upward. His proper left hand is holding a book close to his left chest (looks like the Bible). He is wearing a suit and tie with a cloak or robe draped over it. Subject:  Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- African American Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- St. Louis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of St. Louis, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry, 5600 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110 Located Fountain Park, Euclid & Fountain Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri Remarks:  The idea for the sculpture originated with the Union Sarah Economic Development Corporation, as part of a larger restoration project for the Fountain Park area of St. Louis. Funding for the sculpture was provided by a Community Block Grant of $43,000 from the St. Louis Community Development Agency. The sculpture was cast in 1977 in Florence, Italy, and was dedicated May 7, 1978, in Fountain Park. IAS files contain copies of articles from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 2, 1977 and May 8, 1978. The articles discuss the sculpture's funding and its dedication ceremony. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1992. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 140, 170. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 2, 1977. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 8, 1978. SOS Assessment Award, 2000. Inventory staff, 2001. Illustration:  Image on file. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, Inc., 1988, pg. 140. 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 87810035   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87810035 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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