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    		• Ryden, Kenneth G.,
     
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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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    		• Ethnic -- African American
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Anderson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ryden, Kenneth G., 1945- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Oct. 22, 1988.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze on a polished granite and concrete base.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in.; Granite base: approx. 6 ft. 1/2 in. x 6 ft. 1 in. x 6 ft. 1 in.; Concrete base: approx. 4 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    (South end of sculpture at the bottom:) KENNETH G. RYDEN, 1988 (copyright symbol) (South end of base:) DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR./1929-1968/BY KENNETH G. RYDEN/DEDICATED OCTOBER 22, 1988./"I SAY TO YOU TODAY, MY FRIENDS, THAT IN SPITE OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND FRUSTRATIONS OF THE MOMENT, I STILL HAVE A DREAM, A DREAM." (Base east end:) BRONZE METAL CONTRIBUTORS (three column list of companies and individuals) (Base north end:) WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS WHO MADE THIS DREAM A REALITY (followed by columns listing contributors) signed
    Description: 
    Standing figure of Martin Luther King set on a light gray pedestal. King, dressed in a coat and tie, is walking with his proper right leg forward.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
    Ethnic -- African American
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Anderson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Anderson, Department of Parks & Recreation, P. O. Box 2100, Anderson, Indiana 46018
    Located Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Pendleton & Madison Avenues, Anderson, Indiana
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain a copy of the Anderson Herald Bulletin (Anderson, IN), Oct. 23, 1988, pg. A-1, A-3, A-5, discussing the unveiling of the statue. The second oldest son of Martin Luther King, Jr., King III, spoke at the ceremony. Federal block grant funding for the piece was $60,000; an additional $86,000 dollars was raised in private donations.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
    Anderson Herald Bulletin (Anderson, IN), Oct. 23, 1988, pg. A-1, A-3, A-5.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Anderson Herald Bulletin (Anderson, IN), Oct. 23, 1988, pg. A-3.
    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 IN000167
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