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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Ackley, Linda,     Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.     History -- United States     History -- United States     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Other     Ethnic -- African American     Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa     Sculpture

(Bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), (sculpture). Artist:  Ackley, Linda, sculptor. Title:  (Bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 18, 1982. Copyrighted 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 24 x 12 in.; Base: 48 x 36 x 16 in. Inscription:  Linda Ackley (copyright symbol) 91 (On plaque on front of base:) MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. PLAZA/IN RECOGNITION/OF/A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, SCHOLAR, ORATOR/AND/NOBEL PEACE PRIZE RECIPIENT/WHO SERVED/SO THAT "THIS NATION WILL RISE UP/AND/LIVE OUT THE TRUE MEANING IF ITS CREED."/UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA/APRIL 18, 1982 (On plaque on rear of base:) "INJUSTICE ANYWHERE/IS A THREAT TO/JUSTICE EVERYWHERE"/REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR./1929-1968 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Ackley, Linda, 2009. Head of Martin Luther King on a rectangular pedestal. The figure faces south. Subject:  Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Head History -- United States -- Black History History -- United States -- Civil Rights Movement Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa Sculpture Owner:  Destroyed. Provenance:  Formerly administered by University of South Florida, Contemporary Art Museum, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33620 Formerly located University of South Florida, Martin Luther King Plaza, Tampa, Florida Remarks:  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a minister and civil rights leader until his assassination in 1968. In 2009, the sculptor reported that this bust was returned to her, and was melted and recast as part of a new bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the University of South Florida. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 FL000240   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000240 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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