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Symbols of Unity - The Idea of Freedom, (sculpture). Artist:  Dickson, Charles, 1947- , sculptor. Anderson, Spencer, sculptor. Bush, Darnell Shay, sculptor. Chaney, Gregory Curt, sculptor. Lyons, Douglas Curt, sculptor. Whitaker, Anaudmayi, sculptor. Precision Marble Inc., contractor. Title:  Symbols of Unity - The Idea of Freedom, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Oct. 17, 1991. Dedicated Jan. 20, 1992. Medium:  Bronze, black granite, and White Portland concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 8 x W. 10 ft. Inscription:  (Full text of the "I Have a Dream" speech inscribed on the sloped surface of the monument.) unsigned Description:  Monument consists of an oversized wedge-shaped pulpit with a sloped surface that contains the full text of the "I Have a Dream" speech. The viewer must stand in a set of size 9 1/2 footprints, (Dr. King's shoe size), in order to read the speech. Bronze reliefs depict speeches, marches and a photo-etching of Dr. King. Concrete reliefs show the torsos and linked arms of civil rights marchers. There is a simulated pond of blue granite at top and an obelisk at the end. Topping the monument is a hand which is releasing a hummingbird, symbolizing freedom. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil Rights Movement History -- United States -- Black History Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Civic -- Unity Figure group Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Figure -- Torso Animal -- Bird -- Hummingbird Object Type:  Relief Obelisk Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Watts Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Community Redevelopment Agency, Art Program, 354 South Spring Street, 7th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Shopping Center, 103rd Street & Orandee, Watts, California Remarks:  Commissioned by the Community Redevelopment Agency for $80,000. This is the first monument to Dr. King in Watts. Its location is the site of a shopping center destroyed in the Watts Rebellion of 1965. Artist was assisted by students from the Edwin Markham Middle School in Watts, as well as by a staff of artists. IAS files contain the full inscriptions on the monument and commemorative plaques, including the names of the students. IAS files also include Oct. 17, 1991 press release, related newsclippings, and CRDA memorandum. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA000443   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000443 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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