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Mohandas K. Gandhi, (sculpture). Artist:  Pounov, Zlatko, sculptor. Title:  Mohandas K. Gandhi, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mahatma Gandhi, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 3, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 1/2 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 3 x 4 x 4 ft. Inscription:  NONVIOLENCE IS THE GREATEST FORCE AT THE DISPOSAL OF MANKIND/IT IS THE SUPREME LAW. BY IT ALONE CAN MANKIND BE SAVED unsigned Description:  Full-length portrait of Mohandas Gandhi. He wears a short garment which drapes around his shoulders and sandals. His proper left hand is raised in greeting. He uses a long walking stick in his proper right hand. The bronze sculpture stands on a concrete base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gandhi, Mahatma -- Full Length Ethnic -- Asian Indian Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Occupation -- Religion Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Arts Commission, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, California 94102 Located San Francisco Ferry Terminal, Market Street & Embarcadero, San Francisco, California Remarks:  Nearby plaque: "Statue presented to the city of San Francisco and the citizens of the United States by Gandhi Memorial Foundation International. Dedicated October 3, 1988." Cost of the sculpture was $120,000. Funds for the sculpture were raised within the Indo-American community. IAS files contain copy of related article from India-West, March 25, 1988 and copy of related City Resolution 364-88. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco 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 CA001764   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001764 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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