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Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture). Artist:  Sawyer, Sam, sculptor. Title:  Martin Luther King, Jr., (sculpture). Dates:  1970. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 11 in. x 16 in.; Base: Approx. 7 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Head and shoulders of Martin Luther King. He wears a suit and a tie. Bust is installed on top of a tall narrow rectangle. A plaque on the back of the base lists the names of other slain civil rights activists. Subject:  Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New York City Housing Authority, New York, New York 10023 Located Esplanade Garden Houses, 147th Street at Lenox Avenue, New York, New York Remarks:  IAS files contain a listing of the names which appear on the back base plaque. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 328. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York 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 87870258   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870258 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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