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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Keene, Paul,     Lieberman, Neil,     History -- United States     Figure group -- Bust     Ethnic -- African American     Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Other     Portrait male -- Evers, Medgar     Portrait male -- Malcolm X     Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F.     Portrait male -- Kennedy, Robert F.     Portrait male -- Schwerner, Michael     Portrait male -- Chaney, James     Portrait male -- Goodman, Andrew     Occupation -- Law     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Occupation -- Political     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Relief     Sculpture

Martin Luther King Freedom Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Keene, Paul, 1920- , sculptor. Lieberman, Neil, 1935- , sculptor. Title:  Martin Luther King Freedom Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct. 10, 1971. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Panels: fiberglass; Bases: brick Dimensions:  5 reliefs. Center relief: approx. H. 84 in. W. 84 in.; Each small relief: approx. H. 30 in. W. 36 in. Center relief base: approx. 9 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. x 2 ft.; Each small relief base: approx. 6 ft. x 43 in. x 27 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Five grey-colored, fiberglass reliefs each depicting important people and events in the Civil Rights movement are installed in a small, gated garden on the lawn of the church. Each relief is set into its own small brick wall and base. The center relief, installed on the edge of a fountain basin, is larger than the other four and depicts King in the upper proper right corner giving a speech to a group of citizens. His mouth is open and he points with his proper right arm raised. The heads of the listening citizens surround him. Behind King are the faces of Ralph Abernathy, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Violet Liuzzo, a slain civil rights worker. The four smaller reliefs depict others who lost their lives during the Civil Rights Movement: 1) the five Alabama school children, three boys and two girls, who were killed when their Sunday school was bombed; 2) John and Robert Kennedy; 3) Medgar Evers and Malcolm X; 4) Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil Rights Movement Figure group -- Bust Ethnic -- African American Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Waist length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Portrait male -- Evers, Medgar -- Bust Portrait male -- Malcolm X -- Bust Portrait male -- Kennedy, John F. -- Bust Portrait male -- Kennedy, Robert F. -- Bust Portrait male -- Schwerner, Michael -- Bust Portrait male -- Chaney, James -- Bust Portrait male -- Goodman, Andrew -- Bust Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Political -- Attorney General Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Senator Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Relief Sculpture Owner:  59th Street Baptist Church, 59th & Pine streets, Martin Luther King Memorial Freedom Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Funds for this memorial came from bake sales, fashion shows, benefit dinners, the Philadelphia Antipoverty Action Commission, and local businesses and churches. As plans progressed, the Fairmount Park Art Association provided additional funding for the sculptures. IAS files contain related articles from the Bulletin (Philadelphia), Oct. 11, 1971 and Oct. 3, 1971. References:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 335. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 110, 237. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 335. 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 88320123   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88320123 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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