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Johnson, Nancy,
Wichman Monuments,
Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Religion
Ethnic -- African American
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson, Nancy, sculptor.
Wichman Monuments, fabricator.
Title:
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Martin Luther King Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Jan. 15, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on granite base.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. H. 3 ft.; Pedestal: approx. 7 x 4 x 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On pedestal to proper right side of bust:) I HAVE/A DREAM/OTHERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY/MEDGAR EVERS/MALCOLM X/REV. JAMES L/REEVES/MRS. VIOLA GREGG LIOZO/JIMMY LEE JACKSON/REV. GEORGE LEE/ANDREW GOODMAN/MICHAEL SCHWERNER/JAMES CHANEY/PROJECT SITE DONATED BY THE/CITY OF NEW ORLEANS DURING THE ADMINISTRATION/OF MAYOR ERNEST N. MORIAL AND COUNCILMEN/SYDNEY BARTHELEMY...JOSEPH GIARUSSO...JAMES SINGLETON...PHILLIP CIACCIO...BRIAN WAGNER/...MICHAEL EARLY...BROD BAGERT (On pedestal under bust:) DEDICATED/JAN 15, 1981/DR. MARTIN L./KING JR./1929-1968/FOUNDER S C L C/ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 14, 1956/AT NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH/2319 THIRD STREET IN/NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA/DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DECIDED THAT THE GREATEST/HOMAGE HE COULD PAY TO TRUTH WAS TO USE IT. HE KEPT/HIS FEARS TO HIMSELF AND SHARED HIS COURAGE WITH OTHERS. (IAS files contain transcription of the rest of the inscription.)
Description:
A life-size bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dressed in a suit jacket and tie. The bust sits atop a rectangular granite pedestal. Adjacent to the proper right side of bust is a rectangular granite pedestal with the names of others who died during the Civil Rights Movement. At the base of the pedestals is a two-stepped base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy
Ethnic -- African American
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall, Room 5W01, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Located 1700-1800 Block of South Claiborne at Felicity, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125
Remarks:
According to Save Outdoor Sculpture survey, 1993, inscription originally read "I HAD A DREAM," but was changed to "I HAVE A DREAM," because it caused controversy. See IAS files for further inscriptions. Funds for monument contributed by citizens of New Orleans and the surrounding areas.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans 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 LA000051
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