Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Milwaukee)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Artist	Erik Blome
Year	1998
Type	bronze
Dimensions	290 cm (114 in)
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
	43°03′12″N 87°54′51″W / 43.053359°N 87.914109°W
Owner	YWCA of Greater Milwaukee

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a public art work designed by American artist Erik Blome, located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The bronze sculpture depicts the civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing on a pedestal of books. It was commissioned by the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee and is located in front of the King Heights apartments.^[2]

References

^ Owen J. Dwyer and, Derek Alderman (2008). Civil rights memorials and the geography of memory. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-930066-71-6.
^ Jacobs, Jodie (1 March 1998). "A big man". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

External links

Artist's page on this MLK Jr. statue
Artist's page on another statue by the same name in Rocky Mount, North Carolina

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[Dwyer-1] Owen J. Dwyer and, Derek Alderman (2008). Civil rights memorials and the geography of memory. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 24. ISBN 1-930066-71-6.

[Tribune-2] Jacobs, Jodie (1 March 1998). "A big man". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

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