Non-Violence (sculpture)
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Non-Violence[1] is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel and the muzzle pointing upwards.
There are currently 16 sculptures all around the world. They are placed in:
| Location | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Bager Place | Malmö |  Sweden (original) |
| United Nations Headquarters | New York |  USA (original) |
| European Commission | Kirchberg |  Luxembourg (original) |
| - | Beijing |  China |
| Federal Chancellery | Berlin |  Germany |
| Sergelgatan | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Kungsportsavenyen | Gothenburg, SE-O | Sweden |
| Anna Lindh park | Borås, SE-O | Sweden |
| Mémorial de Caen | Caen |  France |
| Olympic Museum | Lausanne |  Switzerland |
| Victoria & Alfred Waterfront | Cape Town |  South Africa |
| The Museum of Sketches | Lund, Malmö | Sweden |
| Roslagsbanan station | Täby, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Fittja metro station | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Åkeshov metro station | Stockholm | Sweden |
Located in The Museum of Sketches in Lund, Sweden, is a sketch of the firearm where Reuterswärd has written that the grieving after John Lennon and Bob Crane were murdered inspired him to design this artwork.
Since 1993, the Non-Violence sculpture is the symbol of The Non-Violence Project, a non-profit organisation, promoting social change with violence prevention education programs.
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Coordinates: 40°45′03″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75083°N 73.96778°W
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