Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Austin, Texas)

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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr.
The statue in 2018
Artist
  • Jeffrey Varilla
  • Anna Koh-Varilla
Year1999 (1999)
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectMartin Luther King Jr.
LocationAustin, Texas, United States

Martin Luther King Jr. is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the American civil rights leader of the same name by Jeffrey Varilla and Anna Koh-Varilla, installed on the University of Texas at Austin campus, in Austin, Texas. The statue was installed in September 1999. Efforts to erect a monument were initiated by a group of students, who formed the Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture Foundation in 1987.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ "How the MLK Statue Came to the East Mall". Alcalde.texasexes.org. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "2 Texas Statues Embody Century of Racial Views". The New York Times. 10 September 1989. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue, Austin, TX - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Waymarking.com". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2 August 2017.


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