Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (New York City)
Appearance
Mohandas Gandhi | |
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Artist | Kantilal B. Patel |
Year | 1986 |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Mahatma Gandhi |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W |
Mohandas Gandhi is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B. Patel, located at Union Square in Manhattan, New York.[1] The statue was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth; civil rights leader Bayard Rustin delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony. It was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation and underwritten by Mohan B. Murjani of Murjani International.[2]
References
- ^ "Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
External links
- Statue of Gandhi Nearing Reality for Union Square by Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap (July 15, 1986), The New York Times