Homage to King | |
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Artist | Xavier Medina Campeny |
Year | 1996 |
Subject | Martin Luther King Jr. |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W | |
Website | Homage to King, Freedom Park Conservancy |
Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.[2] The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.[3]
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See also: Atlanta sports venues |
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