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Title:  
Martin Luther King Jr. Monument
Artist:  Ed Dwight (http://www.eddwight.com/)
Date:  2002
Location:  City Park, east of Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial, City Park Esplanade and East 17th Ave., Denver, Colorado
Placement:  parks (grounds)
Collection:  Arts & Venues Denver: Public Art Program
Artwork Type:  sculpture (visual work)
Material:  granite (rock), bronze (metal)
Description:  This memorial to Dr. King was commissioned by the City of Denver. It features a central, core element where Dr. King is metaphorically standing on the shoulders of Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Frederick Douglas and Sojourner Truth. On the main pedestal is a tribute to Dr. King's Nobel Peace Prize. On each side of the main pedestal are two bas-relief panels that highlight the history of African Americans - from slavery to the marches of the 1960s. In addition, four granite historic panel elements highlight historic facts and Dr. King's quotations on: Slavery, The Struggle, Justice and Living The Dream. Each of these panels features a bronze sculpture that depicts, in visual form, the theme of the historic elements.
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