Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Austin, Texas) facts for kids
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| Year | 1999 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 30°17′7.7″N 97°44′10.3″W / 30.285472°N 97.736194°W | |
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.
See also
- 1999 in art
- Civil rights movement in popular culture
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Blome sculpture), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Martin Luther King Jr. (Wilson sculpture), Washington, D.C.
- Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Houston)
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