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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]

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
Coordinates30°17′7.7″N 97°44′10.3″W

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References


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


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