Martin Luther King Jr. (Wilson sculpture)

Martin Luther King Jr.
bronze bust
Year 1986 (1986)
Type patinated Bronze
Location Washington, D.C., United States
Owner Architect of the Capitol

Martin Luther King Jr. is a public sculpture by American artist John Woodrow Wilson located at the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C., United States.

Description

The bust depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a contemplative and peaceful mood, looking slightly downward, patinated to match the black marble base. [1]

Artist

John Woodrow Wilson, born in 1922 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from Tufts University in 1947. He was professor of art at Boston University from 1964 to 1986. [1]

Information

The bust was unveiled in the Rotunda, on January 16, 1986, by Coretta Scott King, their four children and Christine King Farris.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bust of Martin Luther King Jr.". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

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