Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Milwaukee)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Artist	Erik Blome
Year	1998
Type	bronze
Dimensions	290 cm (114 in)
Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43.053359°N 87.914109°W / 43.053359; -87.914109
Owner	YWCA of Greater Milwaukee

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a 1998 public art work designed by American artist Erik Blome, located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[1] The bronze sculpture depicts the civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. standing on a pedestal of books. It was commissioned by the YWCA of Greater Milwaukee and is located in front of the King Heights apartments.^[2]

See also

• Children of the West End
• Civil rights movement in popular culture
• Martin Luther King Jr. (Wilson sculpture), Washington, D.C.
• Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Austin, Texas)
• Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Houston)

References

1. Owen J. Dwyer and, Derek Alderman (2008). Civil rights memorials and the geography of memory. Athens: University of Georgia Press. pp. 24. ISBN 978-1-930066-71-7.
2. Jacobs, Jodie (1 March 1998). "A big man". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 December 2011.

External links

• Artist's page on this Martin Luther King Jr. statue
• Artist's page on another statue by the same name in Rocky Mount, North Carolina