Gabriel Koren is a Hungarian born American sculptor whose body of work focuses on noted and or celebrated

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public figures. She was born and raised in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. Koren's works include the first public statue of Malcolm X, titled with his full

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name "El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, Malcolm X" (1997) and commissioned by the Percent for Art for and placed at the Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan where the Civil rights leader was assassinated, the statues of

Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 1817 or 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became ...

(2009) for the

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at Frederick Douglass Circle in

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commissioned by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Percent for Art, and " Prudence Crandall with Student" (2008) in the

Connecticut State Capitol The Connecticut State Capitol is located north of Capitol Avenue and south of Bushnell Park in Hartford, the capital of Connecticut. The building houses the Connecticut General Assembly; the upper house, the State Senate, and lower house, the Hous ...

References

External links

* The artist's website
Home Page -- Gabriel Koren
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