An outdoor 2007
bronze sculpture of
Martin Luther King Jr. by American artist
Ed Dwight is installed in
Hermann Park's
McGovern Centennial Gardens in
Houston, Texas, United States. The sculpture was vandalized with white paint in August 2017. John D. Harden, Margaret Kadifa, Mike Morris, and Brooke A. Lewis of the ''
Houston Chronicle'' noted that the vandalism occurred around the same time that protesters demanded the
removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in Houston, and the same day that the city's
statue of Christopher Columbus was vandalized with red paint.
See also
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2007 in art
The year 2007 in art involved some significant events and new works.
Events
* April - The Museo Alameda opens in San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A
* 10 June – 21 November – 52nd Venice Biennale.
* October - ''Execution'' by Yue Minjun sells at Sot ...
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Civil rights movement in popular culture
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''Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'' (Blome sculpture), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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''Martin Luther King Jr.'' (Wilson sculpture), Washington, D.C.
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List of public art in Houston
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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Austin, Texas)
References
2007 establishments in Texas
2007 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Texas
Hermann Park
Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.
Monuments and memorials in Texas
Outdoor sculptures in Houston
Sculptures of men in Texas
Statues in Houston
Sculptures of Martin Luther King Jr.
Vandalized works of art in Texas
Sculptures by Ed Dwight
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