Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bronze sculpture in Hermann Park, Houston, Texas, US
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a 2007 bronze sculpture by American artist Ed Dwight, installed outdoors in the McGovern Centennial Gardens of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas. The work depicts Martin Luther King Jr. and stands among the garden plantings.
The bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. by American artist Ed Dwight was installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston in 2007. In August 2017 it was vandalized with white paint, the same day the city's Christopher Columbus statue was defaced with red paint, as protesters demanded the removal of Confederate monuments in Houston.
The bronze figure of Martin Luther King Jr. by Ed Dwight stands in the McGovern Centennial Gardens of Hermann Park, a public green space where Houstonians walk, picnic and visit gardens. In August 2017 the sculpture was defaced with white paint, the same day the city's Christopher Columbus statue was splashed with red paint, while protesters were demanding the removal of Confederate monuments in Houston.
The bronze sculpture stands outdoors in the McGovern Centennial Gardens, a section of Hermann Park in Houston. Visitors reach it on foot through the park's paths, and the surrounding gardens can be walked at any time of day.
The 2007 bronze by sculptor Ed Dwight stands in the McGovern Centennial Gardens of Hermann Park, not in Washington. In August 2017 it was splashed with white paint; the Houston Chronicle noted the act came as protesters sought removal of Confederate monuments, the same day the city's Columbus statue was painted red.
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