Homage to King

Homage to King
Homage to King
	Homage to King (2020)
Artist	Xavier Medina Campeny
Year	1996
Subject	Martin Luther King Jr.
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
	33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W
Website	Homage to King, Freedom Park Conservancy

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.^[2] The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.^[3]

References

^ ""Homage to King", City of Atlanta public art site". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
^ Atlanta Art Park, Freedom Park site Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Photo on Access Atlanta". Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

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[1] ""Homage to King", City of Atlanta public art site". Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

[2] Atlanta Art Park, Freedom Park site Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Photo on Access Atlanta". Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.

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v t e Old Fourth Ward and Sweet Auburn, Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and Preservation District	APEX Museum Atlanta Daily World building Atlanta Life Insurance Company building Auburn Ave. Research Library Big Bethel AME Church Herndon Building (demolished) Gandhi Promenade International Civil Rights Walk of Fame King Birth Home King Center Ebenezer Baptist Church MLK National Historic Site Odd Fellows Bldg. Prince Hall Masonic Temple Sweet Auburn Curb Market Wheat Street Baptist Church
Other buildings	Atlanta Civic Center Atlanta Medical Center Edward C. Peters House Egleston Children's Hospital (1928–1959) Homage to King Morris Brown College (1885–1932) National NuGrape Company Lofts Ponce City Market Rio Shopping Center (demolished) Sister Louisa's Church WSB-TV tower
Neighborhoods	Buttermilk Bottom Sweet Auburn U-Rescue Villa
Parks	Central Park Freedom Park Historic Fourth Ward Park Ponce de Leon amusement park Ponce de Leon Springs Renaissance Park
People	Martin Luther King Jr. Edward C. Peters
Roads	Boulevard Edgewood Avenue Freedom Parkway Freeway revolt (1970s–1980s) Highland Avenue I-485 Ponce de Leon Avenue
Transportation	Atlanta Streetcar King Memorial (MARTA station) Nine-Mile Circle Streetcar Line
Druid Hills Inman Park Midtown Morningside-Lenox Park Poncey–Highland Virginia–Highland All neighborhoods of Atlanta

Homage to King
Homage to King (2020)

Artist	Xavier Medina Campeny
Year	1996 (1996)
Subject	Martin Luther King Jr.
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W / 33.759930; -84.372468
Website	Homage to King, Freedom Park Conservancy

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