1996 sculpture by Xavier Medina Campeny
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.
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