Administered by City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation 950 East Hildebrand San Antonio Texas 78212
Located Martin Luther King Plaza New Braunfels & Houston Streets San Antonio Texas
Date:
1981
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
Image on file.
JOSE ACOSTA TORRES STEPHENS (sic) ART FOUNDRY (On front of base:) "I HAVE A DREAM/REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR/JANUARY 15, 1929 - APRIL 4, 1968 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Standing figure of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). He wears a long clerical robe with wide sleeves over a shirt, tie, and trousers. In his proper left hand he holds an open Bible. His proper right hand is raised in front of him as if he is speaking. Figure is mounted on an inscribed base.