Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (New York City)
| Mohandas Gandhi | |
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The statue in 2008 | |
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| Artist | Kantilal B. Patel |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W | |
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B. Patel stands in Union Square in Manhattan, New York, United States.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The 8-foot (2.4 m) high bronze statue, larger than life size, was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation with support from Mohan Murjani. It was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth; civil rights leader Bayard Rustin delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony.[2] The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
External links
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- Statue of Gandhi Nearing Reality for Union Square by Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap (July 15, 1986), The New York Times
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