Stone of Hope sculpture
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The Stone of Hope sculpture is the central carved likeness of Martin Luther King Jr. that visitors pass through at his Washington, D.C. memorial, symbolizing his enduring legacy and vision for civil rights.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stone of Hope | 0 |
| Mountain of Despair sculpture | 1 |
| Stone of Hope sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. | 1 |
| Stone of Hope statue | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument component
ⓘ
public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mountain of Despair ⓘ |
| artStyle | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Park Service ⓘ |
| color | light-colored stone ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
civil rights leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateCompleted | 2011 ⓘ |
| depicts | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| designConcept | emerging from the Mountain of Despair ⓘ |
| designer | Lei Yixin ⓘ |
| featuredIn | media coverage of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opening ⓘ |
| formsEntranceTo | central space of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of commemorative events
ⓘ
symbol of American civil rights history ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionFrom | "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | line from "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| hasReliefOf | Martin Luther King Jr.'s likeness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civil rights
ⓘ
nonviolent protest ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | "I Have a Dream" speech ⓘ |
| isCentralElementOf | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial design ⓘ |
| isPassedThroughBy | visitors to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial ⓘ |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
West Potomac Park ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| near |
National Mall
ⓘ
West Potomac Park ⓘ
surface form:
Tidal Basin
|
| orientation | faces the Tidal Basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
surface form:
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
|
| sculptor | Lei Yixin ⓘ |
| subjectOf | tourist photography ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ freedom ⓘ hope ⓘ justice ⓘ struggle for equality ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 2011-08-28 ⓘ |
| visitorExperience | walkway passes through the sculpture ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mountain of Despair sculpture
this entity surface form:
Stone of Hope statue
this entity surface form:
Stone of Hope sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr.