Lei Yixin

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Chinese sculptor person sculptor

Lei Yixin is a Chinese sculptor internationally known for creating the monumental statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Washington, D.C. memorial.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese sculptor → person → sculptor →
activeIn	21st century → late 20th century →
awardReceived	National Urban Sculpture Award of China →
commissionedBy	Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation →
countryOfBirth	China →
countryOfCitizenship	China →
dateOfBirth	1954 →
fieldOfWork	sculpture →
genre	monumental sculpture → public sculpture →
hasCreated	public sculptures in China → public sculptures in the United States →
hasWorkLocation	Changsha → China → Hunan →
knownFor	creating large-scale public monuments → creating the central figure of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. →
languageOfWorkOrName	Chinese →
memberOf	China Sculpture Institute →
name	Lei Yixin →
nationality	Chinese →
nativeName	雷宜锌 →
notableFor	international recognition as a Chinese sculptor →
notableWork	Stone of Hope statue → statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial →
occupation	sculptor →
placeOfBirth	Changsha → Hunan →
residence	Changsha → China → Hunan →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C. → Stone of Hope →	sculptor
Stone of Hope →	designer
Lei Yixin →	name
Lei Yixin ("雷宜锌") →	nativeName