Mohandas Gandhi is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B. Patel, located at Union SquareinManhattan, New York.[1] The statue 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. It was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation and underwritten by Mohan B. Murjani of Murjani International.[2]
Mohandas Gandhi | |
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The statue in 2008
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Location in New York City | |
Artist | Kantilal B. Patel |
Year | 1986 (1986) |
Type | Sculpture |
Medium | Bronze |
Subject | Mahatma Gandhi |
Location | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W / 40.73553; -73.99134 |