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A statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] by Kantilal B. Patel stands in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/569|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|access-date=July 24, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
A'''statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]]''' by Kantilal B. Patel stands in [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/569|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|access-date=July 24, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
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==Description and history== |
==Description and history== |
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The {{Convert|8|ft|adj=on}} 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.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/highlights/12380|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi|access-date=July 24, 2014|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation}}</ref> |
The {{Convert|8|ft|adj=on}} 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.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/highlights/12380|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi|access-date=July 24, 2014|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation}}</ref> The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002. |
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==See also== |
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* [[1986 in art]] |
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* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]] |
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==External links== |
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* [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/15/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-statue-of-gandhi-nearing-reality-for-union-square.html Statue of Gandhi Nearing Reality for Union Square] by Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap (July 15, 1986), ''The New York Times'' |
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/15/nyregion/new-york-day-by-day-statue-of-gandhi-nearing-reality-for-union-square.html 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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| 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 |
Astatue of Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B. Patel stands in Union SquareinManhattan, New York, United States.[1]
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.
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