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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi (New York City): Difference between revisions






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Coordinates: 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W / 40.73553; -73.99134
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{{Short description|Bronze sculpture in Manhattan, New York, U.S.}}

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'''''Mohandas Gandhi''''' is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] depicting [[Mahatma Gandhi]] by Kantilal B. Patel, located at [[Union Square, Manhattan|Union Square]] in [[Manhattan]], New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/monuments/569|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|accessdate=July 24, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/unionsquarepark/highlights/12380|title=Union Square Park: Mohandas Gandhi|accessdate=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>

==Description and history==

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.


==See also==

==See also==

* [[1986 in art]]

* [[1986 in art]]

* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]


==References==

==References==
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Mohandas Gandhi
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ArtistKantilal B. Patel
Year1986 (1986)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectMahatma Gandhi
LocationManhattan, New York City, United States
Coordinates40°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]

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]

  1. ^ "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.

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