Mohandas Gandhi (Patel)
| Mohandas Gandhi | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2008 | |
  Mohandas Gandhi Location in New York City | |
| Artist | Kantilal B. Patel |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Location | Manhattan, New York City, United States |
| 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°WCoordinates: 40°44′08″N 73°59′29″W / 40.73553°N 73.99134°W | |
Mohandas Gandhi is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting Mahatma Gandhi by Kantilal B. Patel, located at Union Square in Manhattan, 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]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
- 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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