Breaking of the Chains
| Breaking of the Chains | |
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_by_Mel_Edwards.jpg) The sculpture in 2016 | |
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| Artist | Mel Edwards |
| Year | 1995 |
| Location | San Diego |
| 32°42′33″N 117°09′49″W / 32.70917°N 117.16353°W | |
Breaking of the Chains (1995) is an outdoor public art sculpture by Mel Edwards, installed along San Diego's Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade, in the U.S. state of California.[1][2]
The work is a large and tall metal sculpture that serves as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and symbolizes the breaking the chains of discrimination.[3] At the base of the sculpture is a plaque with a quote by Martin Luther King,[3] reading, "Along the way of life, someone must have the sense enough, and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can only be done by projecting the ethic of love to the center of our lives."
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Plaque for the sculpture
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References[edit]
- ^ Camara Dia Holloway (2011-02-25). "Mel Edwards & Jayne Cortez, Visual/Verbal Dialogue, University of Delaware – ACRAH". Acrah.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "Breaking of the Chains - San Diego, CA - Abstract Public Sculptures on". Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ a b Robi, Jill (2018). "San Diego Neighborhoods to Visit During Black History Month". Neighborhoods.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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