Homage to King

For the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Georgia State Capitol, see Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta).

Homage to King is a 1996 sculpture by Barcelona artist Xavier Medina Campeny, commissioned as a gift from the Spanish host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics to the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[1] It is located at the southwest corner of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard in Atlanta, Georgia, in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood. The work portrays Martin Luther King Jr. with outstretched arm, representing a welcome to those visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.^[2] The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.^[3]

Homage to King
Artist	Xavier Medina Campeny
Year	1996 (1996)
Subject	Martin Luther King Jr.
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33.759930°N 84.372468°W / 33.759930; -84.372468
Website	Homage to King, Freedom Park Conservancy

See also

• Civil rights movement in popular culture
• Memorials to Martin Luther King Jr.