USA TODAY: Less than two months before the Aug. 28 dedication in Washington of a major memorial to Martin Luther King Jr., organizers of the 4-acre, $120 million site are working to assure the public that the selection of an artist from China was made with great care and that the family of the civil rights leader is in support.
For years, critics have questioned the decision to go outside of the United States for a sculptor and have said King’s 30-foot likeness appears too Asian or too confrontational.
Ed Jackson, executive architect of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, told supporters that two of King’s children approved the granite likeness crafted by Chinese sculptor Lei Yixin. … (more)
EDITOR: Looks imposing to us. Check for yourself via the link.
