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History
Sculptor: Marshall Fredericks.
Material: Bronze.
- Cast in Oslo, Norway (Largest cast bronze statue since the Renaissance period).
The statue was commissioned in 1955 for an original cost of $58,000.
Originally dedicated in 1958.
Location
The Woodward Avenue entrance of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit, Michigan.
Dimensions
The statue sits on a 60-ton marble slab.
Backdrop: 36 by 45 foot Vermont marble backdrop.
Dimensions: 16-feet high, arm-span of 22 feet and weight of 9 tons.
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