History

Sculptor: Marshall Fredericks.
www.marshallfredericks.com

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.imensions: 16-feet high, arm-span of 22 feet and weight of 9 tons.