The Bridge (sculpture)
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Artist | Thornton Dial. |
Year | 1997 |
Medium | Steel |
Movement | Sculpture |
Subject | John Lewis |
Location | Atlanta |
33°45′54″N 84°21′30″W / 33.765077°N 84.358338°W |
The Bridge is a 1997 sculpture by Thornton Dial. It is located at John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park in Atlanta, Georgia at the intersection of Ponce de Leon Avenue with Freedom Parkway in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood.[1][2] The work portrays "congressman John Lewis' lifelong quest for civil and human rights" and the community's "valiant efforts to stop the road and preserve intown neighborhoods".[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Freedom Park Conservancy website, The Bridge, Atlanta Art Park Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, The Bridge
- ^ Plaque at The Bridge in John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park
33°46′24″N 84°21′34″W / 33.7734°N 84.3594°W