Homage to King

{{Short description|1996 sculpture by Xavier Medina Campeny}}

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{{Italic title}}{{For|the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the Georgia State Capitol|Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta)}}{{Infobox artwork

| title = Homage to King

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| artist = Xavier Medina Campeny

| year = {{start date|1996}}

| subject = Martin Luther King Jr.

| city = Atlanta, Georgia

| coordinates = {{Coord|33.759930|-84.372468|display=title, inline}}

| website = [http://www.freedompark.org/fpc/art/homage-to-king/ Homage to King, Freedom Park Conservancy]

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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.atlantapublicart.com/homage-king.php |title="Homage to King", City of Atlanta public art site |access-date=2013-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009234703/http://www.atlantapublicart.com/homage-king.php |archive-date=2012-10-09 |url-status=dead }} 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.[http://www.freedompark.org/atlart_ndx.html Atlanta Art Park, Freedom Park site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423041250/http://www.freedompark.org/atlart_ndx.html |date=2012-04-23 }} The location is also one of an oft-used view of the Downtown Atlanta skyline.{{Cite web |url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/news/local/atlanta-tops-list-of-relocation-spots/nT9Gb/ |title=Photo on Access Atlanta |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-date=October 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011005425/http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/news/local/atlanta-tops-list-of-relocation-spots/nT9Gb/ |url-status=dead }}