A bronze sculpture called The Embrace honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was unveiled Friday in Boston, but the 20-feet long and 26-feet wide bronze sculpture is drawing a lot of mixed reviews.
The bronze structure, designed by conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, depicts the arms, shoulders, and hands of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King hugging after he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
When other social media users posted the famous photo of the Kings embracing that inspired the sculpture, other social media users asked,"So how does that sculpture represent the pic?""Not in any way," replied another social media user. The Boston Arts Council approved the sculpture in a March 2021 vote, and it cost $9.5 million. It is reportedly the largest monument in the country dedicated to racial equity.
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