History Culture and the Arts on the street

History Culture and the Arts on the street. Government Walk. 50 public art sites depicting Atlanta's people, places and events, Sites in this area:, 12. Peachtree Street Corridor , Samuel Spencer Monument, 1909 , Artist: Daniel Chester French , Samuel Spencer, Southern Railway's first president, was memorialized by the renowned artist Daniel Chester French prior to his most famous commission-the Lincoln -Memorial. The sculpture was relocated from Brookwood Station to Hardy Ivy Park for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, and fully restored in 2002. The Park is also the site of The Carnegie Education Pavilion, rebuilt in 1996 from marble façade sections of the 1901 Carnegie Central Library, and serves as monument to higher education in Atlanta., 3. 5 Pots/Fairlie-Poplar/Underground , Henry W. Grady Monument, 1891 , Artist: Alexander Doyle , Henry Grady-Atlanta's famous late 19th century newspaper editor-is credited with coining the term "New South." This sculpture to his memory was refurbished and relocated within a new median on Marietta Street for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games., 32. Stadium District , We Will Not Forget, 1996 , Artist: Emma Amos , Ralph David Abernathy, one of the fathers and leaders of the civil rights movement, is honored with this sculpture and plaza. Completed for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, the monument is comprised of distinct components of bronze, mosaic and stone depicting Dr. Abernathy's life., 38. Atlanta University/West End , Booker T. Washington: Lifting the Veil of Ignorance, 1924 , Artist: Charles Keck , This treasured monument to legendary black educator Booker T. Washington was gifted to the city's first African American secondary school in 1927 by both black and white civic leaders. Today, it remains at the school's entrance--a monument to higher learning and a celebration of academic achievement., 39. Atlanta University/West End , Atlanta University Center: Sculpture Group , The campuses of the "historic black colleges" that comprise the Atlanta University Center are home to many monuments and sculptures of interest. A tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. by Edward J. Dwight, Jr., is located outside of Morehouse Chapel; King graduated from Morehouse College in 1948., 42. Centennial Olympic Park , Centennial Olympic Park: Sculpture Group , Centennial Olympic Park, built as the primary gathering space for the 1996 Olympics, hosts sculptures and environments celebrating the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta and the history of the Olympic Movement. The Fountain of Rings, designed by EDAW, Inc., is the centerpiece of the 21-acre Park.