MARTIN Luther King Jnr Memorials in Boston, Washington DC and worldwide

A new Martin Luther King Jnr memorial is in Boston, USA, New in Jan 2023. It shows no head, just the giant arms of Martin Luther King embracing his wife Coretta family on receiving his sward.

This is not the first memorial to him Another, in Washington DC, also on the East coast, is a conventional statue, which depicts most of the legs, the man's body and arms and face, which I prefer.

Coretta comforting their daughter. A prize winning photo.

Peaceful water surrounding of sarcophagus (burial place) of MLK and his wife Coretta in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Close up of memorial to MLK and his wife

Other statues are in Mexico City and Nigeria.

MLK statue in Nigeria. 

Busts and memorials are in many other places in the USA including California, and Memphis where MLK Jnr lived, and other cities in other countries including London, England, and Israel.

MLK statue in Mexico City, Mexico.

Details of all the origins of photos are in the Wikipedia articles.

January 15th, Martin Luther King Jnr's birthday, is a national holiday in the USA.

Useful Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_memorials_to_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.

Photo of the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC. Taken from the National Park Service website, and identified there as a NPS photo.
Author or copyright owner	Original work: The photo is created by an employee of the U.S. govt (Natl Park Service) as part of his official duties. However, the sculptor holds the copyright for the actual sculpture that is part of the NPS memorial. Depiction: Photo is created by employee of U.S. Govt (National Park Service) - but image copyright is owned by sculptor. However I believe this is fair use as a 2-dimensional reproduction of a 3-D sculpture, for use in an article that explicitly describes controversy over depiction of MLK in terms of whether or not it is "overly stern," and whether or not the use of white granite is appropriate for a sculpture of a black man.
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://www.nps.gov/mlkm/images/DSC_0288.jpg
Date of publication	Original work: Uploaded to wipedia August 2, 2012. Depiction: Uploaded from NPS website August 2, 2012
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): There is controversy over the way MLK is depicted in this sculpture, as to whether he appears "overly stern," and the use of white granite to depict the image of a black man. This image helps readers understand these controversies discussed in the article.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Not easily replaceable because sculptor owns copyright regardless of photographer who takes the photo, and therefore it is believed no "free image" is available.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Although multiple images of this sculpture are available on the NPS website (and other govt websites, including that of the White House), only this one has been used in this article to support the discussions of it (and the controversies associated with its depiction of its subject, MLK Jr) for this article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	It is believed that the use of this image in an article that names the sculptor will help strengthen his reputation and therefore help him in terms of future commercial success rather than hurt him in any way.
Other information	The image was created and published by an official employee of the U.S. Govt (National Park Service) in the official performance of his duties, and posted on an official U.S. govt website for the NPS, which would normally put the photograph in the realm of public domain. However, because it depicts a sculpture the copyright remains the possession of the sculptor. Because of this copyright situation, no alternative depiction could be suitably created. This use of a 2D reproduction of a 3D sculptor might not be deemed fair-use in all countries, but I believe it meets the criteria for the English Wikipedia in terms of U.S. copyright laws.