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| Location | Georgia State Capitol,Atlanta,Georgia,United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°44′58″N84°23′18″W / 33.7494°N 84.3883°W /33.7494; -84.3883 |
| Designer | Frederick Hart |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dedicated date | June 7, 1994 |
| Dedicated to | Jimmy Carter |
TheJimmy Carter statue is amonumental statue inAtlanta,Georgia,United States. Located on the grounds of theGeorgia State Capitol, the statue was designed byFrederick Hart and depictsJimmy Carter, formerpresident of the United States. It was dedicated in 1994.
Georgia nativeJimmy Carter served as the 39thpresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981. This statue honoring him was unveiled on June 7, 1994.[1]Frederick Hart served as the designer for the statue.[2] In 1976, Hart had served as a volunteer on Carter's campaign during the1976 United States presidential election.[3] Hart sculpted much of the statue from photographs of Carter, but he met with him in person at theCarter Center inAtlanta in order to sculpt his head.[3] The statue was the eighth monument erected on the grounds of theGeorgia State Capitol, and initially there had been concerns that the area would be too "crowded" to accommodate the statue of Carter.[2]
The unveiling ceremony was attended by Carter, formerFirst LadyRosalynn Carter,Georgia GovernorZell Miller,[4] andJody Powell, Carter'sWhite House Press Secretary.[1] The total cost of the monument was approximately $400,000.[1][2]
The statue of Carter is made ofbronze and rests on agranite slab.[2] Hart wished to portray Carter as an "everyman" and a "working man", and thus the statue depicts him inkhakis and with the sleeves of his shirt rolled up.[2] Hart chose not to include agrin on Carter's face, as he thought it would look like acaricature.[2] Carter's arms are outstretched with open palms, and hisbelt buckle depicts afish on it.[5] A 12,000-pound (5,400 kg) granite slab serves as a backdrop for the statue, which is surrounded by an elliptical plaza that features four benches, also made of granite, that are each inscribed with phrases relating to Carter's life, such as "humanitarian", "peacemaker", and "teacher".[1]
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