Non-Violence (sculpture)
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The sculpture at the United Nations headquarters in New York City
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| Artist | Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | New York |
Non-Violence is a bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd of an oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel and the muzzle pointing upwards. Reuterswärd made this sculpture after singer-songwriter and peace activist John Lennon was murdered.
There are currently 16 copies of the sculpture around the world, ten of them in Sweden. They are located in:
Outside Lilla Samskolan, Föreningsgatan, Gothenbourg, Västra Götaland, Sweden
The Museum of Sketches in Lund, Sweden holds a sketch of the firearm on which Reuterswärd noted that his grief at the murders of Lennon and Bob Crane inspired him to design this artwork.
The sculpture has been the symbol since 1993 of The Non-Violence Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes social change through violence-prevention education programs.
Malmö
Täby
Borås. An M1911 pistol, rather than a revolver
Stockholm
Stockholm
Halmstad
Caen
New York
Coordinates: 40°45′03″N 73°58′04″W / 40.75083°N 73.96778°W
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