Local News Photos: ‘The Embrace,’ a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, celebrated on Boston Common The 20-foot-high and 40-foot-wide bronze sculpture depicts the hands ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. hugs his wife, Coretta, during a news conference following the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Bettmann via Getty Images ...

Boston’s latest public art piece, “The Embrace,” was unveiled on Boston Common Friday. The memorial is meant to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, and depicts the embrace shared ...

“The Embrace,” a massive bronze piece by Hank Willis Thomas, depicts a historic moment after Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated his Nobel Peace Prize with an embrace of his wife, Coretta. In Boston, there was another celebration based on that moment. A 20-foot tall, 19-ton bronze ...

Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Jan. 10, 2023, in Boston.

Martin Luther King Jr. monument 'The Embrace' unveiled in Boston 07:21 "This will kind of stir things up, to look at this and understand, that's the feeling you get," she said.

Passers-by walk near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture “The Embrace,” a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Boston.

A man reaches to touch a detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 ...

The two’s love story began in Boston in the 1950s, when Martin Luther King Jr. was studying at Boston University while Coretta Scott was studying at the New England Conservatory.