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 |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Location | New York |
Non-Violence[1] 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. Carl made this sculpture after singer, songwriter and peace activist John Lennon was murdered.[2]
There are currently 17 copies of the sculpture around the world, ten of them in Sweden. They are placed in:
| Location | City | Country |
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| Bagers plats | Malmö |  Sweden (original) |
| United Nations Headquarters | New York |  USA (original) |
| European Commission | Kirchberg |  Luxembourg (original) |
| Chaoyang Park | Beijing |  China |
| Federal Chancellery | Berlin |  Germany |
| Sergelgatan | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Kungsportsavenyen | Gothenburg, SE-O | Sweden
Outside Lilla Samskolan, Föreningsgatan, Gothenbourg, Västra Götaland, Sweden |
| Anna Lindh park | Borås, SE-O | Sweden |
| Mémorial de Caen | Caen |  France |
| Olympic Museum | Lausanne |  Switzerland |
| Victoria & Alfred Waterfront | Cape Town |  South Africa |
| The Museum of Sketches | Lund, Malmö | Sweden |
| Roslagsbanan station | Täby, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Fittja metro station | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Åkeshov metro station | Stockholm | Sweden |
| Brogatan | Halmstad | Sweden |
Located in The Museum of Sketches in Lund, Sweden, is a sketch of the firearm where Reuterswärd has written that the grieving after Lennon and Bob Crane were murdered inspired him to design this artwork.
Since 1993, the sculpture is the symbol of The Non-Violence Project, a nonprofit organization, promoting social change with violence prevention education programs.
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Gallery
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Malmö
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Non Violence 1998. Täby. Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd.JPG
Täby
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Non-violence.JPG
Borås. An M1911 pistol, rather than a revolver
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Non violence 01.jpg
Stockholm
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Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd Non-Violence Sergelgatan 03.JPG
Stockholm
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Non-Violence - Halmstad.jpg
Halmstad
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Non-Violence (sculpture) Caen.JPG
Caen
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Non-Violence sculpture in front of UN headquarters NY.JPG
New York
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