Lei Yixin attends the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace gala in Washington

Lei Yixin (L), the Chinese artist who sculpted the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, greets guest at the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace gala at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. on August 24, 2011. The gala is the kickoff event for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial weekend. The Memorial will be dedicated on Sunday, the 48th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech. UPI/Kevin Dietsch