The 8-foot (2.4 m) tall sculpture is mounted on a block which bears a plaque, raised on two steps.

[1] The statue was dedicated by Art Agnos, the Mayor of San Francisco, on October 3, 1988.

A similar statue by the same sculptors, Paunov and Lowe, was unveiled under a banyan tree in Kapiolani Park in Honolulu in 1990.

[2] msnbc.com contributor Chris Rodell wrote that the sculpture of Gandhi, a "renowned vegetarian", was appropriate for the plaza, being the site of a weekly farmers' market.

[3] The sculpture is a known target for vandalism; the eyeglasses are the most-stolen item, and the staff has been broken on several occasions.