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Forever Marilyn

Johnson, J. Seward
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/153475
Date
2011
Description
Overall view with tourists posing underneath; The 26-foot-tall 34,000 pound sculpture, manufactured of painted stainless steel and aluminum, is a super-sized sculptural tribute to Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene from Billy Wilder's 1955 infidelity comedy, The Seven-Year Itch, with the figure imitating the instant that a blast of air raises her white dress. It was first exhibited in Chicago. The Sculpture Foundation, owners of Forever Marilyn, will be moving the statute to New Jersey for a 2014 exhibit honoring Johnson at the 42-acre Grounds For Sculpture. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/4/2013)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work)
Subject
apparel, contemporary (1960 to present), human figure, Monroe, Marilyn, 1926-1962, celebrities, movies (film), popular culture, fashion, kitsch, Twenty-first century
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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