Kissing Sculpture
April 24, 2009 | Category City Life, Human Interest, People, Travel
San Diego Embarcadero – April 15, 2009
It is one of the famous moments in the history of photography: a sailor kissing a nurse called V-J Day in Times Square. The late Alfred Eisenstaedt, one of the 20th century’s great photojournalists, simply turned around as he was dashing down the street, looking for the right shot to capture the exuberant moment. He saw the embrace – and the picture itself is now history.
Now, meet the monstrous 25-foot, 6,000-pound sculpture by J. Seward Johnson that evokes this same kiss and carries the tacky title Unconditional Surrender. The stutue is near where the U.S.S. Midway Aircraft Carrier is docked.
Notice the group of people on Segways.
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is this the same sculpture of the sailor kissing the nurse in marina jack in sarasonta fl last week or is it a replica?