A $2.8 million gold statue of Kate Moss “Siren”will soon be unveiled at the British Museum exhibition. Sculptor Marc Quinn explains his reasoning for choosing Moss as his subject matter and it goes something like this….“she was the closest model to human perfection he could find”. Ah huh, didn’t look hard! The sculpture is rumored to be the largest gold statue to be created since the era of Ancient Egypt. I wonder if Kate will be shocked she weighs 50kg?
A Bob Marley statue has just been unveiled in a Serbian village of all places, as a token of peace in the Balkans.The statue, by Croatian artist Davor Dukic, was erected in the town of Banatski Sokolac at midnight.It depicts the Rastafarian holding a guitar, with his fist raised in defiance.And if you think this is the first pop culture icon to be bronzed in Serbia you would be mistaken. Other nearby villages can also boast statues of Johnny Weissmuller (doing a Tarzan) and Sylvester Stallone (doing a Rocky Balboa).The Stalone statue was deliberately chosen in attempt to stop the village’s run of bad luck ,basically the locals thought the town was jinxed (Gosh, it’s not like Stalone’s had any luck lately?). But not to be out done Bosnia has one of Bruce Lee.
Yep, it finally happened, Milwaukee has honored their most celebrated hero “The Fonz” (aka Arthur Fonzarelli) , by dipping him in bronze.A life size statue of the leather jacket wearing “Happy Days” character was dedicated on Tuesday and now stands proudly along the Milwaukee River. This huge event for Milwaukee wouldn’t have happened if not for two booster groups, VISIT Milwaukee and Spirit Milwaukee, who pushed really hard to raise money for the statue, including a website selling “Bronze the Fonz” t-shirts. Henry Winkler, the actor who played “The Fonz” said the statue was “one of the great honors of all-time.”
For trivia buffs, no scenes were ever filmed in the city, despite it being set there (it was an LA production). It was, however ,the home town of the show’s executive producer, Thomas L. Miller. Tom Bosley and Henry Winkler were the only two cast members to appear in every episode.
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Finalists to sculpt Rockefeller selected
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - >He sculpted bronze statues of the nine black students who integrated Little Rock’s Central High School in 1957. They are displayed at the state Capitol. … |
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Ernie Banks statue unveiled
Chicago Tribune, United States - >Ernie Banks' Cubs legacy was immortalized Monday with the unveiling of a statue of his likeness outside Wrigley Field. But why stop there? … |
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PM to unveil Kiwi statue on Sydney’s ANZAC bridge
Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - >Veterans from both New Zealand and Australia will be present at the statue’s unveiling in the ceremony being organised by the governments of New South Wales … |
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Hammam calls for strong club base
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - >As part of the second Goal project, Bangladesh was due to receive an artificial all-weather turf and with the unveiling of the foundation stone, … |
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Time for the buy-centennial
Greensboro News Record, NC - >By Donald W. Patterson The celebration of the city's 200th birthday isn't just about torch relays, unveiling new statues and opening ceremonies. … |
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New honor for town's VC heroes
Shields Gazette, UK - >Last year, VC holders Private Thomas Young and Captain Richard Annand were immortalised with the unveiling of two beautiful bronze statues, set in place of … |
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Anderson continues to state his case
Southtown Star, IL - >"I didn't play this game for statues, but I'm very honored they appreciate the way I played the game for the organization.'' The unveiling ceremony will … |
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