Saturday, August 29, 2020

Forever Marilyn

 Another Seward Johnson statue is exhibited in Simsbury, in front of Metro Bis Restaurant and Bistro.

"Forever Marilyn" is taken from an image of Marilyn Monroe in the Billy Wilder Film, The Seven Year Itch.  It might be the way most of my generation remembers her.  

The original HUGE version of Forever Marilyn is in Palm Springs.  

I saw it a few years ago in New Jersey in a sculpture garden devoted to Johnson's work, and I have seen another life-sized version like this one in Key West.

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4 comments:

  1. RedPatAugust 29, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    And forever young. A sad thing that she went the way she did.

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  2. Barbara RogersAugust 29, 2020 at 9:36 AM

    What a fun thing to come upon when rounding the bushes!

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  3. Taken For GrantedAugust 29, 2020 at 2:38 PM

    What an iconic statue honoring Marilyn. Such fun to see it displayed. Johnson's work is wonderful.

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  4. William KendallAugust 31, 2020 at 4:23 PM

    Even more generations remember her for that image.

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