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Colossal Statue Dominates Sarasota Bayfront
Approach Island Park on Sarasota Bay and you will see people lined up for a photo with the town's biggest celebrity, the statue titled Unconditional Surrender. Seward Johnson mined history and turned Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photograph of the sailor and nurse on V-J Day into an enormous 3-dimensional giant.
Jack Curran gave the city $500,000 to keep the 26-foot painted aluminum giants displayed prominently on Gulfstream Avenue for the next decade. The city commissioners accepted the gift after months of controversy.
Despite the city commission vote, the enormous statue continues to raise questions and inspire controversy. Is it art? Is it tacky? Does it honor veterans? Meanwhile, aging sailors lining up to claim that their big smooch inspired the big story.
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Carl "Moose" Muscarello of Plantation, Florida, claims that Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt immortalized him as a young man by catching Muscarello in a photograph that became an instant classic.
Time magazine labeled the photo as one of the 10 greatest moments in photojournalism.
In 1980, Edith Shain of Los Angeles identified herself as the nurse in the photo, which Eisenstaedt confirmed. At least 10 Navy veterans claimed distinction as the Kissing Sailor.
In 1995, Muscarello broke 50 years of silence about what happened that day with details that tentatively convince Shain that he was the one.
For more about the V-J Day in Sarasota and Carl "Moose" Muscarello AKA "The Kissing Sailor," please read the article in the August 14, 2009 Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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- V-J day in Times Square in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- This Wikipedia entry discussed Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photo, the disputed identity of the sailor and the copyright infringement claims made about Seward's large 3-dimensional staute titled Unconditional Surrender with versions in bronze, styrofoam and aluminum.
- When a Kiss Isn’t Just a Kiss - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
- Who are the kissers in the famous 1945 V-J Day-Times Square photograph? The mystery is still not absolutely solved.
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Veterans Rally to Keep Statue on Sarasota Bayfront
The V-J Day ceremony in Sarasota, Florida, with special guest WWII Veteran Carl S. "Moose" Muscarello AKA "The Kissing Sailor."
By J. Seward Johnson
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Sarasota Season of Sculpture is partnering with the Sarasota County Veteran's Commission to raise the money for Unconditional Surrender to have a permanent home in Sarasota County. For more information, please click here.-
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- Unconditional Surrender Statue Symbolizes Hope
- The city offers many free activities: the beach for swimming, walking, relaxation and shell collecting, being in nature and meeting people; the libraries for reading, videos and resources; clubs for group activities that often don't break the bank; and free music such as the Van Wezel's Music on the Bay. And, finally, hope in the form of "Unconditional Surrender," whether one chooses to like it or not.
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- The online petition was launched by a few concerned citizens who believe the voices of the people were not being considered in the discussion on whether the monument should stay on the bay front.
"SaveTheSailor.com was launched to allow the public to have a voice. We have seen thousands of locals and tourists visit Unconditional Surrender, and of all the attractions on the bay front it has drawn more people there each and every day.
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- As a Sarasota resident, I am writing in support of our Public Art Committees unanimous decision against Unconditional Surrender. I am also writing from a unique professional position. For 24 years (1948-72), I worked
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- Unconditional Surrender "The Kiss" - coxlucia's posterous
- "Unconditional Surrender", the controversial statue by Seward Johnson,. has finally found a place at the Sarasota Bayfront Park --. at least for the next 10 years. "Unconditional Surrender", created after a photo fondly referred to as ...
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- sarasota, florida - the city of sarasota agreed to accept a pretty big gift tuesday evening. commissioners voted 3-2 to accept a resident's offer to buy a 26-foot tall statue and then give it to the city.
- sarasota public arts committee votes "no" on the sailor statue ...
- http://www.savethesailor.com/ has announced today it will formally submit the names of over 4000 supporters who signed the petition to keep "unconditional surrender" on the sarasota bay front to richard clapp, the mayor of sarasota. ...
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The love story of the Larry Daley ( Ben Stiller) and Amelia Earhart ( Amy Adams) Please Enjoy ! Lyrics Youre in my arms And all the world is calm The music playing on for only two So close together And when Im with you So close to feeling alive A life goes by Romantic dreams will stop So I bid mine goodbye and never knew So close was waiting, waiting here with you And now forever I know All that I wanted to hold you So close So close to reaching that famous happy end Almost believing this was not pretend And now youre beside me and look how far weve come So far we are so close How could I face the faceless days If I should lose you now? Were so close To reaching that famous happy end And almost believing this was not pretend Lets go on dreaming for we know we are So close So close And still so far
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By J. Seward Johnson, Jr.
This life-size, limited-edition (1/7) cast bronze depicting a girl eating a cookie was purchased from the artist in the early 1980s, according to the seller. Available for your collection.
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About the Artist
Seward Johnson's cast statues and imitations of famous creations by others have not been well received in professional art circles
John Seward Johnson II (born 1930) in New Jersey, also known as J. Seward Johnson, Jr. and Seward Johnson is an American artist known for his trompe loeil painted bronze statues. His early artistic efforts focused on painting, after which he turned to sculpture in 1968.
Johnson is best known for his life-size bronze statues, which actually are castings of living people of all ages depicting them engaged in day-to-day activities such as a father teaching his child to ride a bike, a woman sunbathing, and two people on a park bench. A large staff of technicians perform the fabrication.
For statues made recently in a series named, Iconic, by Johnson,http://www.sewardjohnson.com/site/index.html biographical information on web site of the subject many of which are very large, a computer program is employed that translates two-dimensional images into statues that are constructed by a machine driven by the program. Often, these subjects are images that already are well known as the works of others, generating heated ethical controversies regarding copyright infringement and derivative works due to substantial similarity issues.
Category: Image - :WaitingByJohnSewardJohnsonII.jpg|thumb|right|Waiting'', a statue by Johnson, depicts a businessman reading a newspaper, is installed at Australia Square in central Sydney, Australia
As noted below under family relationships, he is the son of J. Seward Johnson and was raised in privileged social circles. Disinherited by his father, he still inherited great wealth as an heir to a vast fortune derived from pharmaceutical manufacturing founded by his grandfather.
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