Kissing Sailor And Nurse
by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Title
Kissing Sailor And Nurse
Artist
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Black And White Photography
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Coypright: Christiane Schulze
From Bay News 9
It's moving day for a big landmark in Sarasota.
The well-known soldier kissing a nurse statue, that marks the end of World War II, called "Unconditional Surrender," is heading to New Jersey today for repairs.
The sculpture was damaged when it was hit by a car exactly a week ago.
Taking apart the 26-foot-tall statue was no easy task. The sailor and nurse weigh 12,000 pounds.
Using a crane, crews broke the statue in half and plan on putting it on two different trucks.
From Sarasota, it will go to New Jersey back to the artist who designed it for repairs.
The statue has been controversial ever since it was brought to Sarasota. But the man who bought the statue says it�s not going anywhere.
"I guarantee there will there's a lot of people hoping it won't be back,� said Jack Curran. �It's going to be back here in that same spot."
The statue should make it back to New Jersey by Monday. It�s not known when the statue will be returned but Curran hopes it will make it back in time for V-J Day on August 14th.
Curran paid $500,000 for the statue and donated it to the city of Sarasota.
A local landmark harking back to a nostalgic time that was damaged when a car crashed into it in April has found its way back to town.
From USA Today
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June 13th, 2013
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