Kiss in San Diego - 365-198
by Inge Riis McDonald
Title
Kiss in San Diego - 365-198
Artist
Inge Riis McDonald
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Unconditional Surrender is the icon for the victory of World War 2. This statue of the historic Kiss is larger than life and located on the harbor front in San Diego, adjacent to a historical aircraft carrier.
The original image of the moment was captured by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt on August 14, 1945. J. Seward Johnson is the sculptor of this version, though there has been some debate whether it is actually based on the famous photo. In any event, tourists and old veterans love it, assuming the same pose with a loved one at its base, or just peeking up the nurse's skirt.
Local art critics were less pleased. Locals, however, love the statue. And right next to it is the Bob Hope memorial plaza, chock full of even more sappy sculptures to irk the critics.
Update: Glenn McDuffie, who claimed that he was the smooching sailor, died at age 86 on March 9, 2014. He spent the last several years of his life charging women $10 to take a picture of themselves kissing him on the cheek.
-Source: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
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September 24th, 2016
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