Monument to Marilyn Monroe in Chicago

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In Chicago recently installed eight -foot metal statue of Marilyn Monroe, based on the popular scene from the movie " The Seven Year Itch » (The Seven Year Itch), where a sudden gust of air from the ventilation hatch subway blows her skirt heroine. The monument , called "Marilyn forever" ( Marilyn forever) will show off an area of ​​Pioneer Court for the spring of 2012.
The author of the statue is an American artist Seward Johnson. He is particularly renowned for being recreated in the seven-meter sculpture of the famous photograph by Alfred Eyzenshtedta "The Kiss" in 1945 .