Unconditional Surrender - Sarasota, Florida, USA. - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Located along the Sarasota Bayfront, parking lot, near a busy dual carriageway, is the Unconditional Surrender Sculpture. An iconic scene from newspaper headlines following World War II, the 25 feet tall Sailor kissing his beloved. Be sure to snap a shot of you and your loved one recreating the scene while the original couple does the same behind you.

"This twenty five foot tall painted aluminum statue by artist Seward Johnson, 2005 has an interesting and controversial history. If the memorial of this young sailor and nurse looks familiar to you then you have probably seen the famous picture taken in Aug 14, 1945 at Times Square, NYC. when WWII ended. Seward Johnson states "I did not use the Eisenstaedt photo to do this piece,” Time Life which owns the copyright says otherwise but was willing to sell for a fee, the image use. There are actually two famous images of this scene! One taken by Eisenstaedt and another taken by Victor Jorgensen both capture the same moment in history at different angles. Jorgensen's image is now in the National Archives. This is the one Johnson says he was inspired by." Text Source: (visit link)

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unconditional Surrender Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Seward Johnson Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2005 Materials used: Cast Aluminium Location: Parking area for Bayfront Park.

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