Vj Day Kiss Statue San Diego

The photograph was one of the most famous of the 20th century and is depicted in the embracing peace sculpture that stands next to the decommissioned aircraft carrier in san diego.

Vj day kiss statue san diego. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a stranger a dental assistant on victory over japan day v j day in new york city s times square on august 14 1945. The kissing statue originally came to san diego harbor in 2007 and it was replaced with a permanent bronze and better looking 25 foot sculpture in 2013 now officially known as the unconditional surrender. Love it or hate it the kissing statue is back at the port of san diego the 25 foot installation officially known as unconditional surrender recreates the famous embrace. Beyond heroically scaled version of the famous wwii photo of a sailor kissing a nurse.

This statue is very iconic and soon as i saw it i could see the picture in my head of the us navy sailor kissing a nurse on v j day victory over japan on times square. The giant smooching sailor and nurse have stood in san diego since 2007. Glenn mcduffie dies claimed to be sailor in iconic v j day image the embrace captured by a life photographer inspired the statue known as the kiss along san diego s embarcadero. The kiss statue uss midway san diego the 25 ft tall kiss statue is of the famous photograph taken by alfred eisenstaedt during the vj day celebrations in times square in 1945.

V j day in times square also v day and the kiss is a photograph by alfred eisenstaedt that portrays a u s. Located next to the uss midway museum in downtown san diego the statue is quite popular with couples striking the same pose and having their picture taken next to the huge figures. The original fiberglass statue was dismantled may 30 2012 and replaced by an identical statue of painted bronze in february 2013. You can find this statue in tuna harbor park right next to the uss midway museum.

The photograph was published a week later in life magazine among many photographs of celebrations around the united states that. Midway aircraft carrier museum next door so it s raised 600 000 for a new bronze version of the 25 foot tall statue. Its rightful place in front of uss midway aircraft carrier museum is fitting because san diego has the greatest number of veterans and active duty sailors in the nation. Unconditional surrender is a series of sculptures by seward johnson resembling a photograph by alfred eisenstaedt v j day in times square but said by johnson to be based on a similar less well known photograph by victor jorgensen.

But the statue has always been on temporary loan which is set to expire in mid may 2012.