A 26-foot statue of the actress has been placed in a Stamford park across the street from a church, which is getting a full view of her behind. It depicts the famous scene from 1955’s The Seven Year Itch where Monroe holds down her white dress as air blows up from a subway grate.
Forever Marilyn is one of 36 statues by artist Seward Johnson that are on loan and on display in the downtown area through the summer. They’re part of the city’s annual Art in Public Spaces program. All the statues except Marilyn are life-size and depict people doing everyday activities.
The Rev. Dr. Todd Grant Yonkman, pastor of the First Congregational Church, has a sense of humour about the statue, but said it was an odd artistic choice.
One person is “the public”. Typical yellow journalism.
Why don't they put it on front of a mosque? Not brave enough?
Wanna Sleep Everlasting with Marilyn Monroe?