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Monday, August 8, 2011

26ft 'Forever Marilyn Monroe' statue unveiled

Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, stands on Michigan Ave on July 15, 2011.The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, will be on display in Chicago through the spring of 2012. (AFP/Scott Olson)
The sculpture was inspired by Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene in the 1955 movie 'Seven Year Itch'. (AFP/Scott Olson)
Newly-wed bride Anya Nguyen and her bridesmaids look at 'Forever Marilyn', a sculpture by Seward Johnson, on July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP/Scott Olson)
Nick Valenza helps to put some finishing touches on ''Forever Marilyn'', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois on July 14, 2011. (AFP/Scott Olson)
Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, stands on Michigan Ave on July 15, 2011. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Members of the Hugh and Anya Nguyen wedding party pose under Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave on July 15, 2011. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Nick Valenza helps to put some finishing touches on ''Forever Marilyn'', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois on July 14, 2011. (AFP/Scott Olson)
A man jokingly looks under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago on July 15, 2011. (Reuters/Jim Young)
Spectators look at 'Forever Marilyn', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP/Scott Olson)
A man jokingly looks under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago on July 15, 2011. (Reuters/Jim Young)
Nick Valenza helps to put some finishing touches on ''Forever Marilyn'', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois on July 14, 2011. (AFP/Scott Olson)
The sculpture was inspired by Marilyn Monroe's iconic scene in the 1955 movie 'Seven Year Itch'. (Reuters/Jim Young)
Nick Valenza helps to put some finishing touches on ''Forever Marilyn'', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois on July 14, 2011. (AFP/Scott Olson)
Curious spectators gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, in Michigan Ave, Chicago on July 15, 2011. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, stands on Michigan Ave on July 15, 2011. (AFP/Scott Olson)
Spectators look at 'Forever Marilyn', a sculpture by Seward Johnson in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP/Scott Olson)

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