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Chicago’s Marilyn Monroe statue is dismantled
The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California
Passerbys photograph one of the dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, as it is prepared for removal from Pioneer Court May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
A passerby photographs one of the dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, as it is prepared for removal from Pioneer Court May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
The dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, sit on the ground in Pioneer Court as it is prepared for removal May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
The dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, sit on the ground in Pioneer Court as it is prepared for removal May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
The dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, sit on the ground in Pioneer Court as it is prepared for removal May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
Passerbys photograph one of the dismantled pieces of ‘Forever Marilyn’, a sculpture by Seward Johnson, as it is prepared for removal from Pioneer Court May 8, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, which stands 26 feet tall and weighs 34,000 pounds, was inspired by Marilyn Monroe’s iconic scene in the 1955 movie ‘The Seven Year Itch’. The sculpture, which has been on display in Chicago since last July, will next be displayed in Palm Springs, California. (Getty Images)
