Saturday, 16 July 2011

Iconic Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe's face is finally revealed in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue Friday morning, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)


Curious spectators gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago
Kids ham it up under the Marilyn Monroe statue in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue on Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The 26-foot-tall sculpture is by New Jersey-based artist Seward Johnson, known for placing enormous pop art icons in public spaces, including twice previously in Pioneer Court. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Marilyn Monroe is finally revealed in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue Friday morning, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Marilyn Monroe is finally revealed in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue Friday morning, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Marilyn Monroe's face is finally revealed in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue Friday morning, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Marilyn Monroe is finally revealed in Pioneer Court on North Michigan Avenue Friday morning, July 15, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Tourists and commuters interact with a half-assembled Marilyn Monroe sculpture by New Jersey-based artist Seward Johnson in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Tourists and commuters interact with a half-assembled Marilyn Monroe sculpture by New Jersey-based artist Seward Johnson in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Arturo Romero of St. Louis, Missouri, poses for a photograph with the bottom half of a half-assembled Marilyn Monroe sculpture by New Jersey-based artist Seward Johnson in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Tourists and commuters interact with a half-assembled Marilyn Monroe sculpture by New Jersey-based artist Seward Johnson in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Male 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. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
Curious spectators have their photo taken around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, stands on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
Curious spectators gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
An American flag flying off the Wrigley Building is seen with Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, across the street on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
A tour bus with the face of The Blue Man Group passes by Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, is seen across the Chicago River through trees on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.
The curious gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago.

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