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Unconditional Surrender (sculpture) – Wikipedia

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. The original statue was first installed in Sarasota, Florida, then was moved to San Diego, California and New York City. Other versions have been installed in Hamilton, New Jersey; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and Normandy, France.

Kissing sailor statue in San Diego – Quirky Travel Guy

Chicago lost its Marilyn Monroe statue a while back, and San Diego struggled for quite awhile to keep the statue of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse. The statue, designed after the famous photo taken in Times Square from World War II, was in San Diego along the harbor in the late 2000s before being removed and returned.

"Kissing Statue" Returns to San Diego Bay – NBC 7 San Diego

"Kissing Statue" Returns to San Diego Bay … many call the "Kissing Statue" or "The Kiss" in downtown San Diego … a sailor and a nurse is an iconic image …

Unconditional Surrender Statue, San Diego, California

Beyond heroically scaled version of the famous WWII photo of a sailor kissing a nurse. … Unconditional Surrender Statue. San Diego, … the Bob Hope memorial …

Giant WWII kissing statue comes to Royal Oak

The temporary installation is aimed at helping promote and raise money for the Michigan World War II Legacy Memorial. … Giant WWII kissing statue … San Diego …

WWII Commemorative Statue Unveiled In San Diego

070210-N-7643B-079 San Diego (Feb. 10, 2007) – The statue "Unconditional Surrender," which represents a famous photo taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt of a Sailor kissing a nurse in Time Square, New York City 1945, was dedicated to the city of San Diego.