“Unconditional Surrender” is a painted aluiminum sculpture by J. Seward Johnson that is modeled after a famous photograph of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse in New York City’s Times Square during the VJ Day parade on August 14, 1945, which celebrated the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. The 25-foot-tall statue is on permanent display in Bayfront Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA.


“Unconditional Surrender” is a painted aluiminum sculpture by J. Seward Johnson that is modeled after a famous photograph of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse in New York City’s Times Square during the VJ Day parade on August 14, 1945, which celebrated the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II. The 25-foot-tall statue is on permanent display in Bayfront Park in Sarasota, Florida, USA.


Size: 2392px × 3300px
Location: Bayfront Park, Tamiami Trail ( 41), Sarasota, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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