Statue of Harry Jerome
| Harry Jerome | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2014 | |
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| Artist | Jack Harman |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Harry Jerome |
| Dimensions | 2.7 m (9 ft) |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 49°17′54″N 123°07′09″W / 49.29823°N 123.11911°WCoordinates: 49°17′54″N 123°07′09″W / 49.29823°N 123.11911°W | |
Harry Jerome is an outdoor 1986 bronze sculpture by Jack Harman of Canadian track and field runner Harry Jerome,[1][2] installed at Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.[3]
Description[]
The 9-foot (2.7 m)[4] statue commemorates Jerome's running career and depicts the sprinter with his "chest thrust forward into the finish tape".[1][5]
History[]
The sculpture was unveiled in 1988.[6] Someone placed an Iron Man helmet on the statue without permission in 2015; reports attributed the helmet to mischief or a guerrilla marketing campaign for the pending premiere of Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron.[4] The statue's plaque was stolen in 2016.[7] Toronto artist Moya Garrison-Msingwana's 2019 Google Doodle commemorating Jerome's birthday was "loosely inspired" by the statue. [8] [9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "IT Application". vancouver.ca.
- ^ Fournier, Suzanne (November 22, 2014). Shore to Shore: The Art of Ts'uts'umutl Luke Marston. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 9781550176711 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Avengers Iron Man helmet spotted on Harry Jerome statue at Stanley Park - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ a b "Vancouver's Harry Jerome statue gets the Avengers treatment". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "This day in history: July 6, 1967". www.vancouversun.com.
- ^ "Legendary Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome from North Vancouver honoured on Google". The Georgia Straight. September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Vandals steal plaque off Harry Jerome statue in Stanley Park". Global News.
- ^ "Running for more than just gold: Google Doodle honours Sask.-born sprinting legend - CBC News". CBC. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Harry Jerome gets a Google Doodle". Canadian Running Magazine. September 30, 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Harry Jerome statue at Wikimedia Commons
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