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WEIRD & UNUSUAL STATUES OF FAMOUS CELEBRITIES

Added on: 28th Nov 2016

 

ST. BARTHOLOMEW

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Marco d’Agrate’s statue of St. Bartholomew has to be one

of the creepiest statues on this list. The story goes that

St. Bartholomew was skinned alive. See what looks like

a robe around him? That’s the saint carrying his own skin.

 

 

RAY CHARLES

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Among the few statues of Ray Charles that exist, one

of the most expressive is in a park in his home city of

Greenville, Florida. Widely known for his mix of soul, R&B,

gospel, and blues music, Ray Charles helped integrate

country and pop music in the 1960’s.

 

 

BRUCE LEE

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Set along the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars (the city’s equivalent

to Hollywood’s Walk of Fame), this statue of Bruce Lee

shows his “ready to strike” pose from the popular

1972 movie “Fist of Fury”.

 

 

DOLLY PARTON

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The most awarded female country artist in history, Dolly Parton

grew up around Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

She has remained active in the community, even opening up

a theme park known as Dollywood. Sevier County erected this

statue of Dolly Parton in front of the county courthouse

in thanks for her long-time support.

 

 

ARGENTINEAN ICONS

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These three statues in Buenos Aires depict some of the most

famous Argentineans to date. From left to right, they are:

Carlos Gardel, a pioneer of tango; Eva Peron, famous wife

of leader Juan; and Diego Maradona, the legendary soccer star.

 

 

NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST

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The man who lent his name to the lead character in

Forrest Gump, Nathan Bedford Forrest was a

Confederate military commander during the

American Civil War. He was also notably the first

Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. This

demented-looking statue was put up in Nashville,

Tennessee, in 1998.

 

 

ANDY WARHOL

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Legendary American visual artist Andy Warhol was loved

around the world for his dramatic pop art which mixed art,

celebrity culture, and the world of advertising.

This statue of Warhol is in Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital.

 

 

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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Sculptor José de Creeft was commissioned to create a

statue of Alice from Alice in Wonderland for the New York

park system. Located on East 74th Street in NYC’s

Central Park, Alice is flanked by the White Rabbit,

Cheshire cat and Mad Hatter.

 


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