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Famous Kiss Painting
Germany
Painting, Ink on Paper
Size: 25.8 W x 32.9 H x 0.1 D in
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About The Artwork
Ink on sheets of book paper In one of the most famous World War II-era photos, a sailor holds a nurse, bends her over, and kisses her in Times Square. The image was featured in Life magazine in 1945 and soon earned a permanent spot in the nation's consciousness, having been re-created at Fleet Week in NYC for decades. Glenn McDuffie, the man believed to be the sailor, died on March 9 in a nursing home in Dallas. He was 86. Glenn's legacy is once again grabbing headlines as the nation remembers the moment that defined an era. According to Glenn, he met the nurse after he heard that Japan had surrendered. He was just 18 years old at the time. "I was so happy. I ran out in the street," he once told the Associated Press. Although Glenn had plans to see his girlfriend in Brooklyn on that fateful August day, his enthusiasm took over when he locked eyes with the nurse. "She saw me hollering and with a big smile on my face," he said. "I just went right to her and kissed her."
Original Created:2013
Subjects:Pop Culture/Celebrity
Materials:Paper
Styles:FigurativePop ArtDocumentary
Mediums:Ink
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:25.8 W x 32.9 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Ships From:Germany.
Customs:Shipments from Germany may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Germany
My art is about life. It expresses what I feel about people, places, and experiences around me. In order to create a painting, I need to feel a connection with a subject and see what that subject means to me. I need to see and feel every detail of it. When I immerse myself in something that I want to paint, the idea for the painting becomes clear to me. Because I start painting without knowing exactly how it will turn out, as I put those first colours on the support, I am always nervous about what I am doing, because I do not know where I am going with it. But as I continue, one technique or colour leads to another, and I just know how to move on. If it feels right, I can continue. If not, I have to set it aside until I am inspired to go on… I make paintings with all techniques I need to express myself. charcoal, ink or oil, acryl, fire since 2001 atelier in Cologne, Germany favourite is always charcoal and ink (deeper black)
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