One Giant Kiss

Each year artists display their works along the waterfront in Downtown Sarasota. Back in 2006 a 26 foot high sculpture of the famous photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstadt (who coincidentally was my neighbor in Jackson Heights NY in 1962) of a sailor kissing a nurse on V-J Day in New York City, 1945 for Life Magazine was by far the biggest hit. Almost since its departure there has been an effort by some to bring it back. Finally through the efforts of Tom Savage, a local philanthropist, and others it will once again grace the bayfront this coming winter. After that it will probably be moved to a location further inland.