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Comment by BeatleBob on August 11, 2015 at 2:46pm

You're Welcome, Nowhere Man!! :-)

It Sure Would be a nice piece for anyone's Beatle collection!!

We will both have to get one!!! LOL!!!!!  ;-)

Comment by NOWHERE MAN ¥ on August 11, 2015 at 1:36pm

Thanks Beatlebob in for sharing Lennon info on statue, this would be a nice piece for anyone's Beatle collection, now I have to get one, haha

Comment by BeatleBob on August 11, 2015 at 1:09pm

This IS GREAT!!!

This is So COOL!! Thanks for posting this!! :-)

I found some information about this Statue:

Santo related that Strawberry Fields in Central Park has only a "simple and nice enough mosaic in a sidewalk with the word ‘IMAGINE' in the 2.5 acres set aside for John. Michael told Live for Live Music that he "took for granted" that a statue existed in New York City. "I was disappointed that some statement of peace did not stand reminding us of Lennon's efforts to speak out against war and violence,” he related. Artist Laura Lian added in her own statement summarizing the object of the project: "I've always been inspired the peacemakers of the world", and she wanted to remember Lennon's efforts. They want the focus to be where they think Lennon would have wanted it: as a memorial to John and Yoko Ono's efforts against war and violence.

The statue will be called "John Lennon With Peace Symbol". Originally, Lian constructed a bust from a wonderful image of John inspired by “rock ‘n roll” photographer Bob Gruen's 1974 New York City rooftop photo session of Lennon atop John’s apartment building. Santo felt what was missing, however, was the symbol of peace. He adds, "I discussed this with Laura and between the two of us, we developed the concept of a life size statue of John leaning on a peace symbol. We agreed to put some of John’s important music lyrics as 'cut outs' into the PEACE symbol. We both felt it was perfect because the piece did not represent so much a tribute to John Lennon as a man or a musician so much as it was to John’s dream of peace.”