Statue of Harry Jerome

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]

Harry Jerome
The statue in 2014
ArtistJack Harman
Year1986 (1986)
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectHarry Jerome
Dimensions2.7 m (9 ft)
LocationVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°17′54″N 123°07′09″W

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
  1. "IT Application". vancouver.ca.
  2. Fournier, Suzanne (November 22, 2014). "Shore to Shore: The Art of Ts'uts'umutl Luke Marston". Harbour Publishing – via Google Books.
  3. "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.
  4. "Vancouver's Harry Jerome statue gets the Avengers treatment". Vancouver Sun.
  5. "This day in history: July 6, 1967". www.vancouversun.com.
  6. "Legendary Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome from North Vancouver honoured on Google". The Georgia Straight. September 30, 2019.
  7. "Vandals steal plaque off Harry Jerome statue in Stanley Park". Global News.
  8. "Running for more than just gold: Google Doodle honours Sask.-born sprinting legend - CBC News". CBC. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  9. "Harry Jerome gets a Google Doodle". Canadian Running Magazine. September 30, 2019.
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