Statue of Harry Jerome
| Harry Jerome | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2018 | |
 | |
| Artist | Jack Harman |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Harry Jerome |
| Dimensions | 2.7 m (9 ft) |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 49°17′54″N 123°07′09″W / 49.29823°N 123.11911°W | |
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]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "IT Application". vancouver.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ Fournier, Suzanne (November 22, 2014). Shore to Shore: The Art of Ts'uts'umutl Luke Marston. Harbour Publishing. ISBN 9781550176711. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Avengers Iron Man helmet spotted on Harry Jerome statue at Stanley Park". CBC News British Columbia. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ a b "Vancouver's Harry Jerome statue gets the Avengers treatment". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "This day in history: July 6, 1967". www.vancouversun.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Legendary Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome from North Vancouver honoured on Google". The Georgia Straight. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Vandals steal plaque off Harry Jerome statue in Stanley Park". Global News. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ^ "Running for more than just gold: Google Doodle honours Sask.-born sprinting legend". CBC News. September 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Harry Jerome gets a Google Doodle". Canadian Running Magazine. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Harry Jerome statue at Wikimedia Commons
- 1986 sculptures
- 1988 establishments in Canada
- Sculptures of Black people
- Bronze sculptures in British Columbia
- Cultural depictions of Canadian people
- Cultural depictions of track and field athletes
- Monuments and memorials in Vancouver
- Outdoor sculptures in Vancouver
- Sculptures of men in British Columbia
- Stanley Park
- Statues in British Columbia
- Statues of sportspeople in Canada