People Molesting Statues (and vice versa), Part 2

By Jack Brummet, Public Art Ed.

With millions and millions of people routinely carry cameras in their pocket every day, we see new photographic categories all the time.  We like to think of these as statue outrages.  We found these on various spots on the internet, and also received a number of them from ATIT readers/fans.

Our previous post on statue molestations and outrages appears here. 

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The Statue of Liberty and her Morton's toe

By Jack Brummet, Statue and Monument Ed.


Did you know the Statue of Liberty has the condition known as Morton's toe (or Greek foot or "Royal Toe" or "LaMay toe" or "Sheppard's Toe" or Morton's syndrome?  According to the Wikipedia:  "Long toe) is the common term for the condition of a shortened first metatarsal in relation to the second metatarsal. It is a type of brachymetatarsia."

"The metatarsal bones behind the toes vary in relative length. In Morton's foot, the first metatarsal, behind the big toe, is short compared to the second metatarsal, next to it. The long second metatarsal puts the joint at the base of the second toe (the second metatarsal-phalangeal, or MTP, joint) further forward. If the big toe and the second toe next to it are the same length, the second toe will be longer than the big toe," as shown in the photo below:

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The other Iron Man

By Jack Brummet 

The other Iron Man—in Chisolm, Minnesota, by sculptor Jack Anderson (85 feet high, 150 tons).  The monument was completed in 1987. 

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Two Marilyn Monroe Statues

By Jack Brummet 

The first Marilyn Monroe statue is from Palm Springs, California.  The second one is from 1,400 miles south, in Bucerias, Nayarit, Mexico.  It stands outside Billy's Gym, where I go to cycle when I am there...

click to enlarge/right click to download 

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Image: Abraham Lincoln and the Q-tip

Even a marble giant requires a Q-tip every now and then.

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People molesting statues

By Mona Goldwater, Social Mores Editor

With millions and millions of people routinely carry cameras in their pocket every day, we see new photographic categories all the time.  We like to think of these as statue outrages. . .

                      

         

 

         

 

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