Thursday October 10, 2019 Volume 65 | Number 7
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CELEBRATING THE RESIDENTIAL PARK COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
‘Forever Marilyn’ Sculpture to be Permanently Installed The beloved sculpture returns for good to Palm Springs after seven years on the road
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S Resorts and The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. (owners of the sculpture Forever Marilyn) are pleased to confirm that reports of the monumental Marilyn sculpture returning to Palm Springs are true. Although contracts are still inprocess, an agreement has been reached and the plans include the installation of Johnson’s Forever Marilyn in Palm Springs in February 2020. The price of the sculpture has not been released at this time. The site plan for the installation, pending the approval of all respective parties, is the entry courtyard of the Town and Country Center. Built in 1948, the center was one of the first high-profile real estate projects for the city. The team from the Seward Johnson Atelier will install the sculpture after it once again travels across the country in an open flatbed truck from the artist’s East Coast studio, arriving for a spectacular cranelift install process in Palm Springs. The celebrations for Marilyn’s arrival have yet to be planned, but the community will be informed as those details develop. The successful completion of this project comes thanks to many key members of the Palm Springs political, tourist and cultural arenas, including Grit Development and the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. Thanks are also due to the many citizens who
have kept the project top of mind and continued to hold out hope for Marilyn’s return. The sculptor, Seward Johnson, 89, notes, “I am so very pleased that Marilyn will be permanently on view in Palm Springs. It was, after all, a location of her own choosing, and I assume that she was drawn to the beauty and stillness of the landscape. There is something about her pose; the exuberance for life without inhibition, which is quintessentially American, and very fitting for Palm Springs. It expresses an uninhibited sense of our own vibrancy.” Aftab Dada, Chairman of PS Resorts adds, “As in the past, the Board of PS Resorts is thrilled to have Marilyn back on a permanent basis. Marilyn will once again prove to be a huge economic driver and a benefit to our Downtown.” For more information on PS Resorts, call 760-779-6990 or visit ps-resorts.com ANSWER ON PAGE 9
Photo courtesy of PS Resorts