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Marilyn Monroe Statue Features Lacy Surprise

The 26-foot sculpture features clearly visible undies

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 15, 2011 5:18 PM CDT | Updated Jul 17, 2011 9:49 AM CDT

(AP) – It's safe to say nobody is having their picture taken as much in Chicago right now as Marilyn Monroe. The scene in a plaza along Michigan Avenue resembles a movie premiere, with dozens of people clicking pictures as fast as they could at a 26-foot-tall sculpture of the Blonde Bombshell that was unveiled Friday morning. Monroe is taking the famous pose from the movie The Seven Year Itch, with her skirt billowing as she enjoys the breeze of a subway grate.

But that didn't mean people weren't surprised that when they walked around the side and the back of the sculpture, they could see clear as day Monroe's underwear—her lacy underwear. The sculpture is set to remain on the plaza until next spring.

A tour bus with the face of The Blue Man Group passes by Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Male members of the Hugh and Anya Nguyen wedding party pose under Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, stands on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, is seen across the Chicago River through trees on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

The curious gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

Curious spectators gather around Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, on Michigan Ave. Friday, July 15, 2011 in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

An American flag flying off the Wrigley Building is seen with Seward Johnson's 26-foot-tall sculpture of Marilyn Monroe, in her most famous wind-blown pose, across the street on Michigan Ave. (Charles Rex Arbogast)

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