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The 'Forever Marilyn' statue was inspired by a famous scene from 'The Seven Year Itch.' Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Universal Live.

Larger-than-life Marilyn Monroe statue to leave Calif. for NJ

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf

The 'Forever Marilyn' statue was inspired by a famous scene from 'The Seven Year Itch.' Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Universal Live.
The ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue was inspired by a famous scene from ‘The Seven Year Itch.’ Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Universal Live.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) – A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has turned heads for two years in Palm Springs is headed east.

The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound statue will be transported in April from California to Hamilton, N.J., where it will be part of an exhibit honoring its designer, Seward Johnson.

A going-away party, open to the public, is planned for March 27.

The statue of the Hollywood actress arrived in the desert resort city in 2012.

The sculpture depicts Monroe trying to push down her billowing skirt in her memorable scene in the 1955 movie The Seven Year Itch.

The Forever Marilyn statue, on loan from The Sculpture Foundation, was previously in Chicago.

Palm Springs officials say they hope to eventually lure Marilyn back.

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Information from: The Press-Enterprise, http://www.pe.com

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The 'Forever Marilyn' statue was inspired by a famous scene from 'The Seven Year Itch.' Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Universal Live.
The ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue was inspired by a famous scene from ‘The Seven Year Itch.’ Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com Archive and Universal Live.