Statue of Sailor and Nurse on the San Diego Harbor
Iconic Pose of WW2 Couple
San Diego City Guide
The iconic pose of a young American sailor stealing a kiss from a young nurse has been capture in a massive statue located on the San Diego waterfront.
The statue is based on a photograph taken in Times Square on V-J Day and suvbsequently published in a 1945 Life Magazine.
Statue of Sailor and Nurse on the San Diego Harbor
The original photograph was take by Alfred Eisenstaedt. The 25 foot-tall sculpture in San Diego USA cost about one million dollars to build.
