A memorial of his time

This is the last chapter in my blog about the "sailor' statue in Sarasota. The statue was leased to the city as part of the city's sculpture project. The issue that has surrounded this icon for the last year was whether the city should add the statue to its Public Art Collection, or return it to its owner, Seward Johnson. A story in the Sarasota Herald Tribune ( Sept. 8, 2009 written by Robert Eckhart, tells about a local gentleman who came forth anonymously some months ago and offered the city half a million dollars if they would keep the statue in place. Jack Curran, 88 years old , is a veteran. He says , in the Tribune, that he wanted to buy the 26 -foot tall statue "for all the other guys out there like him, who were raised in the Great Depression and served their county in World War II and came home to their sweethearts."

Today, by a vote of 5-0, the Committee approved a motion to deny the lease and eventual donation to the City of the "Unconditional Surrender" sculpture for inclusion in the City's Public Art Collection.
When the time comes that the statue goes somewhere else, there might be another chapter
to the story of "Unconditional Surrender"