The bronze sculpture depicts a friend of Imredy's, Debra Harrington, in a wetsuit with flippers on her feet and a mask on her forehead.[2][3] Although some believe it was a replica of Copenhagen's The Little Mermaid, the creator has said:
I didn't believe we should have a copy of the mermaid. She is rightfully a symbol of Copenhagen... I proposed to have a life-size scuba diver seated there. At that time scuba diving was getting quite popular here in Vancouver and, just as important, I didn't know of any similar sculpture anywhere in the world. It was a new idea… There was tremendous opposition and great controversy. I still don't know why.[2][3]
girl, wetsuit, life, size, 1972, bronze, sculpture, elek, imredy, woman, wetsuit, located, rock, water, along, north, side, stanley, park, vancouver, british, columbia, canada, sculpture, 2007artistelek, imredyyear1972, 1972, typesculpturemediumbronzelocationv. Girl in a Wetsuit is a life size 1972 bronze sculpture by Elek Imredy of a woman in a wetsuit 1 located on a rock in the water along the north side of Stanley Park Vancouver British Columbia Canada Girl in a WetsuitThe sculpture in 2007ArtistElek ImredyYear1972 1972 TypeSculptureMediumBronzeLocationVancouverCoordinates49 18 09 N 123 07 33 W 49 302621 N 123 125925 W 49 302621 123 125925 Coordinates 49 18 09 N 123 07 33 W 49 302621 N 123 125925 W 49 302621 123 125925 Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription EditThe bronze sculpture depicts a friend of Imredy s Debra Harrington in a wetsuit with flippers on her feet and a mask on her forehead 2 3 Although some believe it was a replica of Copenhagen s The Little Mermaid the creator has said I didn t believe we should have a copy of the mermaid She is rightfully a symbol of Copenhagen I proposed to have a life size scuba diver seated there At that time scuba diving was getting quite popular here in Vancouver and just as important I didn t know of any similar sculpture anywhere in the world It was a new idea There was tremendous opposition and great controversy I still don t know why 2 3 See also Edit1972 in artReferences Edit Imredy Elek City of Vancouver Archives a b Girl in a Wetsuit City of Vancouver Retrieved December 30 2012 a b Girl in a Wetsuit vancouver ca Retrieved 2021 06 11 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links Edit Media related to Girl in a Wetsuit at Wikimedia Commons Portals Canada Visual arts This article about a sculpture in Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Girl in a Wetsuit amp oldid 1123489775, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
