Michael Jackson HIStory statue
 One of the HIStory statues, at McDonald's, Best, Netherlands | |
| Artist | Diana Walczak |
|---|---|
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | sculpture |
The Michael Jackson HIStory statue is a 10-foot sculpture of the pop musician Michael Jackson created in 1994 by Diana Walczak.[1] It depicts Jackson in a "warrior-like" pose.[1] The statue appears on the cover of Jackson's 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.[2]
To promote the HIStory World Tour, Jackson's record company, Epic, placed ten 30-foot tall replicas of the statue in locations around the world.[2] The statues were built over three months by a team of 30, made from steel and fiberglass, and weighed around 20,000 pounds each.[2] Their locations included the River Thames in London, Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and the pedestal of the destroyed Stalin Monument in Prague.[3] Another statue, built from wood and plaster, was placed at the Los Angeles Tower Records store.[4]
Spin described the statues as "imperious" and "almost dictator-like" and named them one of the 15 boldest publicity stunts.[2] In 2016, the original statue was installed at the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jones, Jay. "Original Michael Jackson 'HIStory' statue comes to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas". latimes.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "1995: Michael Jackson Builds a Monument to Michael Jackson". Spin. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
- ↑ https://ew.com/article/1996/09/20/michael-jacksons-history-tour-leaves-audiences-confused/
- ↑ RIEMENSCHNEIDER, CHRIS (1995-06-21). "Jackson's Fans Turn Out to Get Their Own Piece of 'HIStory'". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
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