Statue of Bruce Lee (Los Angeles)
 The statue in 2015 | |
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| 34°03′54″N 118°14′15″W / 34.065109°N 118.237426°W | |
| Location | Chinatown, Los Angeles |
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| Material | Bronze |
| Height | 7 feet |
| Opening date | June 15, 2013 |
| Dedicated to | Bruce Lee |
A statue of Bruce Lee is located in Chinatown, Los Angeles, commemorating the martial artist of the same name.
History
The 7-foot bronze sculpture of Bruce Lee was created by an unknown artist in Guangzhou, China and depicts Lee in a martial arts stance and holding nunchucks.[1] It was transported to Los Angeles, California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Shannon, and is the only statue of her late father in the United States. Its unveiling occurred on June 15, 2013 to a crowd of hundreds, including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong. It was permanently installed on a commemorative pedestal and unveiled on September 28, 2018 at a ceremony attended by Shannon Lee and California State Senator Kevin de Leon.[2] Its permanent installation will not occur until the erection of spectator seating and a concrete plinth.[3] This Los Angeles statue of Bruce Lee is archived by Public Art in Public Places.
Although born in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Lee opened a martial arts school in Los Angeles' Chinatown and was a fixture there during the filming of the 1960s television series The Green Hornet.[4] The statue is located near the pedestrian intersection of Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road in Chinatown's Central Plaza, not far from the life-size 1961 bronze statue of Sun Yat-Sen on a six foot high granite platform.[5] Weighing in at about 1,595 pounds(723.47 kg), the Bruce Lee statue has become a cultural mecca for Lee's fans, who are regularly seen taking selfies while poised in martial arts stances.[6]
See also
References
- ^ ""Bruce Lee" (2013)". Public Art in Public Places. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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- ^ Shyong, Frank (June 16, 2013). "Bruce Lee statue unveiled in L.A.'s Chinatown". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Roadside America - Big Bronze Bruce Lee
- ^ ""Sun Yat-sen" (circa 1961)". Public Art in Public Places. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ LA Weekly - Bruce Lee's Huge Bronze Statue Turns Into a Mecca in L.A.'s Chinatown
