A massive statue of Marilyn Monroe that has turned heads for two years in Palm Springs is headed east.
The 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound sculpture, titled “Forever Marilyn,” will be transported in April from California to Hamilton, N.J., where it will be part of an exhibit honoring its designer, Seward Johnson, said the Riverside Press-Enterprise.
A going-away party, open to the public, is planned for March 27.
The statue of the iconic film star — which depicts Monroe trying to push down her billowing skirt in one of her many memorable scenes in 1955’s “The Seven-Year Itch” — arrived in the desert resort city in 2012. On loan from the Sculpture Foundation, it was previously in Chicago.
Palm Springs officials say they hope to welcome Marilyn back eventually.