US EditionTina Turner Fans Slam New Statue Unveiled in Late Star's Hometown
About 50 donors, including Ford Motor Co., funded the 10-foot bronze statue honoring Tina Turner, which has sparked debate over its likeness and execution since unveiling.
- On Saturday, city officials in Brownsville unveiled a 10-foot statue of Tina Turner in Heritage Park during the annual Tina Turner Heritage Days celebration.
- Two years after Tina Turner’s death at age 83 on May 24, 2023, the privately commissioned memorial by Fred Ajanogha, sculptor, in Atlanta aimed to honor her decades-long music career.
- The sculpture shows Turner on stage with voluminous hair, a short skirt, and a microphone with her index finger extended; it was modeled in clay in Atlanta, cast in bronze by a West Tennessee foundry, and stands about 10 feet high.
- Since its unveiling, the statue has drawn mirth, mockery and anger from social media users, with one X post liked over 21,000 times and another calling the work an abomination with 5,000 likes.
- About 50 donors funded the statue, including Ford Motor Co., which gave $150,000, and the controversy draws comparisons to 'Scary Lucy' and the Cristiano Ronaldo bust.
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A Massive Sculpture Of Tina Turner Was Just Unveiled—And It's Going Viral For All The Wrong Reasons
When it comes to entertainment legends, the late singer Tina Turner is right at the top of the pantheon.And fittingly, the songstress' hometown of Brownsville, Tennessee, wanted to pay tribute to her legacy with giant statue of the icon.But uhhh... well, let's just say this enormous 10-foot-tall tribute maybe should have stayed at the studio.Because the likeness to Turner herself? Well, it's not exactly flattering, if it's there at all—and the i…
Tina Turner fans criticise new Tennessee statue unveiled in honour of late singer: ‘An abomination’
"I'm not sure that the person who created this newly unveiled statue of Tina Turner was the 'Simply the Best' person for the job," one quipped The post Tina Turner fans criticise new Tennessee statue unveiled in honour of late singer: ‘An abomination’ appeared first on Attitude.
A statue of Tina Turner has been unveiled in Tennessee, the state where she grew up, and it's causing a stir among fans. The 10-foot-tall statue stands in Brownsville, not far from the high school she attended, and the ceremony was dedicated to remembering her achievements.
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