Read more statue stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6200/statue.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPez is suing a California store and museum over an 8-foot-tall dispenser custom-made for the establishment—and thus not sanctioned by the Austrian candy-maker, the San Jose Mercury News reports. “From a branding perspective, I think Pez should embrace the Dosses and the museum, instead of trying to attack them,...http://www.newser.com/story/64475/pez-sues-calif-museum-over-outsized-dispenser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 14:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60900/reagan-statue-unveiled-on-hill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn overjoyed and teary-eyed Nancy Reagan watched with delight as a bronze statue of her beloved late husband Ronald Reagan was unveiled at the US Capitol today. Reagan-era policymakers also looked on in the Capitol's Rotunda as blue cloth was pulled to reveal a 7-foot statue that casts the 40th...http://www.newser.com/story/60900/reagan-statue-unveiled-on-hill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 12:52:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59949/london-oks-10-ft-bronze-reagan-statue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon officials have overcome their distaste for an American artist and approved a 10-foot, bronze statue of President Reagan, the Independent reports. The Westminster City Council also waived a rule delaying statues for 10 years after a figure's death; Reagan died 5 years ago. Nancy Reagan and former PM Margaret...http://www.newser.com/story/59949/london-oks-10-ft-bronze-reagan-statue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 23 May 2009 15:07:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58944/hipster-jesus-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Catholic church in Britain has given Jesus a 21st century makeover, the Daily Telegraph reports. Uckfield Catholic Church's "Jesus in Jeans" sculpture, to be hoisted to the top of its bell tower this week, depicts a rockin' Jesus with a trim haircut and sporting baggy jeans. The design was...http://www.newser.com/story/58944/hipster-jesus-unveiled.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 2:59:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58907/statue-of-busty-woman-may-be-worlds-oldest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGerman scientists have unearthed what may be the world’s oldest statue, a 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman. The 2.4 inch sculpture with extra-large breasts and an enlarged vulva was found in the same cave as a penis-shaped stone discovered in 2005, and may be an artistic...http://www.newser.com/story/58907/statue-of-busty-woman-may-be-worlds-oldest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 16:16:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57266/barbaro-statue-awaits-ky-derby-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bronze statue of the late Barbaro charging mid-air toward his 2006 Kentucky Derby victory has been completed in advance of next week's 135th Derby, the Courier-Journal reports. Buried below the sculpture are the ashes of the beloved colt, who was euthanized two years ago after struggling to recover from...http://www.newser.com/story/57266/barbaro-statue-awaits-ky-derby-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 6:06:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55012/vandals-rip-lenin-a-new-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA bomb exploded this morning at a St. Petersburg tribute to Vladimir Lenin, opening a gaping hole in the statue's backside, the BBC reports. “As a result of the explosion a crater of 31-39 inches appeared on the monument,” a Russian official said. The motive for the attack was unclear,...http://www.newser.com/story/55012/vandals-rip-lenin-a-new-one.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 13:04:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54829/nefertiti-bust-may-be-ancient-makeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNefertiti’s image as a flawless beauty of antiquity may not be entirely accurate, Reuters reports. New computer scans reveal a slightly different face at the core layer of the Egyptian queen’s famous 3,300-year-old bust than the finely chiseled planes of the statue’s surface—one with a bumpy nose, less...http://www.newser.com/story/54829/nefertiti-bust-may-be-ancient-makeover.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 7:39:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53280/peta-fumes-at-kfc-offer-of-statue-to-cubs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recent recovery of a statue of KFC’s Col. Sanders from a Japanese river is said to have ended a curse on a baseball team there. Which gave the company a clever idea: offer the effigy to the notably hexed Chicago Cubs, Deadspin reports. PETA strenuously objects. “If one irritated...http://www.newser.com/story/53280/peta-fumes-at-kfc-offer-of-statue-to-cubs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 16:35:02 CDT