In Billy Wilder’s 1955 film The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe pauses above a subway grate to ask co-star Tom Ewell, “Do you feel the breeze from the subway?” The gust of wind that came next delivered one of the most recognizable images of 20th-century cinema as Monroe’s ivory halter-top dress blew up, rising past her waist. A 26-foot, 30,000-pound statue inspired by that moment — called Forever Marilyn and created by John Seward Johnson II — is now the subject of furor in the city of Palm Springs that will spill over into a local courtroom on Friday.
Source: Court Date Set for Placement of Marilyn Monroe Statue | Hollywood Reporter