King Kong statue
| King Kong statue | |
|---|---|
The statue, in its original colours, being temporarily exhibited at Gosta Green in Birmingham in 1975 | |
| Artist | Nicholas Monro |
| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Statue |
| Medium | Fibreglass |
| Subject | King Kong |
| Dimensions | 550 cm (220 in) |
| Weight | 890 kg (1,960 lb) |
| Owner | Lesley Maby |
A statue of King Kong by Nicholas Monro was commissioned in 1972 for display in Manzoni Gardens in The Bull Ring, in the centre of Birmingham, England. It was later displayed elsewhere in Birmingham, then at markets in Edinburgh, Penrith (where it was subsequently stored), at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, and now in the owner's garden in Cumbria.
The Arnolfini Gallery in Bristol owned a maquette of the statue which is now in the collection of Wolverhampton Art Gallery.