Advocates said controversy hallmark of artistic experience.

Unconditional Surrender has a theme-park quality to it, straddling the line between amusement park attraction and midbrow art. But this is Florida, where theme parks are welcome.

“While online surveys are non-scientific, and some individuals may attempt to skew the process, the intent was to collect general community sentiment.” — City Manager Tom Barwin

We do not need Unconditional Surrender on our Bayfront. We have a much better display in our community — the ever increasingly bizarre performance art of watching Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin in action.

Buchanan announced that Barwin told him in a meeting the statue would remain at its present location due
to popular demand. This has since been walked back.

The Sahib Shriners have offered relocate the statue and maintain attraction indefinitely.

Some call it an iconic homage to the Greatest Generation, others see a kitschy depiction of violating sexism looming on the Sarasota waterfront.

Sarasota’s landmark statue that was hit by a car last week, ‘Unconditional Surrender’ was placed on two semi-trucks and hauled away this week