The sculpture "Forever Marilyn" by artist Seward Johnson is based on a scene from the movie ‘Seven Year Itch’ and will be on display until next spring.

A man jokingly looks under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

A man jokingly looks under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

Passersby look under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

A man jokingly looks under the dress of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

A man stops to look behind a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

Newly wed bride Magda Villasenor (R) and her maid of honor Lorena Lopez pose beneath a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

A 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe is seen against the Chicago skyline, July 15, 2011.

A boy climbs up the leg of a 26-foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe in Chicago, July 15, 2011.

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch" (1955).