Naming it “Little Wendy,” she installed it at her family's grave plot in Bonaventure Cemetery. On the base was placed an inscription from Corinthians 5:8, appropriate to the statue's role as funerary art: “We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
Where is the statue of the Bird Girl?
the Jepson Center
Where is the Bird Girl statue 2021?
The Bird Girl statue is located at the Jepson Center.
What is the statue on the cover of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil?
Bird Girl
Where is the original Bird Girl statue?
Bonaventure Cemetery
Why was the Bird Girl statue moved?
The Bird Girl became a symbol of Savannah. An unofficial tourist attraction, the statue was relocated to Telfair Museums after the Trosdal family complained about visitors causing damage to their family's plot.
Where is the girl statue in Bonaventure Cemetery?
Jepson Center
Where is the Bird Girl statue now?
In December of 2014, the statue was moved from the Telfair, to the nearby Jepson Center for the Arts, at 207 W York Ln, Savannah, where it is currently on public display as of May, 2015.
What is the story behind the Bird Girl statue?
It was there that Leigh, a Savannah native, created his most famous photograph. The Bird Girl became a symbol of Savannah. An unofficial tourist attraction, the statue was relocated to Telfair Museums after the Trosdal family complained about visitors causing damage to their family's plot.