A statue of Bruce Lee is located in Chinatown, Los Angeles, commemorating the martial artist of the same name.

Bruce Lee statue

The statue in 2015
Location in California
Coordinates	34.065109°N 118.237426°W / 34.065109; -118.237426
Location	Chinatown, Los Angeles
Material	Bronze
Height	7 feet
Opening date	June 15, 2013
Dedicated to	Bruce Lee

History

The 7-foot bronze sculpture of Bruce Lee was created by an unknown artist in Guangzhou, China and depicts Lee in a martial arts stance and holding nunchucks.[1] It was transported to Los Angeles, California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Shannon, and is the only statue of her late father in the United States. Its unveiling occurred on June 15, 2013 to a crowd of hundreds, including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong. It was permanently installed on a commemorative pedestal and unveiled on September 28, 2018 at a ceremony attended by Shannon Lee and California State Senator Kevin de Leon.[1] Its permanent installation will not occur until the erection of spectator seating and a concrete plinth.[2]

Although born in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Lee opened a martial arts school in Los Angeles' Chinatown and was a fixture there during the filming of the 1960s television series The Green Hornet.[3] The statue is located near the pedestrian intersection of Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road in Chinatown's Central Plaza, not far from the life-size 1961 bronze statue of Sun Yat-Sen.[4] Weighing in at about 1,595 pounds (723.47 kg), the Bruce Lee statue has become a cultural mecca for Lee's fans, who are regularly seen taking selfies while poised in martial arts stances.[5]

See also

• List of public art in Los Angeles
• Statue of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong)
• Statue of Bruce Lee (Mostar)

References