Jessica Bregoli invited me to exhibit my sculpture, Seagull Cinderella, for the 10th Anniversary Seaport Art Walk in New Bedford. Readers might remember the controversy she caused in 2016. But I remember the outpouring of support and love of her fans. So I returned her to her perch on Rte 18 at the entrance to the Port of New Bedford.
Seagull Cinderella is the answer to the question, what type of bird would Cinderella be? I chose the seagull, since it is one of the most common birds we see at the beach, and New Bedford is a seacoast city. For this special occasion, I made the bold move to add a daisy bikini, which was my original vision for this sculpture, and a green skirt with white daisies. It seems that the old petition is recirculating again, and the media just cannot get enough of this story. To date, the new improved Seagull Cinderella has generated over 40 TV, radio, podcast, newspaper, and e-magazine citations:
Hyperallergic, Dec 29, 2023, The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2023 Edition, #13 "Voluptuous Public Sculptures — This year, the global urge to censor the female form also extended to sculptural representations."
Fun 107 FM, Aug 28, 2023, by Maddie Levine, New Bedford Artist Stays True to His Word & Gets Busty Seagull Tattoo
Boston Globe, Aug 16, 2023 by Emma Glassman-Hughes In
New Bedford, the ‘sexy seagull’ is ruffling feathers once again
Hyperallergic, Aug 14, 2023, by Rhea Nayyar, The
“Sexy” Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City
The Herald News, August 12, 2023, By Don Wilkinson, Art
Beat: Celebrating 10 years of New Bedford's Seaport Art Walk
98.3 FM/WCCQ Radio (Illinois) July 28, 2023 by Maura Myles,
FRISKY
FRIDAY FAIL OR FLY-HIGH: Is a Seagull Statue with Boobs Too Sexy?
98.5 FM Radio, The Sports Hub (Boston) July 27, 2023, ‘Seagull
Cinderella’, the controversial busty bird sculpture, is making a return to New
Bedford
Fun 107 FM, July 26, 2023, by Maddie Levine, New Bedford Man Said He'll Get 'Busty' Tattoo Under One
Condition
Gorge
Country Media, (The Dalles, Oregon) July 24, 2023 by ‘Bird with boobs’ statue causes a stir in Massachusetts
New Bedford Guide, July 21, 2023 by Steven Richard, Is New
Bedford’s “Seagull Cinderella” Really as controversial as news networks
proclaim?
K24 TV Digital, (Kenya) July 20, 2023, Seagull
statue with female figure stirs debate
92 FM, (Maine) July 20, 2023 by Matt James Some Massachusetts Residents Angered by What They Say Is a
Sexually Suggestive Seagull With Boobs
93.3 FM, (Ohio) July 20, 2023 by Andy Woods, This
statue inappropriate or not...what do you think?
98.3 FM (Missouri) July 20, 2023 by Joe Lose, Seagull
Statue Seems Too “Sexy” For Some
98.5 FM, (Maine) July 20, 2023 by Matt James, Some
Massachusetts Residents Angered by What They Say is a Sexually Suggestive
Seagull with Boobs
Bol News (Pakistan) July 19, 2023, Controversial
Seagull Statue with Female Figure Stirs Debate (Urdu
and English)
Country 102.5 FM (Boston, MA) July 19, 2023 by Jackson
Blue, Bikini-Clad
Seagull Statue Ruffles Feathers in Massachusetts Community
Mental Floss, July 19, 2023 by Jake Rossen, A
Busty Seagull Statue Is Ruffling Feathers in Massachusetts
WWLP
TV News (Springfield MA) July 19, 2023 by Nick DeGray, Is this sculpture in a Massachusetts town too risqué?
WLOS (ABC 13 news) Asheville NC July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KRCG 13 (CBS tv) Missouri, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KVII TV (ABC tv) Texas, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KMPH TV (Fox news) Fresno California, July 18, 2023 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KBAK (CBS TV) Bakersfield California July 18, 2023 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KTVO News Missouri/Iowa July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
WSET News, (ABC 13) Virginia, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KTUL News Tulsa Oklahoma, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
WPBN Michigan, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KHQA News, Quincy Illinois, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KSNV Las Vegas Nevada, (NBC) July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
Arcamax.com (Virginia), July 18, 2023, WATCH: Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts
KATV (ABC) News in Little Rock Arkansas, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
KEYE
TV (CBS) Austin, Texas, July 18, 2023 by 'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy
once again
KUTV (CBS) News from Salt Lake City Utah, July 18, 2023, by
'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
The Messenger News, July 18, 2023 by Elizabeth Urban, Massachusetts
Town in Uproar Over ‘Birds With Boobs’ Female Empowerment Statue
The National Desk.com, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
UPI (United Press International), July 18, 2023 by Ben
Hooper, Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts
WFLA TV (NBC) News
for Tampa
Bay, St. Petersburg and central Florida, July 18, 2023 by Rachel Tucker,
Shapely
seagull statue stirs up controversy in Massachusetts town
WJLA TV (ABC) News from
Washington DC, July 18, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
WNY
News Now (New York) July 18, 2023, Seagull Statue Contention
WPDE
TV (ABC) South Carolina News station, July 18, 2023, 'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy
once again
WRAL TV (NBC) Raleigh NC, July 18, 2023 by Jelia Hepner, New
Bedford residents say seagull sculpture is 'too sexy'
WRGB TV (CBS) News serving the capital district, Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY, July
18, 2023 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again
Yahoo! Finance (UPI), July 18, 2023 by Ben Hooper, Watch:
Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts
Yahoo! News (UPI), July 18, 2023 by Ben Hooper, Watch: Seagull
statue with a female figure courts controversy in Massachusetts
Canvas Rebel, July 17, 2023, Meet Donna Dodson: Reflections
on Being Misunderstood
The Citizen, (New York), July 17, 2023, MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS
The Daily Journal (Missouri) July 17, 2023, MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS
KOMO TV (ABC) Seattle News
Weather Sports Breaking News, July 17, 2023, 'Bird
with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates controversy once again’
The Times and Democrat (South Carolina) July 17, 2023, MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS
WFMZ TV News serving
the Lehigh Valley,
Berks County, and Philadelphia regions, July 17, 2023, MA:
SEXY SEAGULL STATUE RETURNS
WJAR TV (NBC) Providence News Weather Sports Breaking News,
July 17, 2023 by Jodi Reed, 'Bird with boobs' statue in Massachusetts creates
controversy once again
1420 WBSM: Ned Bedford’s News Talk Station, July 16, 2023
by Jim Phillips, Public Art on Display at New Bedford Seaport Art Walk
Fun 107 FM, The Southcoast’s #1 Hit Music Station, July 13,
2023, by Nancy Hall, 'Booby Seagull' Makes Triumphant Return to New Bedford
Waterfront
New Bedford Guide, July 13, 2023 by Steven Richard, New
Bedford’s seaport displays new art to celebrate Art Walk’s 10th anniversary
South Coast Today/The Standard Times, June 28, 2023 by Seth
Chitwood, 'Seagull
Cinderella' is returning to New Bedford. Do you remember the controversy?
You can catch a glimpse of Seagull Cinderella on her perch in New Bedford through Thanksgiving. After that, she will be returning to her hometown of Maynard Mass in a chariot in time to join the annual Holiday Parade as a special guest with her own float on Sunday December 3rd, 2023.
