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The photographer who filmed the classic work "Kiss of Victory" showing the victory of World War II was Aizenstat.

The kiss of victory, also known as the kiss of victory day and the kiss of the century, refers to a kiss that took place in new york Times Square on August 4th, 945 (Beijing time1August 6th, 5). As the Japanese declared unconditional surrender, people in new york took to the streets to celebrate the victory. At the celebration in Times Square, a sailor kissed a female nurse beside him.

This moment was captured by Alfred Eisenchteter, a photographer of Life magazine, and became a classic historical picture handed down from generation to generation. Since then, every August 14, hundreds of couples have reappeared the "Kiss on Victory Day" in Times Square to commemorate the end of World War II. Greta Friedman, a nurse, is the heroine in the classic World War II photo "Kiss of Victory".

2065438+ died in Virginia, USA on September 8, 2006, at the age of 92; George Mendoza, the hero of Kiss of Victory, died on February 19, 2009 at the age of 95, leaving only memories of Kiss of Victory.

Introduction to the kiss of victory

Sixty years later, on August 1 1 day, 2005, a color sculpture based on this "Victory Kiss" photo was finally exhibited in Times Square, new york, and it was Edith, the heroine in that photo who unveiled the sculpture. This sculpture was created by the artist Sward Johnson, and it was named "Unconditional Surrender".