Divine Monument
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A unique public art project celebrating a most iconic performer in one of Baltimore's most famous films.
Backers: 236
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $14,277 of $70,000
Dates: Jan 26th -> Mar 26th (60 days)
Project By: Divine Monument Team
Backers: 236
Average Pledge Per Backer: $60
Funded: $14,277 of $70,000
Dates: Jan 26th -> Mar 26th (60 days)
Project By: Divine Monument Team
$14,277
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 26 @ 12:31 -0400 GMT
20%
of goal
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Latest News
A DIVINE Gala at Leon's on March 12 
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dollars for Divine---meet the people behind this #shittyidea. The Egg Man will be making a very important delivery earlier in the day. One dozen special eggs will hidden throughout the bar. Don't you worry, we will announce the hunt sometime between... (Read More)
Have you checked out our NEW and UPDATED rewards yet?!
February 29th - via: kickstarter.com
After realizing that our rewards were not inclusive enough in dollar range, we went back and added additional categories and swag. We've added things like custom-designed postcards, writing your name in chalk while the monument is being installed, ... (Read More)
"It was the gulp heard around the world... that was the real breakthrough." - George Figgs commenting on #Divine's performance in #PinkFlamingos.
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
"A first and a last in cinema history..." - John Waters
February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
LIVE: Michal Makarovich and Steve Yeager on Baltimore's WTMD FM 89.7
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Michal and Steve will be on WTMD FM 89.7 tomorrow, Feb. 24, 2016 at 9:30am discussing our #DivineMonument. Listen to the broadcast: http://ow.ly/YFLgb (Read More)
The Fans Behind Baltimore’s Divine Monument: Alex Fox & Michal Makarovich
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
BALTIMORE OR LESSFebruary 13, 2016 Meet the John Waters Fans Planning Baltimore’s Outrageous Divine Monument By Moze Halperin, Flavorwire (February 9, 2016) Beyond “Crab Cake Capital of the World,” one of Baltimore’s best-known nicknames is... (Read More)
Divine Monument receives design approval, but fundraising lags
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
THE BALTIMORE SUNFebruary 18, 2016 The design for a Divine Monument in Mount Vernon received the blessing of Baltimore’s Public Art Commission last night, but now comes the tough part: Raising the money to actually make it happen. So far, the group... (Read More)
Divine Monument gets nod by arts panel: Plan to honor Baltimore's "filthiest person" gets worldwide media attention
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
BALTIMORE BREWFebruary 18, 2016 Baltimore came closer to gaining a Divine Monument yesterday when the city’s Public Art Commission gave unanimous approval to the proposed design. “I think it’s awesome,” said panel member Brian Oster. “We... (Read More)
A Divine Moment: Monument of 'Divine' approved for Baltimore City
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
FOX45 BALTIMOREFebruary 17, 2016 BALTIMORE (WBFF) -- It's become one of the most notorious films ever made. The movie 'Pink Flamingos,' a 1972 hit directed by Baltimore native John Waters, could soon have a permanent fixture in Mount Vernon.... (Read More)
Help these Baltimore artists build a memorial to Divine on the corner where he ate dog shit
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
DEATH AND TAXESFebruary 11, 2016 When the drag queen Divine gobbled fresh dog shit off of a Baltimore sidewalk in John Waters’ 1972 masterpiece “Pink Flamingos,” an indelible moment in cinema history was born. “It was a magic day in our happy... (Read More)
Meet the John Waters Fans Planning Baltimore’s Outrageous Divine Monument
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
FLAVORWIREFebruary 9, 2016 Beyond “Crab Cake Capital of the World,” one of Baltimore’s best-known nicknames is “The Monument City.” And one of the city’s most notable features is its wealth of behemoth effigies, with General Pulaski... (Read More)
Baltimore residents propose monument to ‘Pink Flamingos’ Divine character
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
GAYRVA.COMFebruary 4, 2016 A 300 pound drag queen made famous by John Waters could get their own monument in Baltimore by this summer. A proposed shrine of Divine, the figure from the 1972 cult classic film “Pink Flamingos” has been put before... (Read More)
Proponen un santuario público para Divine en el lugar donde la ‘drag queen’ comió mierda de perro
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
TRASDOS04 DE FEBRERO DE 2016 Un “santuario divino” para Divine, la “drag queen del siglo XX“, como la siguen llamando sus entusiastas, y la “actriz más guarra y peor del mundo”, según dijo de ella sin malicia alguna el director que la... (Read More)
Local artists propose public monument honoring late drag icon Divine
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
ABC2 WMARTVFebruary 2, 2016 A group of local artists are leading the charge to have a monument erected in honor of the late actor and local icon Divine, best known for performances in several films directed by John Waters. The proposed monument would... (Read More)
Baltimore mayor endorses Divine monument — complete with ‘dog poop’
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
LBGTQ NATIONFebruary 1, 2016 Baltimore is one Kickstarter campaign away from having an 8′ monument of drag legendary Divine forever gracing the corner of Read and Tyson streets. And, according to the Baltimore Sun, the city’s mayor is all for it:... (Read More)
Fans plan a monument to Divine at the Baltimore site where famous ‘Pink Flamingos’ scene was filmed
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Wisconsin GazetteJanuary 23, 2016 A group of Divine fans are looking to put a monument to the late actor, drag queen, singer and counterculture figure near the Tyson Street site where his most notorious movie scene — the one at the end of John... (Read More)
Baltimore Mayor Gives Support for Eight-Foot Monument to Divine, Feat. Dog Poop
February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
FLAVORWIREJanuary 29, 2016 The corner of Read and Tyson Streets in Baltimore will forever bear the glorious ghost of an iconically filthy moment: Divine (aka Harris Glenn Milstead), as Babs Johnson in John Waters’ Pink Flamingos, asserting her... (Read More)
Baltimore Mayor Gives Support for an 8-Foot Monument to Divine
January 29th - via: flavorwire.com
“The mayor thinks that the idea sounds divine and looks forward to seeing more details on the proposal.” (Read More)
Eyes Of The World Are On Us
January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The word of our project has reached the UK as well. Isn't it exciting? Check Out the Pink News piece on our project (Read More)
For the Love of Divine
January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
It's only the second day of our campaign and we have gone worldwide already! Check out this mention of our project...in German! The mention of our project in a German site. (Read More)
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