Statues of Stars Like Kane and Ronaldo Don’t Always Deliver, Sculptors Offer Advice

Harry Kane poses during the unveiling of a statue of himself at The Peter May Centre in London on Nov. 18, 2024. Zac Goodwin/PA via AP

LONDON—One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character.

In Miami, observers say the Dwyane Wade sculpture looks more like actor Laurence Fishburne than the former basketball star. Of course, the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo bust in 2017 gave the chiseled soccer star a chubby face and goofy smile.