Statue of Chris Cornell
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| Location | Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 47°37′16″N 122°20′52″W / 47.62120°N 122.34784°W |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dedicated date | 2018 |
| Dedicated to | Chris Cornell |
A bronze sculpture depicting late Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell (called Chris Cornell in Performance)[1] is installed outside Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture (MoPop), in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue was created by sculptor and special effects artist Nick Marra.
Chris's widow Vicky Cornell announced in August 2017 that Wayne Toth had been commissioned to create the sculpture.[2][3] The sculpture created by Nick Marra was first displayed to the public on October 7, 2018, in a ceremony attended by his widow, three children, and remaining members of Soundgarden.[4][5][6][7] The life-size statue shows the musician holding a guitar.[8] Vicky Cornell donated the statue to the MoPop museum.[9]
The statue was vandalized in August 2020.[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Public Art". www.seattlecenter.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ↑ Renée Fabian (August 10, 2017), "Statue Of Chris Cornell To Be Built In Seattle", grammy.com, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Grammy Awards
- ↑ Althea Legaspi (August 10, 2017), "Chris Cornell's Family Commissions Memorial Statue For Seattle", Rolling Stone
- ↑ Michael Rietmulder (October 6, 2018), "Memorial statue of Chris Cornell, 'Seattle's son,' finds public home at MoPOP", The Seattle Times
- ↑ Joyce CHEN (October 8, 2018), "Soundgarden and Family Honor Chris Cornell at Seattle Statue Unveiling", Rolling Stone
- ↑ Michael Christopher (October 8, 2018), "Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled, Family + Bandmates Attend", Loudwire
- ↑ Sam Machkovech (October 7, 2018), "Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled by Widow In Touching, Rain-Soaked Seattle Tribute", Billboard
- ↑ Statue of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell unveiled, Associated Press, October 8, 2018, archived from the original on October 9, 2018 – via The Washington Post
- ↑ Kate NICKOLAI (October 8, 2018), "Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled in Seattle", Variety
- ↑ Michael Rietmulder (August 21, 2020). "Chris Cornell statue outside MoPOP vandalized".
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