Statue of Chris Cornell

The Chris Cornell memorial statue is a bronze sculpture depicting late Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell created by Nick Marra. It is installed outside the Museum of Pop Culture on the Seattle Center grounds, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was first displayed to the public on October 7, 2018.[1][2] The life-size statue shows the musician holding a guitar.[3] It was gifted to the museum by Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell.[4]

Statue of Chris Cornell
ArtistNick Marra
Year2018 (2018)
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectChris Cornell
LocationMuseum of Pop Culture, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Coordinates47.62120°N 122.34784°W / 47.62120; -122.34784

See also

References
  1. Michael Rietmulder (October 6, 2018), "Memorial statue of Chris Cornell, 'Seattle's son,' finds public home at MoPOP", The Seattle Times
  2. Joyce CHEN, "Soundgarden and Family Honor Chris Cornell at Seattle Statue Unveiling", Rolling Stone
  3. Statue of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell unveiled, Associated Press, October 8, 2018 – via The Washington Post
  4. Kate NICKOLAI (October 8, 2018), "Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled in Seattle", Variety


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