Statue of Chris Cornell

Statue of Chris Cornell
	The statue in 2021
	47°37′16″N 122°20′52″W / 47.62120°N 122.34784°W
Location	Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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, in the U.S. state of Washington. The statue was created by sculptor and special effects artist Nick Marra. It was first displayed to the public on October 7, 2018.^[2]^[3] The life-size statue shows the musician holding a guitar.^[4] It was donated to the museum in by Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell.^[5]

The statue was vandalized in August 2020.^[6]

References

^ "Public Art". www.seattlecenter.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
^ 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
^ 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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[1] "Public Art". www.seattlecenter.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

[2] Michael Rietmulder (October 6, 2018), "Memorial statue of Chris Cornell, 'Seattle's son,' finds public home at MoPOP", The Seattle Times

[3] Joyce CHEN (October 8, 2018), "Soundgarden and Family Honor Chris Cornell at Seattle Statue Unveiling", Rolling Stone

[4] Statue of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell unveiled, Associated Press, October 8, 2018, archived from the original on October 9, 2018 – via The Washington Post

[5] Kate NICKOLAI (October 8, 2018), "Chris Cornell Statue Unveiled in Seattle", Variety

[6] Michael Rietmulder (August 21, 2020). "Chris Cornell statue outside MoPOP vandalized".

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v t e Chris Cornell
Discography Songs recorded
Studio albums	Euphoria Mourning Carry On Scream Higher Truth No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1
Live albums	Songbook
Compilations	The Roads We Choose – A Retrospective Chris Cornell
EPs	Part of Me (Remix EP)
Singles	"Can't Change Me" "You Know My Name" "No Such Thing" "Arms Around Your Love" "Scream" "Part of Me" "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" "The Promise" "Patience"
Featured singles	"Heavy Is the Head"
Related articles	Soundgarden Temple of the Dog Audioslave List of awards and nominations Statue of Chris Cornell
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