Shortly after Chris Cornell‘s widow, Vicky, announced that the family had commissioned a statue honoring the late Soundgarden singer, the first images of the homage were revealed. The life sized bronze sculpture by artist Nick Marra is slated to go on display on Aug. 29 at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture and it captures the charismatic frontman’s signature curly hair and intense gaze as he strums a guitar, right hand in the air clutching a pick. MORE

Chris ❤️?
(July 20, 1964 – Forever)

“Here’s a first look at the life-size Chris Cornell statue that will be erected next month at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture.”https://t.co/j85t7kbf9I

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— Sylvia Simon (@sziszke69) July 21, 2018