The Electric Lady Studio Guitar
The Electric Lady Studio Guitar, commonly referred to as the Jimi Hendrix Statue, is a life-size bronze sculpture of Jimi Hendrix by Daryl Smith, located at the intersection of Broadway and Pine Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. The statue depicts Hendrix playing a Stratocaster. Visit Seattle, a private nonprofit marketing organization,[2] includes the sculpture in its list of African American Heritage Sites.[3]
| The Electric Lady Studio Guitar | |
|---|---|
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| Year | 1997[1] |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Jimi Hendrix |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| 47°36′55.8″N 122°19′14.5″W | |
References
- Guzman, Monica (January 13, 2010). "Will Jimi Hendrix statue leave Capitol Hill?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- "Seattle: What We Do". Visit Seattle. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- "African American Heritage Sites". Visit Seattle. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
External links
- Book III: Sidewalk Survey - City of Seattle (PDF)
- Jimi Hendrix Statue at Lonely Planet
- Jimi Hendrix Tour at SugarBuzz Magazine
- Seattle Neighborhoods: Capitol Hill, Part 2 -- Thumbnail History at HistoryLink.org, the free online encyclopedia of Washington State history
- Recognition for a rock icon: a park named for Hendrix? by Bob Young (May 18, 2006), The Seattle Times
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