Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial

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Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial
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The sculpture in 2011
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial
Artist Ralph Helmick
Year1993
TypeSculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Stevie Ray Vaughan
Dimensions240 cm× 110 cm× 400 cm(94 in× 43 in× 156 in); [1]
Location Austin, Texas, United States
Coordinates 30°15′47″N97°45′02″W / 30.263109°N 97.750672°W / 30.263109; -97.750672

Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial is a bronze sculpture of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Ralph Helmick, in Austin, Texas, United States.

Description and history

Located at Auditorium Shores, Lady Bird Lake in Austin, it was fabricated in 1993 by Argos Foundry of Brewster, New York. [1] The work was installed in 1994 and is maintained by Austin Parks & Recreation. [2] It has become a popular tourist attraction, [3] and often has flowers and other devotions at its base. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial". helmicksculpture. January 25, 2018. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial". Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. "Memorial". Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. "Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue". Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.