The Electric Lady Studio Guitar
The sculpture in 2022
Year1997 (1997)[1]
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectJimi Hendrix
LocationSeattle, Washington, United States
Coordinates47°36′55.8″N 122°19′14.5″W / 47.615500°N 122.320694°W / 47.615500; -122.320694

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 work was vandalized in 2013.[4]

The sculpture is part of a collection of statues on Capitol Hill including Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Elvis Presley. The guitars featured with the statues were part of an "alternative corporate art collection" formed by Michael J. Malone, founder of AEI Music Corporation (now known as DMX) and Hunters Capital. The statues are currently all owned and maintained by Hunters Capital.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Guzman, Monica (January 13, 2010). "Will Jimi Hendrix statue leave Capitol Hill?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Seattle: What We Do". Visit Seattle. Archived from the original on May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ "African American Heritage Sites". Visit Seattle. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jimi Hendrix statue defaced in graffiti spree". MyNorthwest.com. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. ↑ "The States of Capitol Hill - A Collection of Guitars". youtube.com. 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-02-10.


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