Selena - Corpus Christi, TX
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N 27° 47.800 W 097° 23.464
14R E 658502 N 3075716
Life-size portrait of twenty-three year old Tejano singing superstar Selena Quintanilla-Perez who was fatally shot by her fan club president on March 31, 1995.
Waymark Code: WMPT6V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
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Excerpt from wikipediaA monument in Corpus Christi, Texas that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the Tejano singer who was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar.
The 5'8" life-sized bronze statue of Selena is wearing a leather jacket with microphone in hand leaning against a concrete pillar looking towards the Corpus Christi Bay.
TITLE: Selena Memorial
ARTIST(S): H.W. "Buddy" Tatum
DATE: 1997
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 71500603
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
500 N Shoreline Blvd.,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
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