Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial, bronze statue in Austin, United States

The Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial is a bronze sculpture located at Auditorium Shores that depicts a standing figure of the guitarist with an extended shadow element. The composition merges the main figure with an abstract shadow form that captures the gesture of playing guitar.

The memorial was designed by Ralph Helmick and installed in 1994 along Lady Bird Lake to honor the Texas guitarist who reshaped blues music during the 1980s. It marks the lasting recognition of an artist whose influence fundamentally changed the direction of modern blues.

The memorial has become a gathering place where people come to pay respects to a pivotal figure in modern blues music and his influence on Austin's musical identity. Visitors and musicians often congregate here to acknowledge his lasting impact on the city's artistic landscape.

The memorial sits directly along Lady Bird Lake and can be accessed through trails at Auditorium Shores where public parking is available nearby. The location offers free access throughout the day, making it possible to visit at your own pace.

The flat bronze "shadow" behind the figure is a sculpted silhouette of Vaughan playing guitar, so the monument shows him twice: standing in a poncho and wide-brimmed hat, and as a guitarist in relief. Ralph Helmick's piece was cast in 1993 at Argos Foundry in Brewster, New York, and installed by the Austin Parks & Recreation Department in 1994.