I am lucky and fortunate to know a most gifted artist named Don Wiegand.
There is a St. Louis institution--bar/restaurant/music venue named Blueberry Hill. For years, Chuck Berry has had a standing, monthly gig in The Duck Room there. The owner, Joe Edwards wanted to honor Mr Berry on his 85th birthday. My friend was contacted to do a piece and this is the result. It is on display at Blueberry Hill under one of Chucks Gibsons.
It is a "life cast" of Mr. Berry's hands (in plaster) playing a Gibson Sonex. (No guitar was harmed in the making of this piece.) It looks like you will have to scroll right to see it all.
Don is a remarkable person. He has opened his home/studio over 100 times for non-profit organizations to hold their fund raisers there...at no cost to them. He has met presidents, the Pope, actors and other many other famous people but he is the most down-to-earth, humble person I know. I have known him for 40 years and he has "the gang" over once a month to play music at his house.
Here is a link to a recent story the local NBC affiliate did on Don. You will have to watch a short commercial before it plays...sorry about that.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=299763Please check out the Wiegand Foundation that he set up. It does good stuff for the community.
http://www.thewiegandfoundationinc.com/I hope I didn't go on too much about my friend.