Country music legend Johnny Cash was immortalized in bronze at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday — the first time a musician has ever been honored in the Capitol with a statue.
During a ceremony at the United States Capitol Visitor Center, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders were joined by 100 members of the Cash family as the statue of the likeness of the “Man In Black” was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall, The Tennessean reported.
Created by artist Kevin Kresse, the 8-foot-tall statue of the Arkansas native shows the “Folsom Prison Blues” hitmaker with his guitar slung over his shoulder, his head hung low, and carrying a bible in one hand with his other hand over his chest.
“Today, we have the pleasure of recognizing — get this — the first musician to ever be honored with a statue here…
