A Dolly Parton statue may be erected at the Tennessee Capitol

Earlier this week, Tennessee Rep. John Mark Windle proposed erecting a statue of Parton that can sit on the state Capitol grounds “to acknowledge her for all she has contributed to this state.” If it is commissioned, the Parton sculpture will face the historic Ryman Auditorium, a music venue the place she’s performed all through her profession.

If authorised, the statue can be paid for by the “Dolly Parton fund,” which would come with items, grants and different donations. The general public would have a say within the statue’s design, too, in line with Windle’s invoice. CNN has reached out to Windle for remark and is ready to listen to again.

A sculpture of Parton can be a decidedly much less controversial addition to the Tennessee State Capitol, which housed Accomplice monuments.

Parton hasn’t publicly commented on the proposal. CNN has reached out to her representatives and is ready to listen to again.

However to really feel Parton’s love for her dwelling state, one solely has to hearken to her 1973 traditional about her rural upbringing, “My Tennessee Mountain Dwelling.”

“In my Tennessee mountain dwelling

Life is as peaceable as a child’s sigh

In my Tennessee mountain dwelling

Crickets sing within the fields close by.”