Adding to the City Seal of Memphis

Long time ago I suggested that Memphis needs to have a symbol of Creativity added to its Seal.

Well I've gone ahead and done it.



You might think it lame to use a guitar, and you might be right, but it's a simple symbol to match the other simple but powerful symbols already present in the Seal.

By the way, I believe the guitar is a Fender Stratocaster. If I knew what Willie Kizart was playing in Rocket 88, I would use that instead. Couldn't have been a Stratocaster because they weren't created until 1954. In lieu of that information, I used this picture of Ike Turner to choose the guitar.

Adding to the Seal

I love the seal of Memphis. It's historical and evocative without being divisive, and includes much of the essence of Memphis. The oak leaf (I believe it's a leaf from the White Oak) represents nature; the cotton boll, agriculture; the steamboat, transportation and commerce; and the gear, industry.

What I'd like to see added to it, and perhaps this is something that the Charter Commission can do, is a symbol of Memphis' creativity and ingenuity. This would be an official recognition of what has made Memphis and will make Memphis, as much as any of the other symbols. A symbol of Memphis art in counterpoint to a symbol of Memphis nature.

What would that symbol be?