While the Chuck Brown Memorial Park won’t be as grand as it was original designed to be, it will still be home to an essential element: an installation to represent and honor the Godfather of Go-Go himself.

Two artists and a team were selected as finalists for the project by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the work of two of those finalists can be seen above in the gallery.

The first comes from the team of artists Charles Bergen and Lou Stovall, producer/filmmaker Tommy Walker, and landscape architect Craig Atkins. According to a project narrative provided by Bergen, an eight-foot tall bronze sculpture of Brown holding his Gibson guitar would be placed on a twenty-four foot long guitar “rendered in colorful patterned brown, tan and cream colored concrete pavers.”

As an artist and as a person, Mr. Brown was extraordinarily accessible to his fans and his audiences—frequently posing for pictures and performing his signature call-out in concerts. To highlight this signature style, the sculpture of Brown will be placed on a low bronze base (approximately six inches tall) on the landscaped pavement. As people so often did towards the end of Brown’s life, the friendly and approachable sculpture will allow visitors and fans to easily and safely approach and cozy up to the sculpture of Brown, to admire his guitar, and to take their photo with the likeness of the legendary artist.

The second comes from Yonkers, N.Y. artist Vinnie Bagwell, who provided three photos of the sculpture she designed. Takoma Park, Md. sculptor Jackie Braitman is the third artist selected as a finalist, and her design can be seen on her Facebook page.

In September, DCCAH put out a call for artists to design a “sculpture, statue, creative fence or wall, paving pattern” or other installation that “will serve as inspiration and a reminder of the cultural legacy of Go-Go that originated in this city to the residents of the neighborhood community and the broader Washington metropolitan area.” The budget for the project is $325,500.

An announcement about the finalist will be made in March, according to DCCAH. The park, located within Langdon Park in Northeast D.C., is scheduled to be dedicated in August of this year.