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Statue Of Williams Carter Wickham
The statue of the Confederate States of America cavalry general Williams Carter Wickham by Edward Virginius Valentine was installed in Richmond, Virginia's Monroe Park in 1891, near Virginia Commonwealth University's main campus. It was toppled in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests. Description The bronze sculpture was designed by Edward Virginius Valentine. It measures approximately 7 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in., and rests on a granite base measuring approximately 10 ft. x 88 1/2 in. x 88 1/2 in. The statue depicts Williams Carter Wickham wearing a Confederate uniform and holding a case for his field glasses in his proper right hand. He holds a pair of gloves behind his back in his opposite hand. Originally, he had a sword, which was later removed by Vandalism of art, vandals. An inscription on the front of the base reads: Another on the back of the base reads: History Erected in 1891, the work was the gift of Williams' fellow soldiers and the employees of the Chesapeake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Virginius Valentine
Edward Virginius Valentine (November 12, 1838 - October 19, 1930) was an American sculptor born in Richmond, Virginia. He studied in Europe—in Paris with Thomas Couture and François Jouffroy, in Italy under Bonanti, and with August Kiss in Berlin. He briefly headed the Valentine Richmond History Center, which was founded by his brother, Mann S. Valentine Jr. The Wickham-Valentine House, part of the Valentine Museum in Richmond is on the National Register of Historic Places and was named for him and his brother. He died on October 19, 1930, in Richmond, Virginia. Works * Recumbent Lee, marble, Lexington, Virginia, 1875 * Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson Monument, bronze. Lexington Virginia, 1891 * Matthew Fontaine Maury]bronze, 1869* Statue of Williams Carter Wickham, Statue of Williams Carter Wickham, bronze. Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, 1891, toppled June 2020 * General Hugh Mercer Monument, Washington Avenue Historic District (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 In Art
The year 1891 in art involved some significant events. Events * May 10 – Danish sculptor Anne Marie Brodersen marries her compatriot, the classical composer Carl Nielsen, in St Mark's English Church, Florence, the couple having first met on March 2 in Paris. * June – Sidney Paget produces his first illustrations for Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories in ''The Strand Magazine''. * Henri Matisse begins his studies at the Académie Julian. * Correspondence of Marie Bashkirtseff and Gustave Flaubert is published. * Paul Gauguin sails to French Polynesia. * Impressionist Armand Guillaumin wins 100,000 francs in the French state lottery and is able to devote himself to painting full-time. * Félix Vallotton makes his first woodcuts. Works * William-Adolphe Bouguereau ** ''The Goose Girl'' ** '' Work Interrupted'' * Frank Bramley – '' For Of Such Is The Kingdom Of Heaven'' * Edward Burne-Jones – ''Sponsa de Libano'' * Philip Hermogenes Calderon – '' St. Elizabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statues In Virginia
A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue. Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago. Statues represent many different people and animals, real and mythical. Many statues are placed in public places as public art. The world's tallest statue, ''Statue of Unity'', is tall and is located near the Narmada dam in Gujarat, India. Color Ancient statues often show the bare surface of the material of which they are made. For example, many people associate Greek classical art with white marble sculpture, but there is evidenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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