Edward Valentine
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Edward Virginius Valentine (b. Richmond, Virginia, November 12, 1838; d. Richmond, October 19, 1930) was an American sculptor.
Valentine studied in Europe: in Paris with Couture and 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.
[edit] Works
- Recumbent Lee, marble, Lexington, Virginia, 1875
- Stonewall Jackson Monument, bronze. Lexington Virginia, 1891
- Williams Carter Wickham Monument, bronze. Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, 1891
- Robert E. Lee, National Statuary Hall Collection from the state of Virginia, marble, Capitol Building, Washington D.C., 1909
- Thomas Jefferson, marble, Richmond, Virginia, 1894
- Jefferson Davis, Monument Avenue, bronze, Richmond, Virginia, 1907, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1911
- John James Audubon, bronze, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1910
[edit] References
- Cocke, Edward J., Monumental New Orleans, LaFayette Publishers, New Orleans, 1968
- Opitz, Glenn B , Editor, Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986
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