Edward Virginius Valentine
Edward Virginius Valentine | |
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 Valentine in a 1906 publication | |
| Born | November 12, 1838 |
| Died | October 19, 1930 (aged 91) Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Spouses | Alice Churchill Robinson
(m. 1872; died 1883)Katherine Cole Friend Mayo
(m. 1892; died 1927) |
Edward Virginius Valentine (November 12, 1838 - October 19, 1930) was an American sculptor from Richmond, Virginia.
Early life and education
Edward Virginius Valentine was born on November 12, 1838, in
Doctor of Laws from Washington and Lee University.[1]
Career
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In 1865, Valentine returned to Richmond and opened a studio.[1]
He briefly headed the
Valentine Museum in Richmond is on the National Register of Historic Places and was named for him and his brother.[3]
Personal life
Valentine married Alice Churchill Robinson on November 12, 1872. She died in 1883. He married Katherine Cole (née Friend) Mayo in 1892. She died in 1927. They had no children.[1][2] Valentine was friends with French artist Charles Hoffbauer.[1]
Valentine died on October 19, 1930, at his home in Richmond, Virginia. He was buried at Hollywood Cemetery.[1]
Works
- Recumbent Lee, marble, Lexington, Virginia, 1875[1][2]
- Stonewall JacksonMonument, bronze. Lexington Virginia, 1891
- Matthew Fontaine Maury bronze, 1869
- Statue of Williams Carter Wickham, bronze. Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, 1891, toppled June 2020
- General Hugh Mercer Monument, Washington Avenue Historic District, 1906
- Washington D.C. in 2020.[4]
- Thomas Jefferson, marble, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, 1894[2]
- Andromache and Astyanax, Richmond, Virginia[2]
- Jefferson Davis Memorial, bronze, Richmond, Virginia, 1907, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1911[1]
- John James Audubon, bronze, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1910[1]
References
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Edward V. Valentine Sculpture Studio | Historic Artists' Homes & Studios". artistshomes.org. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ Forgery, Quint (December 21, 2020). "Robert E. Lee statue removed from Capitol". Politico. Archived from the original on December 27, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- 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
- Edward Virginius Valentine Sculpture Studio Timeline
External links
Media related to Edward Valentine at Wikimedia Commons
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