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Name
  
Edward Valentine


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Died
  
October 19, 1930, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Edward Virginius Valentine (November 12, 1838 - October 19, 1930) was an American sculptor.

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Biography

He was born on November 12, 1838 in Richmond, Virginia. He 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. He died on October 19, 1930 in Richmond, Virginia.

Works

  • Recumbent Lee, marble, Lexington, Virginia, 1875
  • Stonewall Jackson Monument, bronze. Lexington Virginia, 1891
  • Matthew Fontaine Maury http://www.civilwar.si.edu/navies_maury.html bronze, 1869
  • Williams Carter Wickham Monument, bronze. Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia, 1891
  • General Hugh Mercer Monument, Washington Avenue Historic District, 1906
  • Robert E. Lee, National Statuary Hall Collection from the state of Virginia, marble, United States Capitol, Washington D.C., 1909
  • Thomas Jefferson, marble, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, 1894
  • Jefferson Davis, Monument Avenue, bronze, Richmond, Virginia, 1907, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1911
  • John James Audubon, bronze, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1910

    • References

    Edward Virginius Valentine Wikipedia
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