Administered by Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Engineering and Buildings 203 Governor Street Richmond Virginia 23219
Date:
1890. Dedicated May 27, 1890. Removed September 8, 2021
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Landmarks Commission, 1974.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, VA5020, 1989.
Monumental News, April 1889; Dec. 1889.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 65-67.
"Antoine Mercie, Sculptor of the Lee Monument: The French Academic Tradition in American Public Sculpture," University of Richmond, Marsh Gallery, 1990 (exhibition brochure), pg. 5.
Image on file.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 65 and 67.
"Antoine Mercie, Sculptor of the Lee Monument: The French Academic Tradition in American Public Sculpture," University of Richmond, Marsh Gallery, 1990 (exhibition brochure), pg. 5 and back cover.
(On each side of base:) LEE
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Summary:
Atop a tall granite base is an equestrian portrait of Robert E. Lee astride his horse Traveller. He holds the horse's reins in his proper left hand. The sculpture rests atop an elaborate granite base, the east and west sides of which are adorned with gray marble columns.
