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 Stonewall Jackson Monument, 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 Robert E. Lee, Virginia Museum of History & Culture of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, 1909, removed from the United States Capitol, Washington D.C. December 2020 Thomas Jefferson, marble, Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Virginia, 1894 Jefferson Davis Memorial, bronze, Richmond, Virginia, 1907, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1911 John James Audubon, bronze, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1910 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 Edward Virginius Valentine Sculpture Studio Timeline