Edward Virginius Valentine

For other people named Edward Valentine, see Edward Valentine (disambiguation).

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

Profile portrait of Edward Valentine

Stonewall Jackson Monument, Lexington, Virginia

Biography

Valentine 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.

Edward Valentine Studio Postcard

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The Wickham-Valentine House, part of the Valentine Museum in Richmond is on the National Historic Register and was named for him and his brother.

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

Recumbent statue of General Robert E. Lee, Lexington, Virginia, 1915

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