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Robert E. Lee, (sculpture). Artist:  Doyle, Alexander, 1857-1922, sculptor. Roy, John, sculptor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  Robert E. Lee, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General Robert E. Lee, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Feb. 22, 1884. Repaired 1953-1954. Rededicated Jan. 19, 1954. Removed May 19, 2017. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Column: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.; Column: approx. 90 ft. Description:  Portrait of General Robert E. Lee standing atop a tall column. Lee is dressed in uniform, his arms crossed over his chest. A scabbard and sword hang at his proper left side. The column is mounted atop a four-sided platform, atop a four tiered base, with fifteen steps leading up to the monument. Urns are placed at each of the four corners of the platform base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lee, Robert E. -- Full length Occupation -- Military -- General Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall, Room 5W01, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Provenance:  Formerly located Lee Circle, St. Charles & Howard Avenues, New Orleans, Louisiana 1884- May 19, 2017. Remarks:  The monument was completed in 1884 at an estimated cost of $38,000 to $40,000, with all except $500 raised within the state. Fundraising efforts were spearheaded by the R. E. Lee Monumental Association. John Roy collaborated with the artist on the columnar shaft and base. The sculpture was dedicated Feb. 22, 1884 on Washington's birthday. By December 1952, the original cypress pilings supporting the monument were rotted, causing the base to crack and the column to lean 6 inches. Repair work was begun. The statue of Lee was removed, the pedestal dismantled and the old wooden pilings were replaced with steel and reinforced concrete. The refurbished memorial was rededicated on Jan. 19, 1954, the 147th anniversary of Lee's birth. For related reading see Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), April 16, 1968, August 12, 1984, and Dec. 9, 1984; Dixie, August 7, 1960; and Tulane University Library, Louisiana collections-Monuments file. One of four New Orleans Civil War era monuments removed in the spring of 2017 under a 2015 City Council vote. The granite column will remain in the center of the circle. References:  Public Monument Conservation Project Survey, 1987. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993. Cocke, Edward J., "Monumental New Orleans," New Orleans: La Fayette Pub., 1968. Illustration:  Cocke, Edward J., "Monumental New Orleans," New Orleans: La Fayette Pub., 1968, pg. 4. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 88350001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88350001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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