Joan of Arc, (sculpture).

Joan of Arc, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Marie Christine d'Orleans, 1813-1839, sculptor. (copy after)

Joan of Arc, (sculpture).

Copy of 1836 original. Dedicated 1970.

Sculpture: reconstituted stone, painted; Base: marble.

Sculpture: approx. 6 1/2 ft. x 28 in. x 32 in.; Lower base: approx. 24 x 37 1/2 x 39 in.; Upper base: approx. 24 3/4 x 27 3/4 x 30 in.

(Upper base, bronze plaque on front:) JOAN OF ARC/PRESENTED TO THE/CITY OF WICHITA/BY/"SISTER CITY"/ORLEANS, FRANCE/JULY 18, 1970 (Upper base, bronze plaque on front:) MAYOR RENE THINAT/MEMORIAL/A AUN AMI DE WICHITA unsigned

Standing portrait of Joan of Arc wearing a dress with a suit of armor over her chest. Her arms are crossed over her chest and she holds a sword in front of her with her proper right hand. A sheath for the sword hangs from her proper left side. Behind her proper right foot is a tree stump. The sculpture, which has been painted black, rests on a square marble base. The sculpture is protected by the overhang of the building.

Portrait female -- Joan of Arc -- Full length

Religion -- New Testament -- Martyr

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita

Administered by City of Wichita, Public Works, 455 North Main, Wichita, Kansas 67203

Located Century II, North side of building at Douglas & Water Streets, Wichita, Kansas

Formerly located Kansas Gas and Electric, Wichita, Kansas

The marble original of this sculpture was created in 1836 by Princess Marie, daughter of King Louis Philippe of the House of Orleans, and it is located at Versailles. After Princess Marie died in 1839, the French city of Orleans arranged for a bronze copy of the sculpture to be cast and installed in the Orleans Town Hall. The Wichita sculpture is second replica of the original and was cast in reconstituted stone with a bronze patina. The sculpture was given by Wichita's sister city, Orleans, France, to commemorate the 100th birthday of Wichita, Kansas in June 1970. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Wichita Beacon, May 4, 1979; an excerpt from "Ideas, Actions, Accomplishments" 1970 Wichita annual report; and a brochure entitled, "Sister Cities: Wichita, Orleans, Tlalnepantla, Cancun.

Because of deterioration, a bronze copy was created in 1996 and placed outside the Wichita Public Library (see IAS record KS000663). IAS files contain related newspaper articles from The Wichita Eagle, Nov. 10, 1996 and Dec. 17, 1996.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.

Wichita Eagle, March 15, 1996.

Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty Inc., c. 1989, pg. 3.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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