Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture).

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Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture).

Fremiet, Emmanuel, 1824-1910, sculptor.

Thiebaut Freres, founder.

F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.

Jeanne d'Arc, (sculpture).

Joan of Arc, (sculpture).

Cast 1890. Dedicated Nov. 15, 1890. Relocated 1938 or 1960.

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Sculpture: bronze, gilded; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 180 x 56 x 86 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 66 x 120 in.

(On proper left front of plinth:) E. FREMIET (On proper right rear of plinth:) THIEBAUT FRERES, FONDEURS/PARIS (Base, front:) JEANNE D'ARC/1409-1431 signed Founder's mark appears.

Joan of Arc astride a horse. Her proper right hand is raised and she holds up a flag in her proper right hand. In her proper left hand she holds the reins. She is crowned with a laurel wreath and clothed in armor. A sword hangs by her proper left side. The horse is walking with its front, proper left and rear, proper right hooves raised.

Occupation -- Military -- Commander

Religion -- Martyr

Religion -- Saint -- St. Joan of Arc

History -- Medieval -- France

Dress -- Historic -- Armor

Ethnic -- French

Object -- Weapon -- Sword

Object -- Other -- Flag

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131

Located Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive at 25th Street, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Parkway Terrace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130

In preparation to create this monument first commissioned by the French government for the Place des Pyramides in Paris, the artist studied up on the design of French 15th century armor so that his representation would be as accurate as possible. In 1889, when the members of the French community in Philadelphia wanted to commemorate their centennial, they arranged to purchase a cast of the original, Place des Pyramides Joan of Arc statue from the artist. They made a contract with the artist that there would be only three cast of this sculpture: the one in Place des Pyramides, the one in Philadelphia, and another one in France in the town of Nancy. The Philadelphia sculpture was purchased with the help of the Fairmount Park Art Association and was first installed on the eastern approach to the Girard Avenue Bridge. The original dedication took place on November 15, 1890. In 1960, the sculpture was gilded and relocated to its current site near the Philadelphia Museum of Art by the Fairmount Park Art Association. The SOS! survey notes that the sculpture was gilded in 1960, but was moved from the Girard Avenue Bridge in 1938.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA5102, 1989.

Monumental News, Nov. and Dec. 1895.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 124-131.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 207.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

Monumental News, Dec. 1895, pg. 746.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 124-131.

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