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    		• Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt,
     
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    		• Van Pelt, John,
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Religion -- Martyr
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• History -- Medieval
     
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    		• Ethnic -- French
     
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    		• Dress -- Historic
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    Joan of Arc, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Huntington, Anna Vaughn Hyatt, 1876-1973, sculptor.
    Van Pelt, John, 1874-1962, architect.
    Title: 
    Joan of Arc, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original modeled 1910. Commissioned 1914. Dedicated Dec. 6, 1915.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Statue: bronze; Base: Mohican granite with pieces of limestone from the tower in Rouen where Joan was imprisoned, as well as a stone fragment from Rheims Cathedral.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 48 in. x 114 in.; Base: approx. 13 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 4 in. x 160 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On base, lower front:) Erected by/the Joan of Arc Statue Committee/in the City of New York, 1915 (On base, upper front:) Joan of Arc, Born at Domremy, France January 6, 1412. Burned at the Stake at Rouen, France. May 30, 1431 (On base, lower left corner:) Anna Vaughn Hyatt/Sculptor/John D. Van Pelt/Architect signed
    Description: 
    Joan of Arc as the Maid of Orleans in full armor mounted on a heavy charger, standing in her stirrups with uplifted sword. The base is decorated with arches in the Gothic style.
    Subject: 
    Occupation -- Military -- Commander
    Religion -- Martyr
    Religion -- Saint -- St. Joan of Arc
    History -- Medieval -- France
    Ethnic -- French
    Dress -- Historic -- Armor
    Equestrian
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
    Located Riverside Park, Riverside Drive & West 93rd Street, New York, New York
    Remarks: 
    The base was designed by collaborating architect, John Van Pelt. The base incorporated pieces of limestone taken from the tower in Rouen where Joan was confined. In addition, a fragment of a pilaster from the Cathedral at Rheims was worked into the base. On Dec. 1, 1915 a time capsule consisting of a copper box measuring 6 x 8 1/2 by 12 inches was placed in the base. Anna Huntington created the original plaster model for this work in 1910 and received an honorable mention for it at the 1910 Salon in Paris. In 1914 the Joan of Arc Committee commissioned her to create this statue to mark the 500th anniversary of Joan of Arc's birth. The statue was donated to the City of New York by the Joan of Arc Committee, but was largely the gift of J. Sanford Saltus. Cost twenty-five thousand dollars. IAS files contain a copy of a 1915 report by George Frederick Kunz on the dedication of the statue of Joan of Arc.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    The City of New York, Department of Parks, 1941.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 283-284.
    National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY0009, 1989.
    Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
    Monumental News, Feb. 1913; Aug. 1914.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 283.
    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 76003516
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