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Fremiet, Emmanuel,
Koch, Richard,
Wilson, Sam, Jr.,
F. Barbedienne fonderie,
Landis Construction Company,
Equestrian
Religion -- Saint
Religion -- Martyr
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- French
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Joan of Arc, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fremiet, Emmanuel, 1824-1910, sculptor.
Koch, Richard,
architect
.
Wilson
,
Sam
,
Jr
.,
architect
.
F. Barbedienne fonderie, founder.
Landis Construction Company, contractor.
Title:
Joan of Arc, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1880. Presented April 18, 1964. Dedicated Oct. 25, 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, gilded; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 13 ft.; Base: approx. 13 ft. x 165 in. x 220 in. (2,700 lbs.).
Inscription:
F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur PARIS (On front of base, incised letters:) JOAN OF ARC/MAID OF ORLEANS/1412-1431/A GIFT FROM/THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE/TO THE CITIZENS OF/NEW ORLEANS Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc, dressed in a suit of armor, holding the horse's reins in her proper right hand and raising a flag pole in her proper left hand. The flag that once billowed from the pole is now missing. She has a wreath around her head and a sheathed sword hangs from her proper left side. The horse has protective gear covering its face. The sculpture is mounted on a trapezoid-shaped base.
Subject:
Equestrian
Religion -- Saint -- St. Joan of Arc
Religion -- Martyr
Occupation -- Military -- Commander
Ethnic -- French
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New Orleans, Department of Property Management, 1300 Perdido Street, City Hall, Room 5W01, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Located Place de France, 100 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
Provenance:
Formerly located T. Smith & Son, New Orleans, Louisiana 1958-1972.
Formerly in the collection of World House, New York, New York 1958-1964.
F. Barbedienne fonderie, Paris, France 1880-1958.
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: PLACE DE FRANCE/ERECTED 1972/BY THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS/MAYOR/MOON LANDRIEU/CITY COUNCIL/JAMES A. MOREAU JOSEPH V. DIROSA PETER H. BEER/EDDIE SAPIR PHILLIP C. CIACCIO JOHN D. LAMBERT,
JR
./CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER PROJECT DIRECTORS/RICHARD KERNION BLAISE M. CARRIERE ALBERTO FOWLER/RICHARD KOCH AND SAMUEL
WILSON
,
JR
. ARCHITECTS/LANDIS CONSTRUCTION CO., CONTRACTORS.
This sculpture is one of eight or ten castings made from the original plaster mold commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III in 1875. The sculpture remained in the foundry in Paris, until the foundry was bought by the New York company of World House in 1958. The company's owner, Mr. Mayer, sent the sculpture to New Orleans on consignment, however the city was unable to pay the $35,000 to buy the sculpture. The sculpture remained in storage provided by T. Smith & Son until 1964 when Charles de Gaulle and the cities of Orleans, Paris, Rheims, and Rouen bought the sculpture and presented it as a gift to the City of New Orleans. The sculpture went back into storage until the city completed the Place de France site in 1972.
The sculpture was regilded in 1984. The regilding was a joint effort between the City of Orleans, France, and the City of New Orleans in cooperation with the International Trade Mart.
IAS files contain an excerpt from Edward J. Cocke's "Monumental New Orleans," Jefferson, LA: Hope Publications, 1974, pg. 38; an article from the Roosevelt Review 27 (July 1964): pg. 9-16; newspaper articles from The Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), March 29, 1964; Feb. 4, 1967(?); Oct. 26, 1972; April 12, 1984; and a copy of the dedication program. For related information see the Tulane University Library's Louisiana Collection, Monuments File and the New Orleans Public Library's Louisiana Division, Monuments File. The image of the sculpture appearing in "Monumental New Orleans" shows the missing flag still attached to the flag pole held by Joan of Arc.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Cocke, Edward J., "Monumental New Orleans," Jefferson, LA: Hope Publications, 1974, pg. 38.
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 LA000325
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