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Valentine, Edward Virginius,
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,
Portrait -- Wickham, Williams Carter
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Other
Sculpture
Williams Carter Wickham, (sculpture).
Artist:
Valentine, Edward Virginius, 1838-1930, sculptor.
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder.
Title:
Williams Carter Wickham, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1889. Cast March 1, 1891. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1891. Removed June 6, 2020.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 18 in. x 18 in.; Base: approx. 10 ft. x 88 1/2 in. x 88 1/2 in.
Inscription:
EDWARD V VALENTINE . SCULPTOR 1891 / CAST BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO./NEW YORK 1891 (On front of base:) WICKHAM/"SOLDIER STATESMAN"/"PATRIOT, FRIEND."/PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND BY COMRADES/IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY/AND EMPLOYEES OF THE/CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO/RAILWAY COMPANY (On back of base:) WILLIAMS CARTER WICKHAM/SEPTEMBER 21ST 1820/JULY 23RD 1888 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A standing portrait of Williams Carter Wickham in his Confederate uniform with his proper right hand holding the case for his field glasses which is strapped across his chest and his proper left hand holding a pair of gloves behind his back. A sword once was attached to his proper left side, but the sword is now missing. The sculpture rests atop a tall square base.
Subject:
Portrait -- Wickham, Williams Carter -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- General
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Richmond, Department of Recreation and Parks, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Provenance:
Formerly located Monroe Park, West side of park, North Laurel Street between Main & Franklin Streets, Richmond, Virginia 1891-2020.
Remarks:
The sculpture was erected by the Wickham Monument Association. Wickham was a Confederate army cavalryman with the 4th Virginia Regiment who later became the vice president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The figure's sword was removed by vandals in August 1956. IAS files contain an excerpt from Elizabeth Gray Valentine's "Dawn to Twilight, Work of Edward V. Valentine," Richmond, VA: The William Byrd Press, 1929, pg. 151-152, 182; and newspaper articles from The Times (Richmond, VA), Oct. 30, 1891; and the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Aug. 6, 1956 and Aug. 7, 1956. Additional information is available in the Valentine Museum's library vertical files for Richmond, Virginia Monuments.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Commonwealth of Virginia, Virginia Landmarks Commission, 1974.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 75008429
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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