Marble Versus Bronze Robert E Lee

Lee marble base 15 tall.

Marble versus bronze robert e lee.

Lee by rudulph evans in the old hall of the house of. The bust of general robert e. Lee s horse marble base edition of 50 9 with certificate. The base is available in either grey granite or black marble and each has the virginia state seal and a brass name plate listing the title and edition number of the piece.

Lee bust to further reconciliation. More like this chilmark bronze bust of robert e. Robert e lee commanded the confederate army in the civil war. In general the beautiful marble and bronze statues were brought in to commemorate accomplishment and opportunity.

Lee monument in charlottesville virginia the planned removal of which was the catalyst for the deadly unite the right rally in. 5 also linked with that movement is the robert e. Lee was cast in three mediums cold cast bronze pecanwood and also in white marble. Clearly lee was a distinguished gentleman and carried strong leadership skills.

It was meant as a counter to the corruption of the gilded age and a return to idealism. The national statuary hall collection holds statues donated by each of the united states depicting notable persons in the histories of the respective states displayed in the national statuary hall and other parts of the united states capitol in washington d c the collection includes two statues from each state plus one from the district of columbia plus rosa parks making a total of 102. The statue stands where lee stood on april 23 1861 when at age fifty four he accepted command of the confederate fo the bronze general robert e. More like this disney bronze by chilmark comic caper s foursome follies golf scene with mickey donald duck goofy pluto limited edition 7 1 2 diameter 6 tall marble base.

Lee by rudulph evans in the old hall of the house of delegates virginia state capitol richmond virginia. 1923 unveiling of robert e. The bronze general robert e. His very first actual military engagement was at cheat mountain in virginia during the civil war.

1957 unveiling of stonewall jackson bust. Click for more details. The richmond lee monument was the first to be placed on the storied monument avenue which became one of the key southern examples of the city beautiful movement.