Robert E. Lee on Traveller

Robert E. Lee on Traveller
The statue in 2007
ArtistAlexander Phimister Proctor
Year1936 (1936)
MediumBronze sculpture
Subject
Dimensions2.7 m × 3.7 m × 1.5 m (9 ft × 12 ft × 5 ft)

Robert E. Lee on Traveller (also known as General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Soldier,[1] and Robert E. Lee and Young Soldier)[2][3][4] is a bronze sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor depicting the Confederate general of the same name, his horse Traveller, and a young Confederate States Army officer, formerly installed at Dallas' Turtle Creek Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The statue was unveiled by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936, removed in 2017, and sold by the city for $1,435,000 to a law firm. It now stands on a Texan golf course.

  1. ^ "General Robert E. Lee and Confederate Soldier, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Gavis, Karen (September 6, 2017). "How Valuable Is Lee Park's Statue as a Work of Art?". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dallas will finally remove the base upon which the Robert E. Lee statue once sat". Dallas News. January 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dallas' Robert E. Lee statue declared 'surplus property' and will be sold to the highest bidder". Dallas News. May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.