Statue of Robert E. Lee (Valentine)

This article is about the statue formerly in the U.S. Capitol. For the sculpture Recumbent Lee by the same artist, see University Chapel.
Robert E. Lee
The statue
ArtistEdward Virginius Valentine
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectRobert E. Lee
LocationRichmond, Virginia, United States

Robert E. Lee is a bronze sculpture commemorating the general of the same name by Edward Virginius Valentine, formerly installed in the crypt of the United States Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.[1][2][3] The statue was given by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1909.[4] On December 21, 2020, the sculpture was removed from the grounds of the United States Capitol and relocated to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.[5]

  1. ^ "Journal of the Senate of Virginia". Commonwealth of Virginia. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2017 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Why Are They There?: The Confederate Statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection – The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History". Gilderlehrman.org. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "25 conflict leaders in Statuary Hall". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Robert E. Lee". Architect of the Capitol. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference removal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).