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Monument Avenue: Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument

In December 1912, nearly 40 years after Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) died, Richmonder Gaston Lichtenstein authored a letter to the editor that “the capital of his own State ought to take pleasure in erecting a statue to his memory.”

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Monument Avenue: Arthur Ashe Monument

The Arthur Ashe Monument on Richmond’s Monument Avenue is now the road’s only monument. It is also the newest addition.

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Edward V. Valentine

A Quick Look: Edward Virginius Valentine was a sculptor and former president of the Valentine Museum. His art spread the Lost Cause myth created after the Civil War.

Edward Valentine’s Sculpture Studio

A Quick Look: For thirty-nine years, Edward V. Valentine created some of his most well-known sculptures in the carriage house turned studio at 809 East Leigh Street in Richmond.

Edward Valentine’s Racist Caricatures

A Quick Look: Art in public and private spaces spread the Lost Cause myth after the Civil War. Explore three of Edward V. Valentine sculptures and their titles to see how these works promoted the ideas behind the Lost Cause.