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Jefferson Davis Monument Association Meeting Minutes, 1903

Collections in the Classroom

Human Confederate Flag Postcard, ca. 1907

Collections in the Classroom

The Lost Cause Myth: How the South Flipped the American Civil War Story

After the Civil War, Confederate supporters struggled with how they would be remembered. They created a story to justify losing the war, rewriting the facts of history. Their story was an invention known as the Lost Cause.

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.

Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion

Monument Avenue: Origins and Reverberations

Experience the past and present of Richmond’s Monument Avenue through an augmented reality guided walking tour.

Sculpting History Resources

Essay: Edward Valentine’s Studio

Edward Valentine’s artist’s studio first served as a carriage house with stable and bath for Thomas Green. Valentine acquired the structure in 1871 and converted it into his studio, where he worked for nearly 50 years.

The Valentine Unveils Temporary Exhibit of Jefferson Davis Statue

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.