Equestrian statue of Stonewall Jackson (Charlottesville, Virginia)

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Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Jackson Sculpture.JPG
The monument in 2014
Location Jackson Park, bounded by High, Jefferson, and 4th Sts., and Albemarle Co. Courthouse, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Area less than one acre
Built 1921 (1921)
Architect Keck, Charles
Architectural style bronze sculpture
MPS Four Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville MPS
NRHP Reference # 97000446[1]
VLR # 104-0251
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 16, 1997
Designated VLR June 19, 1996[2]
File:Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Memorial dedication 1921 from U VA collections.jpg
Photograph of the 1921 dedication of the statue

Thomas Jonathan Jackson is a historic bronze equestrian statue of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson which was formerly located at Courthouse Historic District of Charlottesville, Virginia and installed in 1921. The statue was sculpted by Charles Keck and was the third of four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire. It was the second of three statues McIntire donated to the city of Charlottesville, which he did over a period of five years from 1919 to 1924.[3] The statue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

Controversy and removal

In April 2016, the Charlottesville City Council appointed a special commission, named the Blue Ribbon Commission on Race, Monuments and Public Spaces, to recommend to city officials how to best handle issues surrounding Confederate statues and monuments in Charlottesville. In February 2017, as part of the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials, the Charlottesville City Council voted 3–2 for the statue's removal, along with the Robert E. Lee Monument; both were vandalized in September 2019, with "1619" graffitied on the Jackson statue, in reference to the date of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia. It was vandalized again in October 2019. On July 10, 2021, the city council removed the statues of Jackson and Lee.[4]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying photo
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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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