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 by Henri Chapu Plaster copy of the original marble 1870-1872 Musee du Louvre, Paris dimensions 1.17 x 0.92 x 0.83m |
Four known copies of Jeanne d' Arc reside in Virginia at the former state teacher's colleges: Longwood, Madison, Mary Washington, and Radford. They are believed to be gifts from the French Government in appreciation for war relief efforts during World War I. Madison College's New Student Building was presented with the statue in a formal school assembly in January of 1917. President and Mrs. Julian A. Burruss dedicated the statue with emphasis on Joan of Arc as representing the high ideals of womanhood. The 1996 restoration of this statue was made possible in part by the family of Elizabeth Katherine Miller Aigner, class of 1919.
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