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Joan of Arc Monument

Opening Hours
Today: 6am–1am
Fri:
6am–1am
Sat:
6am–1am
Sun:
6am–1am
Mon:
6am–1am
Tues:
6am–1am
Wed:
6am–1am
Location
Riverside Drive and West 93rd Street
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Joan of Arc Statue   Riverside Park 1 Historic Site Parks Plaques Statues Upper West Side

On her own grassy island in the middle of Riverside Drive, Joan of Arc sits astride a horse, staring over the Hudson River. The sculpture’s artist is Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, one of the first woman artists to be elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She studied and worked in the United States until 1906, when she moved to Paris. Joan of Arc became her muse while she was in France, so she researched the female historical figure extensively and began work on her sculpture. The piece is notable for being one of the first featuring a human being that Huntington attempted. Up to that point, the artist focused on animals.

In 1910, Huntington finished her sculpture and won an Honorable Mention for it at the Paris Salon. Meanwhile, money was being raised in New York for a statue of Joan of Arc that would be placed by Riverside Park for the 500th anniversary of the saint’s birth. Huntington’s sculpture was chosen, making it the first equestrian statue by a woman to be erected in New York.

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Joan of Arc Statue   Riverside Park 1 Historic Site Parks Plaques Statues Upper West Side
Joan of Arc Statue   Riverside Park 2 Historic Site Parks Plaques Statues Upper West Side