The Richmond Salvador Dali statue folly - RVANews
Jun 8, 2011 · Reynolds added an additional requirement for the competition – the statue had to commemorate Civil War hero Captain Sally Tompkins. Tompkins, born in Matthews County, VA, in 1833, moved to Richmond after the death of …
Capt. Sally Tompkins statue left out of Voices in the …
Oct 12, 2022 · In 2017, members of the Virginia Capitol Foundation came to Mathews County to ask local residents to donate funds to create a bronze statue of Captain Sally Tompkins to go on the then-proposed Virginia Women’s …
Beyond Dali and Sally: Monument Avenue at a Crossroads, 1965 …
Apr 7, 2020 · In 1966, a group of prominent Richmonders turned thumbs down on a proposed statue by artist Salvador Dali that featured an allegorical depiction of hospital administrator …
On Monument Avenue | When Sally Met Dali: …
Mar 6, 2018 · In 1966, the colorful Spanish artist Salvador Dali proposed a statue depicting Confederate hospital administrator Sally Louisa Tompkins.
When Sally Met Dali: Richmond Contemplates the …
Mar 3, 2018 · The aborted proposal to erect a statue to Sally Tompkins on Monument Avenue did not emerge out of thin air. Thanks to the involvement of Salvador Dali, it was the most celebrated of several proposals for new …
On Monument Avenue | Beyond Dali and Sally: …
Mar 23, 2018 · In 1966, a group of prominent Richmonders turned thumbs down on a proposed statue by artist Salvador Dali that featured an allegorical depiction of hospital administrator Sally L. Tompkins resting on a 20-foot high model of …
Letter: Bring Capt. Sally home - Gazette Journal
Nov 2, 2022 · I am writing in response to the article concerning the bronze statue honoring Capt. Sally Tompkins who was a candidate of the then-proposed Virginia Women’s Monument: …
Marcus-David Peters Circle: Monument Ave's Evolution …
Dec 19, 2020 · Dali mockups of Tompkins statue (American Civil War History Museum). Not sold on Dali’s proposal sketches, the committee formed around the Tompkins statue sought non-profit status, began to raise funds, and held a …
Women's monument in Virginia will include a new Confederate …
Dec 18, 2017 · Sally Louisa Tompkins, a Richmond hospital administrator renowned for her facility’s low mortality rate, was one of 12 women from 400 years of Virginia history chosen in …
Funding sought for Sally Tompkins statue in Richmond
Jan 30, 2019 · Mathews native Captain Sally Tompkins is being honored as one of only a dozen Virginia women who will have bronze statues of their likenesses installed as part of the Virginia …
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