JOAN O F ARC TATUE EW YORK CITY. S , N THE DEDICA TION O F THE STA TUE OF JOA N OF A RC IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ON 6TH OF DECEMBER , 1915 G EO RG E FREDERIC K KUNZ , Ph . D S c . D . President of the J oan of A rc S tatu e C omm itte e Th e A merican S ceni c 8: Historic Preservation S oci e ty Etc . Reprinted w ith Ex tra Illu strations From the T w e nty - First A nnu al Report of The A merican S ceni c H is toric Preservati on S ocie ty N EW YO RK, N . Y . 1 9 l 6 CONTENTS AP T I CH ER . L I M I NA I PRE R ES . omm and e s nnel 7 — e n and c 9 The C ittee its p r o , Coop ratio advi e , A r e on — r a n f th n 1 J n Of c n xh l 3 e o e 3 . oa loa ibiti , B ki g grou d , A CH PTER II . N THE MONU M E T . — e n ta l 4 N e- s on m by Dr a r The equ stria s tue , ot the ar or . B shfo d De n 1 4 — e t l Q — e t ne in the ta 2 0 a , The p des al , Castl s o s pedes l , c c t n the c l n 2 3 — S ne m Petrographi des rip io of ast e sto es , to fro R m c r 2 4 —O me men e in l 2 5 hei s athed al , ther to s the pedesta , r m n W n n 2 r e t a d o 9 . Letters f o P esid ilso thers , AP TE III CH R . DEDI CATI ON O F THE a m — w m F 33 e of c Dr . G e c The sse blage , Addr ss el o e by eorg rederi k K nz 3 4 — c n r ev and n R . u , Address i vo atio by Ve y Theophile VVu her — n n n r c 3 7 d J . S S 39 , Prese tatio a dress by a fo d altus , ’ n O f — ' ll ard U n 39 cc e nc Hon . veili g the statue , A pta e by Cabot , — 39 n r ‘ n b r n W on a nd O 4 1 Co g atulatio s y P eside t ils thers , Ex ra 42 — De n r c nc J n J . J n c Add ess by His elle y ea usse d , oratio of — S and a 4 H W . 5 on R t Mr altus Miss Hy tt , Address by . ober de F 4 5 — Hon McDou all w 4 6 — e orest , Address by . g Ha kes , Addr ss i D lam e 4 — 4 . b J W e 9 e arr 7 r . n by Prof Lou s , Add ess y Alde ir, ne c n c — ffi i D. 4 O l . J . 9 c a Be di tio by Mgr Mi hael Lavelle , LL , — Delegations 4 9 The F iftee n equestria n statues of the maid — ’ 5 1 J Oan O f c n m me and m 5 2 Ar s a e , ho fa ily , . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS J n c n m n New C oa of Ar Mo u e t , York ity e n n m 2 1 1 9 1 G n n Oc . 5 Br aki g rou d for the Mo u e t , t , De c n Of n men Dec 6 1 9 1 5 di atio the Mo u t , . , Ex c nc th F nc m n n e e J J . J e e n His elle y r h A bassador, ea uss ra d , sp aki g at edi c n th m n men D 6 1 9 1 5 e e0 . the d atio of o u t , , ’ n Of c m in D m m Joa Ar s Ho e o re y . J n c en n to ce n n n oa of Ar List i g the Voi s . After pai ti g by Bartoli i n n c n c F m c . h n . S e J e . t J J oa of Ar Leavi g Vau oul urs ro e pai ti g by . herr r G n the c n n w e e J n Of c fi t met ra d Hall of Pala e at Chi o , h r oa Ar rs Charles V - II . n n e e e After the pai ti g by P . Carri r Bell us R n n n w e e J n' c fi met a VII ui s at Chi o , h r oa of Ar rst Ch rles n f c th O h n n e t e . Joa O Ar at e Battl e of rl eans . After pai ti g by P Carri r Bell eus e. - - c i D t O n . J n n n R en . e a oa of Ar Priso at ou Bas reli f by Vital ubray, rlea s T B he n n Of J f c n th n n . ur i g oan O Ar at Roue . After e pai ti g by P Carrier Belleuse . the u R n F a nc e ex c in 1 9 1 4 m w c Vestiges of Chatea de oue , r , avated , fro hi h n w sto es ere taken for the monument in New York . Rem n S - c e Of a e R en m w c n we e ai s of tair as Ch t au de ou , fro hi h sto es r en h m m w D n n w in c n . 44 tak for t e onu ent in Ne York . o "o to er ba kgrou d S ne m the e de R en e R en men New to s fro Chat au ou , load d at ou for ship t to York ; and Micrograph of the stone STATUE OF J OAN OF ARC DEDI CA TED I N TH E CI TY OF NEW Y RK DE C EM B ER 6 1 91 5 O , , I PRELIMINARIES e a of o n of n es an An questri an st tue J a Arc , the fiftee th equ tri st atue of this subj ect in the world and the s econd in the United S s n a of o tate , was dedicated u der the uspices the J an Of Arc Statue C ommitt ee with impressive Ceremonies at Riverside D rive and - S o on o D e Ninety third treet , New Y rk City, M nday, ecemb r 6 1 5 i n . n i 1 9 e P . M a S H s , , b g n ing at The Americ cenic and toric Preservati on Society was requested to act as hist orian Of n S 6 the occasio . ( ee plates The Committee and 1 163 P ersonnel The dedicati on of the statue was the fruiti on of a pl an which had its incepti on in the formati on of the J oan of Arc Statu e Com mittee on 4 1 9 0 9 a V to on of “ o December , , with iew the erecti a m nu ment to commemorate the 5 0 0th anniversary of the birth of the " Maid of Orleansfi The leading spirits in the organizati on of the o o S o S and o C mmittee were Mr . J hn anf rd altus Ge rge Frederick n P D h Hon h D . f w o S . c o o o Ku z , , , b th New Y rk City, became o n and s i of o . rary Preside t Pre ident , respect vely, the C mmittee S o n in n onn 9 1 85 4 bu t . t Mr al us was b r New Have , C , March , , his present h ome is in New York City where his father was born . e n o d in n and has He has liv d ma y years abr a , particularly Fra ce, n I 9 1 1 o n e n a b on of the fi e . n 1 b e li eral patr arts , he f u ded the J ohn S anford S altus Prize in the old Paris Salon for the best o c i 1 9 2 battle picture. He himself b ught the prize pi ture n 1 and ’ presented it to the Museum of French Art of l Institut Fran cais - t n in o . on e to aux Eta s U is , New Y rk City He c tributed lib rally the erecti on of the statutes of King Edward VII at Cannes and Q ueen to and in 1 9 1 4 o n A r Vic ria at Nice, gave a statue Of J a Of e to the Church of the P ort at Nice . The latter statue was made by the late ’ The c mm n cc e te e J n c Janu a 6 1 4 1 2 o o ly a p d dat of oa of Ar s birth is ry , .