List of statues, monuments, and war memorials

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The following derives from a list maintained by the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society. It omits sculptures temporarily placed by the Art In Place program, which are usually modern abstract sculptures not figurative or representative.

Name Artist Date erected Place Description
Memorial to General Ashby Casper Buberl, George Julian Zolney 1893 University of Virginia Cemetery effigy of bareheaded soldier standing on pedestal holding musket with fixed bayonet (dedicated to General Ashby but whether it actually depicts him is unclear); bronze tablets naming 1,097 Civil War dead, most of whom died of wounds or illness in Charlottesville hospitals and are buried in cemetery
Confederate Monument ? 1909 Court Square, 5t St. and Jefferson confederate soldier leaning on musket facing south; inscriptions about valor; two bronze cannons and cannonballs
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Charles Keck 1924 Jackson park, 4th St. and Jefferson General Jackson mounted on his horse Sorrel; granite pedestal with sculpted figures representing Valor and Faith; names of battles
The Aviator Gutzon Borglum 1919 U VA Grounds between Alderman and Clemons libraries bronze life sized male nude figure of Icarus about to take flight, commissioned in honor of University alumnus, James Rogers McConnell’s heroism and courage in World War I as a member of the Lafayette Escadrille.
Thomas Jefferson Moses Jacob Ezekial 1908 UVA Rotunda north side Thomas Jefferson standing on a liberty bell, surrounded by four allegorical figures in high relief; the sculptor Moses Ezekial was one of the VMI Keydets who fought at New Market
Thomas Jefferson ? ? UVA West lawn, south of Pavilion IX Jefferson standing
Thomas Jefferson ? ? UVA north grounds’ law school Jefferson standing
George Rodgers Clark Charles Keck 1921 Intersection of Jefferson Park Avenue and Main streets Donated by Paul Goodloe Mcintyre to the University of Virginia; listed in the Virginia Landmarks

Register and National Register of Historic Places ||

Lewis & Clark (and Sacagewea) Charles Keck 1918 Intersection of Ridge Street and Main streets Donated by Paul Goodloe Mcintire to the city, to face west on the colonial Three Chopt Road. The design originally showed only Lewis and Clark but Keck on his own initiative included the figure of Sacagewea (and called her "the best of the lot"). Reliefs surrounding the statue show scenes from the expedition, including a depiction of the slave York. In 2009 the city added a bronze plaque explaining that Sacagawea is pathfinding, not crouching in subservience.
George Washington Jean Houdon 1913 U Va East Lawn, South of Pavillion X One of 33 bronze copies made of a 1796 original in marble commissioned by Thomas Jefferson from Jean Houdon; the original now stands in the Virginia capital in Richmond
Homer Moses Jacob Ezekial 1907 U Va South end of Lawn in front of Cabell Hall seated blind Homer educating nude young man seated at his feet, said to be his guide