The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Matthew Fontaine, Maury Monument, Richmond, Virginia
2020
(American, b. 1982)
Image: 45.7 x 34.3 cm (18 x 13 1/2 in.); Paper: 50.9 x 40.7 cm (20 1/16 x 16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Protests spurred by the death of George Floyd led to the removal of a number of monuments honoring the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia, in 2020.Description
The memorials, which lined Richmond’s Monument Avenue, became a focus of protests against White suprematism and police violence against Blacks. National Geographic commissioned Kris Graves to photograph these artworks, which were the center of debates about who and what ought to be memorialized. This monument honored oceanographer and Confederate States Navy officer Matthew Fontaine Maury, sometimes called the Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology.- 2020-2021Kris Graves (the artist) [1982-], New York, NY2021(Sasha Wolf Projects, New York, NY)June 7, 2021The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- {{cite web|title=Matthew Fontaine, Maury Monument, Richmond, Virginia|url=false|author=Kris Graves|year=2020|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.106.1