The New York Joan of Arc Monument Committee, formed in 1909, commissioned young artist Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington to sculpt the piece. For the New York statue, she won a design competition sponsored by fans of Joan to commemorate … Before her marriage to Archer Milton Huntington, her first marriage and his second one, Anna Vaughn Hyatt created the equestrian Joan of Arc statue in 1915. The current site of Henry Street Settlement was also the site of the city’s first public playground, courtesy of Ms Wald. One of the finest works of art in the Parks collection is an impressive bronze equestrian sculpture of 15th-century French patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (1411-1431). The Church of St Joan of Arc. Riverside Park Conservancy 475 Riverside Drive Ste 455 New York, NY 10115.

Dressed in armor and equipped with a sword, Saint Joan rides her horse to freedom. The Church of St Joan of Arc almost seems slightly out of place with its 1970s architecture, but its relevance gives it justification. ... the Joan of Arc monument in … The piece, dedicated in 1915, was created by the eminent artist … Statue of Joan of Arc in Riverside Park (photo by Chenumuri, via Wikimedia).

In addition to Maxwell Anderson's play Joan of Lorraine and the Ingrid Bergman film Joan of Arc, there was also the 1948 RKO film The Miracle of the Bells starring Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, and Frank Sinatra, about a dying film actress whose first and last role is Joan of Arc. Standing in the square today, the first thing you notice is the modern church that has been built in her honour. Joan of Arc in Riverside Park. 212-870-3070 mail@riversideparknyc.org

French heroine Jeanne La Pucelle (also known as Joan of Arc) is gallantly sculpted in bronze in Manhattan’s Riverside Park.