D'Artagnan

    The dedication of the Cintas Center on September 21st, 2000, also introduced a new version of the school's symbolic leader, D'Artagnan, as a bronze statue of the heroic Musketeer was unveiled at the main entrance. The Musketeer - a member of the elite King's Guard of France during the 17th century - was adopted as Xavier's nickname in 1925 to symbolize the "All for One, One for All" spirit of the university.

    Standing eight and one-half feet tall and weighing close to 800 pounds, the statue was the first major work of artist Tom Tsuchiya, who also scuplted three statues outside of the Reds stadium, as well as the St. Francis Xavier statue on University Drive. Read More. 
       

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    Artist: Tom Tsuchiya

    Dedicated:     September 21, 2000

    Medium:     Bronze

    Height:     8'6"

     Location: Outside Cintas Main Entrance

    		  
    Additional Notes:  
    • Replacement for original D'Artagnan statue
    • Tsuchiya's first major work
    • D'Artagnan's rallying pose was inspired by Tsuchiya's reading of Duma's The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask.
    • The hilt on D'Artagnan's sword depicts a basketball.

       

     Plaque Inscription:

    D'Artagnan
    A Gift from a French Lady
    Margo M. Moores