Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue
This portrait of Arthur Ashe Jr. by Louis Briel is part of the National Portrait Gallery's collection.
5-8-63 Arthur Ashe - On Davis Squad National Interscholastic Champ Arthur Ashe - His well-placed shots won at Charlottesville
07-14-1965: "Last time he was in town the young Richmonder had a few words about Arthur Ashe, the performer most knowledgeable observers say needs only a more intense approach to the game to be this nation's best ..."
In May 1968, Arthur Ashe played in the first round of the Davis Cup at Byrd Park in Richmond. His performance against Lance Lumsden of the Caribbean/West Indies team was so exceptional that even Lumsden at times joined the crowd’s applause for Ashe. The U.S. team won the first round decisively (5-0) and went on to win the Davis Cup that year.
In May 1968, tennis star Arthur Ashe Jr. spent some down time with his father during Davis Cup matches in Richmond. On the very Byrd Park courts where Ashe had been denied entrance years before because of segregation laws, he trounced his opponent 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 in only 48 minutes. The U.S. team handily won every match in the American Zone’s first round and went on to win the Davis Cup later that year.
Arthur Ashe receives congratualtions from Congressman Dave Satterfield. Tennis aces joining salute are from left Ian Crookenden, Cliff Richey, Charles Pasarell, Frank Froehling and Chuck McKinley.
In February 1969, tennis star and Richmond native Arthur Ashe Jr. spoke to several groups of students at Woodville School while in town for a tournament. Ashe, coming off a 17-day, nine-country tour with the Davis Cup team, lost in the semifinals of the Fidelity Bankers Invitational.
Tennis star joins democratic dignitaries at Campaign Luncheon. Arthur Ashe with candidate William C. Battle, Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.
In January 1971, Richmond native and tennis star Arthur Ashe conducted a clinic at the Valentine Museum in Richmond. The event was sponsored by the museum’s Junior Center and drew 675 youngsters and adults. Ashe, who had just returned from a trip to Africa, answered questions and demonstrated principles of the game.
02-02-1972 Arthur Ashe chats with amateur Bill Daniels
02-06-1976 (cutline): Honorary Degree Arthur Ashe Jr. (left) receives the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Dr. John L.S. Holloman Jr., president of the Board of Trustees of Virginia Union University, at the university's Founders' Day convocation today. Ashe, who is in Richmond for the United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic, is a graduate of UCLA.Â
In February 1976, Arthur Ashe Jr. (right) visited with his brother, Johnnie, and father, Arthur Sr., at Westwood Racquet Club in Richmond. Ashe was back in his hometown for the United Virginia Bank Tennis Classic at the Coliseum. (He beat Brian Gottfried for the singles title and a $17,000 prize. Ashe and partner Tom Okker placed second in doubles and split $2,000.)
11-15-80 published caption: Ashe visits with friends. Arthur Ashe paid a visit to his hometown yesterday and spoke to the annual meeting of the Richmond Tennis Patrons Association last night at Westwood Racquet Club. Before the speech, he chatted with outgoing RTPA president Gaile Zfass (left) and new president Ann Miller.
11-18-82 published caption: His day in Richmond. About 1,200 people turned out last night for the dedication of a building in honor of Richmond native and international tennis star Arthur Ashe Jr. The $4 million Arthur Ashe Jr. Athletic Center is next to Parker Field at the Boulevard and Robin Hood Road. Ashe told the audience, "This is your facility and it does not belong to one person but to the city of Richmond." Among those attending were Gov. Charles S. Robb, Mayor Roy A. West, the Rev. Dwight C. Jones, chairman of the School Board; school Superintendent Richard C. Hunter and several City Council members.
In January 1988, Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder (left) shared a laugh with tennis star and humanitarian Arthur Ashe at a birthday celebration for Wilder in Richmond. The gala raised money for Wilder’s upcoming race for governor; his victory made him the first African-American elected governor in the nation.
4-18-91 Arthur Ashe Jr and Gov. Douglas Wilder
Johnnie Ashe leaned on his brother’s casket during Arthur Ashe’s private burial at Woodland Cemetery in Richmond. The tennis great died in 1993 at age 49.
Pallbearers, including French tennis star Yannick Noah (left) carried their "brother," Arthur Ashe, from his funeral at the athletic center named in his honor, Feb. 11, 1993.
Protesters to the Arthur Ashe statue flew the stars and bars of the Confederacy, lower right, during the unveiling ceremony Wednesday, July 10,1996 in Richmond, VA. Several thousand people attended the ceremony, held at the intersection of Roseneath Rd. and Monument Ave.
Protestors and supporters display banners after the Arthur Ashe Monument dedication ceremony Wednesday, July 10, 1996.
The moon shines above the statue of tennis player Arthur Ashe at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Roseneath Road Saturday, September 18, 2010.
Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue
Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue
Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue
Arthur Ashe gravesite in Woodlawn Cemetery
The grave marker of Arthur Ashe in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Residents of the Battery Park neighborhood of Richmond are suing members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front for defacing a mural of Arthur Ashe in 2021.
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