langs: 18 апреля [ru] / april 18 [en] / 18. april [de] / 18 avril [fr] / 18 aprile [it] / 18 de abril [es]
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George Marshall Cohen (August 4, 1919 – April 18, 1999) was an American painter and art professor. He was a member of the Chicago-based Monster Roster group of artists and taught art at Northwestern University . 20th-century American painter and academic George Marshall Cohen Born ( 1919-08-04 ) Aug
Georg Johannes Schäfer (March 25, 1926 – January 11, 1991) also known by the pseudonym Oma Ziegenfuss , was a German painter, poet, and author who lived in Guatemala and the United States . German painter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) Georg Schäfer Born
Sigurd Forchhammer (18 April 1906 – 12 March 1981) was a Danish sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . [1] Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer Born ( 1906-04-18 ) 18 April 1906 Neu-Isenburg , Denmark Died 12 March 1981 (1981-03-12) (age
#4 Leon Kroll
Leon Kroll (December 6, 1884 – October 25, 1974) [1] was an American painter and lithographer. A figurative artist described by Life magazine as "the dean of U.S. nude painters", [2] he was also a landscape painter and also produced an exceptional body of still life compositions. His public art incl
Paweł Bryliński (21 June 1814 in Wieruszów – 18 April 1890 in Masanów ) [1] was a Polish folk - sculptor . He is perhaps best known for a series of works concerning Holy Week . An example of Paweł Bryliński's work
Fateh al-Moudarres ( Arabic : فاتح المدرس ) (1922 – 1999) was a Syrian painter and one of the leaders of the modern art movement in Syria. Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome , where he was influenced by Surrealism . After he completed his studies, he returned to Syria where he
Tristram Paul Hillier RA (11 April 1905 – 18 January 1983) was an English surrealist painter. He was a member of the Unit One group led by Paul Nash . British painter Tristram Hillier Born Tristram Paul Hillier 11 April 1905 Beijing , China Died 18 January 1983 Bristol , England Nationality British
Ernests Brastiņš (19 March 1892 – 28 January 1942) was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist. He is known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturība , which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Uni
Sophie Verrijn Stuart (1890–1946) was a Dutch ceramicist. [1] Dutch artist Sophie Verrijn Stuart Born ( 1890-04-18 ) 18 April 1890 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Died 14 August 1946 (1946-08-14) (aged 56) Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Education Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus Known f
Beulah Ruth Bettersworth (1894–1968) was an artist and muralist in the early 20th century. She was most known for her still lifes and street scenes. Her painting Christopher Street , Greenwich Village was selected for the White House by President Franklin Roosevelt and is now in the permanent collec
#11 August von Wille
August Levin von Wille (18 April 1828, Kassel - 31 March 1887, Düsseldorf ) was a German landscape painter, genre artist and illustrator. August von Wille by G. & A. Overbeck (firm), c. 1868 German painter
#12 Martha Graham
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer . Her style, the Graham technique , reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. [1] American dancer and choreographer (1894–1991) Martha Graham Graham image by Yousuf Karsh , 1948 Born ( 1894-05
Curtis Williamson RCA (January 2, 1867 – April 18, 1944) known for his portraits and figure painting; also genre and landscape. [1] He was nicknamed "the Canadian Rembrandt" because of his dark, tonal style. [2] Williamson showed his work at the Canadian Art Club 's inaugural exhibition in 190
#14 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#15 Carl Gaertner
Carl Gaertner (April 18, 1898 – November 4, 1952) [1] was an American artist . American painter This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2021 ) Carl Gaertner Born ( 1898-04-18 ) April 18, 1898 Cleveland , Ohio Died November 4, 1952 (1952-11-04) (aged
#16 Lotten Edholm
Lovisa Christina Charlotta "Lotten" Edholm or af Edholm , née von Heijne (18 April 1839 - 12 July 1930) was a Swedish composer and a pioneer within the Swedish Red Cross . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
#17 Han van Meegeren
Henricus Antonius " Han " van Meegeren ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ vɑˈmeːɣərə(n)] ; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) [1] was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. [2] Van Meegeren became a national hero after
#18 Filippino Lippi
Filippino Lippi (April 1457 – 18 April 1504) was an Italian painter working in Florence , Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance . Italian painter (1457–1504) Not to be confused with Filippo Lippi . Filippino Lippi Self-portrait. Detail from
#19 Hugo Charlemont
Hugo Charlemont (18 March 1850 – 18 April 1939) was an Austrian painter. Born in Jemnice, Moriva he was the son of Matthais Adolf Charlemont. He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts. He died in Vienna. Austrian painter (1850–1939) Hugo Charlemont Born 18 March 1850 Jemnice , Moravia Died 18 April
#20 Hermann Nitsch
Hermann Nitsch (29 August 1938 – 18 April 2022) [1] was an Austrian contemporary artist and composer. His art encompassed wide-scale performances incorporating theater, multimedia , rituals and acted violence. He was a leading figure of Viennese Actionism . Austrian artist (1938–2022) Hermann Nitsch
#1 Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art ( MICA ) is a private art and design college in Baltimore , Maryland . It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts , [3] making it one of the oldest art colleges in the United States. Private art and design college in
#2 Dia Beacon
Dia Beacon is the museum for the Dia Art Foundation 's collection of art from the 1960s to the present and is one of the 11 locations and sites they manage. The museum, which opened in 2003, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River in Beacon, New York . Dia Beacon's facility, the Riggio Gallerie
The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta . It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) Art museum in Alberta, Canada Walter Phillips Gallery Walt
#4 National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria , popularly known as the NGV , is an art museum in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. Art museum in Melbourne, Australia National Gallery of Victoria NGV International on St Kilda Road in Southbank
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
The Rosamund Felsen Gallery is one of the longest-running art galleries in Los Angeles , California , involved in and influencing the broader American art community since its establishment in 1978. [1] The gallery has operated four locations since its inception: first on La Cienega Boulevard in Los
The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art in Bregenz , Vorarlberg ( Austria ). Contemporary art museum in Austria This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2011 ) Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunsthaus Bregenz Established 1990–1997 Locat
The Koffler Centre of the Arts is a broad-based cultural institution established in 1977 by Murray and Marvelle Koffler and based at Artscape Youngplace in the West Queen West area of downtown Toronto , Ontario . [1] Koffler Centre of the Arts Location of the Koffler in Toronto Established 1977 Loca
The Institute of Modern Art ( IMA ) is a public art gallery located in the Judith Wright Arts Centre in the Brisbane inner-city suburb of Fortitude Valley , which features contemporary artworks and showcases emerging artists in a series of group and solo exhibitions. Founded in 1975, the gallery doe
#10 Firstsite
Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester , Essex , which opened in 2011. [1] It was the national Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021. [2] The building Firstsite occupy as tenants was designed by Rafael Viñoly and the freehold is retained by Colchester Council. [3] The building i
#11 Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
The Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art ( 静岡県立美術館 , Shizuoka Kenritsu Bijutsukan ) is a prefectural museum in Shizuoka City , Japan. Art museum in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art 静岡県立美術館 Shizuoka Kenritsu Bijutsukan The Rodin wing of the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Ar
The Pinacothèque de Paris ( French: [pinakɔtɛk də paʁi] ) was an art gallery in Paris , France , with exhibition space for temporary exhibitions of artworks. [1] It was owned and run by Modigliani enthusiast Marc Restellini . [2] It closed in 15 February 2016 after going into receivership in Novem
Brooklyn Botanic Garden ( BBG ) is a botanical garden in the borough of Brooklyn , New York City . It was founded in 1910 using land from Mount Prospect Park in central Brooklyn, adjacent to Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Museum . The 52-acre (21 ha) garden holds over 14,000 taxa of plants and has
#14 Musée Lambinet
The Musée Lambinet is a municipal museum in Versailles telling the history of the town. Since 1932, it has been housed in the hôtel Lambinet, a hôtel particulier designed by Élie Blanchard, built in the second half of the 18th century by a part of the Clagny lake (drained in 1837) and left to the to
#15 Grohmann Museum
The Grohmann Museum , at the Milwaukee School of Engineering , houses an art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work. The museum opened on October 27, 2007 and is located at 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. [ citation needed ] It is next to the German-English Acad
#16 Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery ( 聖徳記念絵画館 , Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan ) is a gallery commemorating the "imperial virtues" of Japan's Meiji Emperor , installed on his funeral site in the Gaien or outer precinct of Meiji Shrine in Tōkyō . The gallery is one of the earliest museum buildings in Japan and it
291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the " Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession ", the gallery was established and managed by photographer Alfred Sti
#18 Midtown Y Photography Gallery
Midtown Y Photography Gallery was a pioneering nonprofit organisation in New York that offered photographers an opportunity to publicly exhibit their work. The Gallery ran from 1972 until 1996 directed in turn by photographers Larry Siegel, Sy Rubin and Michael Spano. [1] American nonprofit photogra
The Saraco Art Gallery ( Spanish : Galería de Arte Emilio Saraco ), founded in 1992, is located in Neuquén, Argentina , is considered one of the city's main cultural spaces. The 1911 originally railway building was declared of public and historic interest for the city. It mostly hosts visual art exh
The Tampa Museum of Art is located in downtown Tampa , Florida . It exhibits modern and contemporary art, as well as Greek , Roman , and Etruscan antiquities . The museum was founded in 1979 and debuted an award-winning new building in 2010 just north of its original site along Tampa's Riverwalk on
#1 The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (painting)
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere is a 1931 painting by the American artist Grant Wood . It depicts the American patriot Paul Revere during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775 . The perspective is from a high altitude as Revere rides through a brightly lit Lexington, Massachusetts . It was inspired b
Washington Grays Monument , also known as the Pennsylvania Volunteer , is a bronze statue by John A. Wilson . [1] The monument represents the Washington Grays who served in the 17th, 21st and 49th Pennsylvania Militia during the American Civil War . [2] In 1925, almost 20 years after the sculpture w
#3 Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)
Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) is a painting executed by artist Leonora Carrington and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] [2] [3] She began the painting in London in 1937 and completed it in Paris in 1938. [4] It is one of her most recognized works and has
Forever Marilyn is a giant statue of Marilyn Monroe designed by Seward Johnson . The statue is a representation of one of the most famous images of Monroe, taken from Billy Wilder 's 1955 film The Seven Year Itch . Created in 2011, the statue has been displayed in a variety of locations in the Unite
#5 Goddess of the Sea (Visbal)
Goddess of the Sea is a sculpture by Kristen Visbal , installed in Plyler Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina , United States on April 18, 2018. [1] The bronze sculpture depicts a mermaid and two dolphins in water. [2] Sculpture in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S. Goddess of the Sea Artist Kristen
#6 Portrait of an Old Woman with Folded Hands
Portrait of an Old Woman is a c. 1640 portrait painting painted in the style of Jacob Adriaensz. Backer . It shows an old woman with folded hands. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] Portrait of an Old Woman Year c. 1640 Location Metropolitan Museum of Art
#7 History of San Francisco (Refregier murals)
In 1941, Anton Refregier won the $26,000 commission for the series History of San Francisco , which are a set of 27 murals painted in the lobby of the Rincon Annex Post Office in San Francisco , California. Refregier painted the mural with casein tempera on white gesso over plaster walls, in the soc
#8 List of paintings by Edvard Munch
This is a complete list of paintings by Edvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) [1] a Norwegian symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art . His best-known composition, The Scream (1893), is part of a series The Frieze of Life , in which Munch explored
#9 Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision
Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision is one of the paintings that was made as a part of the Stuckism art movement, [1] [2] and is recognized as a "signature piece" for the movement, [3] It was painted by the Stuckism co-founder Charles Thomson in 2000, and has been exhibited in a numbe
#10 Interior with a Child Feeding a Parrot
Interior with a Child Feeding a Parrot (c. 1668–1672) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in a private collection. Interior with a Child Feeding a Parrot Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1668–1672 Medium oil on canv
#11 Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Robert Darwin FRS [1] (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment , he was also a natural philosopher , physiologist , slave-trade abolitionist , [2] inventor, and poet. English physician (1731-1802) This article is abo
#12 Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time
Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of the Cinema in Her Time (or Shirley Temple, The Youngest, Most Sacred Monster of Contemporary Cinema ), also known as the Barcelona Sphinx , [1] is a 1939 artwork in gouache , pastel and collage on cardboard, by surrealist painter Salvador Dalí . I
#13 Tobias and Sarah in Prayer with the Angel Raphael and the Demon
Tobias and Sarah in Prayer with the Angel Raphael and the Demon (circa 1660) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Jan Steen . It is now in the collection of the Bredius Museum , The Hague . The wedding night of Tobias and Sarah Artist Jan Steen Year c. 1668 Medium oil pai
#14 List of most expensive paintings
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The current record price is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017. [1] [2] Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ( c. 1500) is the most ex
#15 Japanese Pagoda (Washington, D.C.)
The Japanese Pagoda is a stone statue in West Potomac Park , Washington, D.C. It is located next to the Tidal Basin , and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial . Japanese Pagoda Year 17th century Type Granite Dimensions 240 cm × 120 cm (96 in × 48 in) Location Washington, D.C. Coordinat
The statue of Jackie Robinson in Jersey City, New Jersey is located at Journal Square at the entrance to the Journal Square Transportation Center . Bronze sculpture in New Jersey, U.S. Jack Roosevelt Robinson Artist Susan Wagner Year 1998 Type Bronze Dimensions 14 ft (4.3 m) (height) Location Jo
#17 Alexander Marcet
Alexander John Gaspard Marcet FRS (1 August 1770 – 19 October 1822), was a Genevan-born physician who became a British citizen in 1800. [1] [2] [3] His wife Jane Marcet was a prolific author, whose series of books entitled 'Conversations' treated topics such as chemistry , botany , religion and econ
#18 Wedding dress of Grace Kelly
The wedding dress of the American actress Grace Kelly , worn during her wedding to Prince Rainier III of Monaco on 19 April 1956, is cited as one of the most elegant and best-remembered bridal gowns of all time, and one of the most famous since the mid 20th century. [1] One author describes the dres
The Flagmen of Lowestoft are a collection of thirteen paintings by Sir Peter Lely , painted in the mid-1660s. They were originally part of the Royal Collections , though most were given to Greenwich Hospital in the nineteenth century, and are now in the National Maritime Museum in London. The painti
Les Chimères or The Chimaeras is an unfinished painting by the French Symbolist painter Gustave Moreau (6 April 1826 – 18 April 1898) executed in 1884. It depicts a large forest scene wherein various nude women are associated with sundry figures from classical and medieval mythology –not only the ti
Ivan Lovrenović (18 April 1943) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina publicist, writer, historian, essayist, and editor. Bosnia and Herzegovina journalist, writer, historian, essayist, editor (born 1943) Ivan Lovrenović Born 18 April 1943 Zagreb, Croatia Nationality Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma mater Univer
Nicolae Iorga ( Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈjorɡa] ; sometimes Neculai Iorga , Nicolas Jorga , Nicolai Jorga or Nicola Jorga , born Nicu N. Iorga ; [1] 17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. C
Mykola Fedorovych Sumtsov ( Ukrainian : Микола Федорович Сумцов ) or Nikolai Fyodorovich Sumtsov ( Russian : Николай Фёдорович Сумцов , 18 April 1854, Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire – 12 September 1922 Kharkiv [Kharkov], Ukrainian SSR , USSR ), sometimes spelled Sumcov , was an ethnographer , fol
Rosemary Anne Crumlin RSM OAM (born 27 August 1932) is an Australian Sister of Mercy , art historian, educator and exhibition curator with a special interest in art and spirituality. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to the visual arts
José María de Azcárate y Ristori (1919–2001) was a Spanish art historian, author, researcher, curator, and professor, specializing in medieval Castilian art and Renaissance sculpture. José María de Azcárate Born José María de Azcárate y Ristori ( 1919-04-18 ) 18 April 1919 Vigo, Spain Died 18 July 2
Thierry Groensteen ( French: [ɡʁɔnstɛn] ; born 18 April 1957, Uccle , Brussels ) is one of the leading French-speaking comics researchers and theorists , whose work has found influence beyond that field. Thierry Groensteen This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these i
Caroline Astrid Bruzelius is an American art historian and expert in medieval architecture . [1] She is the Anne M. Cogan Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University . [2] In 2020 she was elected to the American Philosophical Society . [3] American historian
Horatio Walpole ( / ˈ w ɔː l p oʊ l / ) , 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole , was an English writer, art historian , man of letters , antiquarian and Whig politician. [1] 18th-century English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and W
Dr. Abraham Bredius (18 April 1855 in Amsterdam – 13 March 1946 in Monaco ) was a Dutch art collector, art historian, and museum curator. Bredius, by Hendrik Haverman , 1899.
#10 Yuri Bychkov
Yuri Alexandrovich Bychkov ( Russian : Юрий Александрович Бычков ; 1 September 1931 – 18 April 2016) was an art historian, a member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation, director of writer's house museum Melikhovo in 1994-2004. [1] Soviet writer (1931-20
#11 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
Salvador Salort-Pons (born April 18, 1970) is a Spanish-American art historian and museum director. Since 2015, Salort-Pons has served as the Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts . American art historian Salvador Salort-Pons Salort-Pons in 2022 Born ( 1970-04-18 ) April 18, 1970 (age 52) Madr
#13 Camilla Gray
Camilla M. Gray , also known as Camilla Gray-Prokofieva , (1936 – 17 December 1971) was a British art historian whose book, The Great Experiment: Russian Art 1863–1922 , broke new ground in promoting this branch of modernism. Gray organised several exhibitions in London on the relevant artists such
#14 Frank Rutter
Francis Vane Phipson Rutter (17 February 1876 – 18 April 1937) [1] was a British art critic , curator and activist. British art critic, curator and activist Frank Rutter Frank Rutter, portrait by Gerald Kelly , 1910 Born 17 February 1876 Putney , London Died 18 April 1937 Golders Green , London Nati
#15 Timothy Potts
Dr. Timothy Potts is an Australian art historian , archaeologist , and museum director . He became the director of the J. Paul Getty Museum on 1 September 2012. [1] Dr. Timothy Potts Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum Incumbent Assumed office 1 September 2012 Preceded by James Cuno (acting) Direct
Paul Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and conteur born in Paris. Paul Armand Silvestre Born 18 April 1837 Paris Died 19 February 1901 (1901-02-19) (aged 63) Toulouse Occupation Chorégrapher Poet Librettist Silvestre at the peak of his career. He st
#17 Ezia Gavazza
Ezia Gavazza (1928-18 April 2019) was an Italian art historian. Along with her friends and colleagues Lauro Magnani and Piero Boccardo, she was one of the most prolific writers in Genoa on Baroque art . She specialised in the Ligurian Baroque, particularly Domenico Piola , Giulio Benso , Giovanni An
#18 Enrico Crispolti
Enrico Crispolti (18 April 1933 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian art critic, curator and art historian. From 1984 to 2005 he was professor of history of contemporary art at the Università degli Studi di Siena , and director of the school of specialisation in art history . He previously taught at th
#19 Rachel Corbett (art journalist)
Rachel Corbett (born 1984) is an American author and journalist. She is the author of the book You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin , published by W.W. Norton in 2016. [1] She was the executive editor of Modern Painters from 2016-2017. [2] Prior to that she wo
#20 Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda ( 池田 大作 , Ikeda Daisaku , born 2 January 1928) is a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate. [2] [3] [4] He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai , the largest of Japan's new religious movements . [5] :
#1 Equestrian statue of John A. Logan
Major General John A. Logan , also known as the General John A. Logan Monument and Logan Circle Monument , is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general John A. Logan . The monument is sited in the center of Logan Circle , a traffic circle and public park i
The Sean Collier Memorial is a large abstract environmental sculpture located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts . It was designed by MIT faculty and students in memory of Sean Collier , a member of MIT Campus Police , who had been killed at the si
The Statue of Erasmus is a public monument by Hendrick de Keyser in Rotterdam , the Netherlands . Statue of Erasmus Location Grotekerkplein, Rotterdam Designer Hendrick de Keyser Material Bronze Height 223 cm Weight 1,554 kg Dedicated date 22 April 1622 Restored date 1677, 1964, 1998
#4 African American Civil War Memorial Museum
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum , in the U Street district of Washington, D.C. , recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster , Central London , built to commemorate Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during which he lost his life. The monument was constructed bet
#6 National American Indian Memorial
The National American Indian Memorial or North American Indian Memorial was a proposed monument to American Indians to be erected on a bluff overlooking the Narrows , the main entrance to New York Harbor . The major part of the memorial was to be a 165-foot-tall (50 m) statue of a representative A
#7 Memorial Route of Jewish Martyrdom and Struggle, Warsaw
The Memorial Route of Jewish Martyrdom and Struggle in Warsaw is located the Muranów district to commemorate people, events and places of the Warsaw Ghetto during the German occupation of Poland . Memorial Route of Jewish Martyrdom and Struggle in Warsaw (1940-1943) Trakt Pamięci Męczeństwa i Walki
#8 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. , United States. [1] It covers four acres (1.6 ha) and includes the Stone of Hope , a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved
#9 Captain Nathan Hale (statue)
Captain Nathan Hale is a bronze statue of Nathan Hale , by Bela Lyon Pratt . It is located at the south facade of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building , 10th Street and Constitution Avenue , Northwest, Washington, D.C. [3] Statue by Bela Pratt For other uses, see Nathan Hale . Statue
#10 Uncle Beazley
Uncle Beazley is a life-size fiberglass statue of a triceratops by Louis Paul Jonas . [1] [2] It is located near Lemur Island [3] in the National Zoological Park (the National Zoo ) in Northwest Washington, D.C. [2] Artwork by Louis Paul Jonas Uncle Beazley Uncle Beazley in the National Zoo in 2012
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives. [1] In addition to film and television, the Awa
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobble stone-sized memorials installed all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig . They remember the fate of the victims of Nazi Germany being murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolperstein in Genoa , the capital of the Italia
#13 Tau (sculpture)
Tau , by American sculptor Tony Smith , was designed in the early 1960s. [1] It is 14’ high x 12’ wide x 12’ deep, and made from black painted steel. Its title refers to the Greek letter 'T', which also describes the shape of the sculpture. [2] Fascinated by mathematics, biology and crystals, Smith
The Uncle Sam Memorial Statue is a statue commemorating Samuel Wilson , perhaps the original Uncle Sam , near his birthplace in the center of Arlington, Massachusetts , United States. It was sculpted by Theodore Cotillo Barbarossa . It is located on Mystic Street, across from the Cyrus Dallin Art Mu
#15 List of public art in Edinburgh
This is a list of public art and memorials in Edinburgh , including statues and other sculptures. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2012 ) The Scott Monument Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML
Vessel ( TKA ) is a structure and visitor attraction built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan , New York City , New York . Built to plans by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick , the elaborate honeycomb -like structure rises 16 stories and consists of 154 flights of s
#17 Monument to the Battle of the Nations
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations ( German : Völkerschlachtdenkmal , sometimes shortened to Völki [1] or Schlachti [ citation needed ] ) is a monument in Leipzig , Germany , to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig , also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of
The Aldobrandini Tazze are a set of 12 silver-gilt standing cups in the shallow tazza shape (plural tazze ), sometimes described as bowls or dishes. They are outstanding examples of Renaissance metalwork , described by John Hayward as "the most impressive single monument of Italian and perhaps Europ
#19 Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens , previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering , of the Deering McCormick- International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida . The early 20th-century Vizcay
#20 Lorenz von Bibra
Lorenz von Bibra , Duke in Franconia (1459, Mellrichstadt – 6 February 1519, Würzburg ) was Prince-Bishop of the Bishopric of Würzburg from 1495 to 1519. His life paralleled that of Maximilian I (1459–1519), who ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 to 1519, whom Lorenz served as an advisor. Lorenz