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Leo Freiherr von König (1871-1944) was a German painter and member of the Berlin Secession . German painter Leo von König Born ( 1871-02-28 ) 28 February 1871 Braunschweig , German Empire Died 19 April 1944 (1944-04-19) (aged 73) Tutzing , Nazi Germany Known for Portrait painting Movement Berlin
#2 Helen Schou
Helen Schou (19 April 1905 – 27 March 2006) was a Danish sculptor most known for her works of horses. Her two most-known commissions are the equestrian statue of King Christian IX commissioned for the Aarhus Cathedral and the Jutland Stallion commissioned by the City of Randers . She was honored as
#3 Jan Matulka
Jan Matulka (7 November 1890 – 25 June 1972) was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia . Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes , sometimes in the same day. He has directly influenced artists like Dorothy Dehner , Francis Criss , Burgoyne Diller , I. Rice P
Sir George Scharf KCB (16 December 1820 – 19 April 1895) was a British art critic , illustrator , and director of the National Portrait Gallery . British artist 1820-1895 For his father, the painter, draughtsman and lithographer, see George Johann Scharf . Sir George Scharf Sir George Scharf, 1885,
Mária Balážová (born 31 August 1956 in Trnava , Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia) is a contemporary Slovak artist. Her practise as an artist is usually associated with new geometry, post-geometry and postmodern. Mária Balážová Born ( 1956-08-31 ) 31 August 1956 (age 66) Trnava , Slovakia Nationalit
Anson Dickinson (19 April 1779 – 9 March 1852) was an American painter of miniature portraits who achieved fame during his lifetime, producing a very large number of works, but who is now largely forgotten. American painter Anson Dickinson Anson Dickinson by Edward Malbone , July 1804 Born ( 1779-04
#7 Sidney Simon
Sidney A. Simon (May 21, 1917 – August 4, 1997) was an American painter, sculptor, muralist, art school co-founder, and American official war artist . American painter Sidney Simon The Four Seasons Fountain Sculpture located at One Worldwide Plaza , New York, New York Born ( 1917-05-21 ) May 21, 191
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
#9 Ardina Moore
Ardina Moore (née Revard , December 1, 1930 – April 19, 2022) [1] was a Quapaw / Osage Native American from Miami, Oklahoma . A fluent Quapaw language speaker, she developed a language preservation program and taught the language to younger tribal members. [2] Native American artist and designer (19
Franz Wilhelm Seiwert (March 9, 1894 – July 3, 1933) was a German painter and sculptor in a constructivist style. He was also politically active as a communist making significant contributions, both graphic and theoretical to Die Aktion . Selbstbildnis (Self-portrait) by Franz Wilhelm Seiwert, 1928,
#11 Sue Fuller
Sue Fuller (August 11, 1914 – April 19, 2006) was an American sculptor, draughtsman, author, teacher and printmaker who created three-dimensional works with thread. She was a student of Hans Hofmann in 1934, Stanley Hayter in 1943, and Josef Albers in 1944. She was awarded the Alumni Merit Award by
#12 Albert Servaes
Albert Servaes (4 April 1883 – 19 April 1966) was a Belgian expressionist painter. He was part of the first Latem school of painting which focused on Mystical Realism , but became a founder of Belgian expressionism later in life. He became known for his religious works, typically showing the sufferi
#13 Ivan Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский ; 29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art . Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian , [lower-alpha 1] he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea
#14 Onur Tukel
Onur Tukel (born August 5, 1972) is a Turkish-American [1] actor, painter, and filmmaker. A notable figure in the New York City independent film community, Tukel's films often deal with issues of gender and relationships. Turkish-american painter, actor and filmmaker Onur Tukel Tukel at the 2018 Mon
#15 Taisia Afonina
Taisia Kirillovna Afonina ( Russian : Таи́сия Кири́лловна Афо́нина ; 13 May 1913 – 19 April 1994) was a Soviet, Russian painter and watercolorist . She lived and worked in Leningrad , was a member of the Saint Petersburg Union of Artists (before 1992 - the Leningrad branch of Union of Artists of Rus
#16 Jan de Momper
Jan de Momper , also known as Giovanni de Momper (16 August 1614 or 1617 - 1684/1704) was a Flemish landscape painter who, after training in Antwerp, had a successful career in Rome where he worked for an elite clientele. The artist was forgotten until his rediscovery in 1959. [1] With his highly ex
Lucílio de Albuquerque (9 May 1877 – 19 April 1939) was a Brazilian painter, designer and art professor. Brazilian painter, designer and art professor Lucílio de Albuquerque Lucílio and his wife Georgina Born ( 1877-05-09 ) May 9, 1877 Barras , Empire of Brazil Died April 19, 1939 (1939-04-19) (aged
#18 Otto Wacker
Otto Wacker (1898–1970) was a German art dealer who became infamous for commissioning and selling forgeries of paintings by Vincent van Gogh . He had gained a good reputation in the 1920s after false starts in various other professions. Since the end of World War II , he lived in East Berlin. A stud
#19 Albert Hertel
Albert Hertel (19 April 1843, Berlin - 12 February 1912, Berlin) was a German landscape painter. German painter Albert Hertel (1897)
#20 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
The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass . [2] Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, impl
Wharton Esherick Studio , now housing the Wharton Esherick Museum , was the studio of the craftsman-artist Wharton Esherick (1887–1970), in Malvern, Pennsylvania . The studio was built between 1926 and 1966, reflecting Esherick's evolving sculptural style—from Arts and Crafts , through German Expres
#3 Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon is a non-profit arts organization located at 92 Plymouth Street, in Dumbo, Brooklyn . Smack Mellon supports emerging, under-recognized mid-career, and women artists through a highly regarded exhibition program, competitive studio residency, and technical support to realize new and ambit
#4 Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center
In November 1945, Jackson Pollock and his wife Lee Krasner moved to what is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House and Studio in Springs in the town of East Hampton on Long Island, New York . The wood-frame house on 1.56 acres (0.63 ha) with a nearby barn is on Accobonac Creek. Historic house in N
Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion with a garden in Montacute , South Somerset . Late Elizabethan mansion in Somerset, UK Montacute House The entrance facade Quick reference Location Montacute , Somerset Coordinates 50°57′09″N 2°42′58″W Built c. 1598 Built for Edward Phelips Architectural
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg , Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation. It is named after Gerd Bucerius and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus . The exhibition centre shows 3 - 4 exhibi
#7 Australian Girls Own Gallery (aGOG)
The australian Girls Own Gallery (aGOG) was a commercial gallery that operated in Leichhardt Street, Kingston in Canberra from 1989 to 1998. The gallery was owned and operated by former National Gallery of Australia curator Helen Maxwell. Art museum in Leichhardt Street, Kingston ACT Australian Girl
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 Galerie Barbazanges was an art gallery in Paris that exhibited contemporary art between 1911 and 1928. The building was owned by a wealthy fashion designer, Paul Poiret , and the gallery was used for Poiret's "Salon d'Antin" exhibitions. The gallery showed the work of avant-garde artists such as
The Alice Austen House , also known as Clear Comfort , is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island , New York City , New York . [5] It was home of Alice Austen , a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust . [6]
The Baltimore Museum of Art ( BMA ) in Baltimore , Maryland , United States , is an art museum that was founded in 1914. The BMA's collection of 95,000 objects [1] encompasses more than 1,000 works by Henri Matisse anchored by the Cone Collection of modern art, as well as one of the nation's fines
The Lewis Textile Museum was bequeathed to the people of Blackburn by a local cotton industrialist, Thomas Boys Lewis (1869–1942). The Lewis Textile Museum was closed in 2006 and a new gallery with its collection of looms and textile machinery was moved to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery . The gall
#13 Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
The Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) is a contemporary performance and visual arts organization in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon . PICA was founded in 1995 by Kristy Edmunds. [1] Since 2003, it has presented the annual Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) every September in Portland, f
#14 National Gallery (Thailand)
The National Gallery ( Thai : พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติ หอศิลป ) is an art gallery and one of Thailand's national museums . It is located on Chao Fa Road in Bangkok 's historic Phra Nakhon District , and is housed in the building of the former Royal Thai Mint . The gallery's collections range from tradi
#15 Museion (Bozen)
The Museion (from the greek μουσείον, meaning the temple of the muses ) is the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen , in South Tyrol , Italy. [1] Facade of the Museion facing the Talfer River in Bozen It was founded in 1985. [2] Since 2006 it has been managed by the Museion Foundation, fou
#16 Tohono Chul Park
Tohono Chul (aka Tohono Chul Park ) is a botanical garden, nature preserve and cultural museum located in Casas Adobes , a suburb of Tucson, Arizona . The words "tohono chul" translate as "desert corner" and are borrowed from the language of the Tohono O’odham , the indigenous people of southern Ari
#17 Museum of Art and Archaeology
The Museum of Art and Archaeology is the art museum of the University of Missouri . It is located at Mizzou North (former Ellis Fischel Cancer Center ) on Business Loop 70 West in Columbia, Missouri . The Museum's galleries are free and open to the public. The galleries are open from 9 am to 4 pm Tu
#18 Electric Ladyland (museum)
Electric Ladyland is a museum located in the Jordaan area of Amsterdam , Netherlands . It is devoted to presenting art, minerals, and manufactured items that fluoresce under ultraviolet light . It opened on April 19, 1999 [1] and was the first museum devoted to fluorescence. Electric Ladyland Electr
#19 Holburne Museum
The Holburne Museum (formerly known as the Holburne of Menstrie Museum and the Holburne Museum of Art ) is located in Sydney Pleasure Gardens, Bath , Somerset , England. The city's first public art gallery, the Grade I listed building , [1] is home to fine and decorative arts built around the collec
The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art ( KNMA ) is a private modern and contemporary art museum with locations in New Delhi and Noida . [1] [2] Established in 2010, it is India's first private museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The core collection of the institution comprises post-independence
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
Fountain of Time , or simply Time , is a sculpture by Lorado Taft , measuring 126 feet 10 inches (38.66 m) in length, situated at the western edge of the Midway Plaisance within Washington Park in Chicago , Illinois, in the United States. [1] The sculpture is inspired by Henry Austin Dobson 's
The Messenger (Dutch - De boodschapper ('t kan verkeren) ) is a 1674 oil painting by Johannes Verkolje which is in the collection of the Mauritshuis , in The Hague . 1674 painting by Jan Verkolje The Messenger (1674) by Johannes Verkolje The picture depicts a messenger delivering a letter to an offi
The Derby Day is a large oil painting showing a panoramic view of The Derby , painted by William Powell Frith over 15 months from 1856 to 1858. It has been described by Christie's as Frith's "undisputed masterpiece" and also "arguably the definitive example of Victorian modern-life genre." [2] Paint
#5 Ecce homo
Ecce homo ( / ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ / , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈettʃe ˈomo] , Classical Latin : [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː] ; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John , when he presents a scourged Jesus , bound and crowned with thorns , to
La Japonaise is a 1876 oil painting by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet . Painted on a 231.8 cm × 142.3 cm ( 91 + 1 ⁄ 4 in × 56 in) canvas, the full-length portrait depicts a European woman in a red uchikake kimono standing in front of a wall decorated by Japanese fans . Mon
Professor Joseph Henry is an outdoor bronze sculpture by William Wetmore Story , depicting Joseph Henry , located in front of Washington, D.C. 's Smithsonian Institution Building , in the United States. The sculpture is nine feet tall, with a base made from Maine red granite and Quincy gray granite.
#8 Au Vélodrome
Au Vélodrome , also known as At the Cycle-Race Track and Le cycliste , is a painting by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger . The work illustrates the final meters of the Paris–Roubaix race, and portrays its 1912 winner Charles Crupelandt . Metzinger's painting is the first in Modernist ar
#9 Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor and Coachman
Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort with Their Tutor and Coachman , also known as Starting for the Hunt , is an oil-on-canvas painting by Aelbert Cuyp , now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [1] [2] [3] 17th-century painting by Dutch painter Aelbert Cuyp E
#10 View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields
View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields (c. 1670–1675) is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Jacob van Ruisdael . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich . View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields Artist Jacob van Ruisdael Year 1670–1675
#11 Madonna and Child (Bellini, Detroit)
The Madonna and Child or Madonna with the Christ Child Blessing is a 1509 oil on panel painting by Giovanni Bellini , commissioned by the Mocenigo family and remaining with them until 1815. It is now in the Detroit Institute of Arts . Painting by Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child Artist Giovanni Be
The Lenin Monument ( German : Lenin-Denkmal ) was a monument to Vladimir Lenin in East Berlin created by the Soviet Russian sculptor Nikolai Tomsky . It was inaugurated on April 19, 1970 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Lenin's birth. After German reunification , the district council of Fried
An outdoor life-size sculpture of Chief Seattle by local artist James Wehn is installed in Tilikum Place in Seattle , Washington , in the United States. [2] [3] [4] [5] Statue in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Not to be confused with Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle . Statue of Chief Seattle The st
#14 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
#15 Lucretia (Rembrandt, 1664)
Lucretia is a 1664 history painting historically attributed to the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt in the collection of the National Gallery of Art . In 2015, Ernst van de Wetering of the Rembrandt Research Project said that "the formal properties and execution of [this] painting, I am convinced,
#16 Parade de cirque
Parade de cirque (English: Circus Sideshow ) is an 1887-88 Neo-Impressionist painting by Georges Seurat . It was first exhibited at the 1888 Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants (titled Parade de cirque , cat. no. 614) in Paris, where it became one of Seurat's least admired works. Parade de
#17 Portrait of Petronella Buys
Portrait of Petronella Buys (1610–1670) is a 1635 portrait painting painted by Rembrandt . It shows a young woman with a very large and impressive millstone collar . It is in a private collection. [1] Portrait of Petronella Buys Portrait of Petronella Buys (1605–1670) Year 1635 Medium oil paint , oa
#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
#19 Equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar (Central Park)
An equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar , sometimes called the Simón Bolívar Monument , is installed in Manhattan 's Central Park , in the U.S. state of New York . The memorial features a bronze sculpture by Sally James Farnham resting on a black granite pedestal designed by the firm Clarke and Rapuan
#20 Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Parmigianino, Louvre)
Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine is an unfinished c.1529 oil on panel painting of the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine by Parmigianino . Painting by Parmigianino Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine Artist Parmigianino Year c.1529 Medium oil on panel Dimensions 20 cm × 27 cm (7.9 in ×
Jules-Joseph Guiffrey (29 November 1840 – 26 November 1918) was a 19th-century French art historian, a member of the Académie des beaux-arts . French art historian (1840-1918) Jules Guiffrey Born Jules-Joseph Guiffrey 29 November 1840 Paris Died 26 November 1918 (1918-11-26) (aged 77) Paris Occupa
#2 Wolfgang Lotz (art historian)
Wolfgang Lotz (born April 19, 1912 in Heilbronn ; died October 24, 1981 in Rome ) was a German art historian specialized in Italian Renaissance architecture .
Ambroise Vollard (3 July 1866 – 21 July 1939) was a French art dealer who is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century. He is credited with providing exposure and emotional support to numerous then-unknown artists, including Pa
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
#5 Siri Engberg
Siri Engberg is curator of visual arts at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis , Minnesota . [1] She wrote or edited a number of catalogues raisonnés , often with the artist's participation. Engberg organized about a half dozen shows before becoming assistant and then curator, which allowed her to c
Robert Charles Perrier (July 1, 1898 to April 19, 1987) was a French haute couture textile supplier, songwriter, socialite and art collector. [1] His vintage silks rank among the world’s most coveted luxury fabrics, including exclusivities created for Coco Chanel , Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laur
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
Francisco Calvo Serraller (19 April 1948 – 16 November 2018 [1] ) was a Spanish art historian. Spanish art historian Francisco Serraller
Dianne Hauserman Pilgrim (1941 – December 2, 2019) was an American art historian and museum professional. American art historian and museum professional (1941-2019) Dianne H. Pilgrim Dianne H. Pilgrim, from a 1988 publication. Born Dianne DeGlow Hauserman 1941 Cleveland, Ohio Died December 2, 2019 N
#10 Enrico Pedrini
Enrico Pedrini (15 January 1940 in Montesano di Filighera – 19 April 2012 in Genova ) was an academic, theorist and collector of Conceptual Art . He also taught epistemology in Italy. Enrico Pedrini Born ( 1940-01-15 ) 15 January 1940 Filighera Died 19 April 2012 (2012-04-19) (aged 72) [1] Genova
#11 Craig Harbison
Craig S. Harbison (April 19, 1944 – May 17, 2018) [1] was an American art historian specialising in 15th and 16th-century Flemish and Northern Renaissance painting. He was Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst . While attending Princeton University in the early
#12 Reidar Kjellberg
Anders Reidar Kjellberg (19 April 1904 – 22 February 1978) was a Norwegian art historian and museum director. [1] Norwegian art historian and museum director
#13 Jérôme Sans
Jérôme Sans (born 1960 [1] ) is a director of contemporary arts institutions, critic and curator, based in Paris . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biographical article is
#14 George Kriehn
George H. Kriehn , Ph.D. (April 19, 1868 – September 17, 1944) was an American writer and lecturer on art. American writer and lecturer on art George Kriehn Born ( 1868-04-19 ) April 19, 1868 Lexington , Missouri Died September 17, 1944 (1944-09-17) (aged 76) Education William Jewell College Unive
The Minute Man [note 1] is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel Chester French in Minute Man National Historical Park , Concord, Massachusetts . It was created between 1871 and 1874 after extensive research, and was originally intended to be made of stone. The medium was switched to bronze and it was cast fr
#2 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
#3 Pioneer Woman (Friedlander)
The Pioneer Woman statue is a work created by sculptor Leo Friedlander . It is located at the Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton, Texas , United States, and was commissioned as part of the Texas Centenary celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico . The sculpt
The Emancipation Memorial , also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more prominent so-named memorial was dedicated in 1922. [3]
#5 Oklahoma City National Memorial
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a memorial in the United States that honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
The sculpture The Archer stands in the Jan Kochanowski Park in Bydgoszcz , facing the Polish Theater . The Archer pl: Łuczniczka View in Jan Kochanowski Park Artist Ferdinand Lepcke (1866-1909) Completion date 18 October 1910 ( 1910-10-18 ) Medium bronze Movement Neoclassicism Subject Young na
The Bigelow Monument is a public monument in Worcester , Massachusetts , United States . The monument, located in a small cemetery at the center of Worcester Common , [1] honors Timothy Bigelow , a Patriot during the American Revolutionary War . The monument was dedicated on April 19, 1861, the 86th
The Mahnmal Bittermark is a memorial place in Bittermark [ de ] , a borough in the city of Dortmund , Germany . [1] Mahnmal Bittermark Mahnmal Bittermark, September 2006 Location in North Rhine-Westphalia Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Mahnmal Bittermark (Germany) Show map of Germany Coordinat
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
#10 Titanic Musicians' Memorial
The Titanic Musicians' Memorial is a memorial in Southampton , United Kingdom, to the musicians who died in the RMS Titanic disaster on 15 April 1912. The original Titanic Musicians' Memorial was unveiled by the Mayor of Southampton, H Bowyer on 19 April 1913, and was located in the old Southampto
#11 Ludlow Massacre
The Ludlow Massacre was a mass killing perpetrated by anti-striker militia during the Colorado Coalfield War . Soldiers from the Colorado National Guard and private guards employed by Colorado Fuel and Iron Company (CF&I) attacked a tent colony of roughly 1,200 striking coal miners and their familie
#12 Statue of Benjamin Disraeli, Parliament Square
The statue of Benjamin Disraeli is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Mario Raggi , located at the west side of Parliament Square in London . It was unveiled in 1883 and became a Grade II listed building in 1970. Statue by Mario Raggi in London Statue of Benjamin Disraeli The statue in 2012 Artist Mario
#13 National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives , which was then re
#14 Kryptos
Kryptos is a sculpture by the American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia . Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the four encrypted messages it bears. Of these four messages
#15 Monument to the Ghetto Heroes
The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes ( Polish : Pomnik Bohaterów Getta ) is a monument in Warsaw , Poland , commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War . It is located in the area which was formerly a part of the Warsaw Ghetto , at the spot where the first armed clash o
#16 Demolition of monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine
The demolition of monuments to Alexander Pushkin in Ukraine started during the Russo-Ukrainian War . During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine it has become a widespread phenomenon and dubbed by Ukrainians Pushkinopad (Пушкінопад), a pun literally translated as " Pushkinfall ", with the coinage of
#17 Tree of Knowledge (Australia)
The Tree of Knowledge was a heritage-listed tree in Oak Street, Barcaldine , Barcaldine Region , Queensland , Australia, that was poisoned and killed in 2006. It was a 200-year-old Corymbia aparrerinja ghost gum. [1] It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. [2] This artic
#18 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
#19 Big Bulls
The Big Bulls are a set of seven large statues of bulls that decorate the city of Rockhampton , Queensland , Australia. [1] The set is regarded as one of Australia's big things and is intended to reinforce Rockhampton's claim to being the Beef Capital of Australia. [2] [3] Initially there were two b
#20 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial is a monument to United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the West End Historic District of downtown Dallas , Texas ( USA ) erected in 1970, and designed by noted architect Philip Johnson . [Interactive fullscreen map] Downtown Dallas and John Fitzgeral