langs: 23 апреля [ru] / april 23 [en] / 23. april [de] / 23 avril [fr] / 23 aprile [it] / 23 de abril [es]
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#1 Joseph Petzl
Joseph Petzl (23 December 1803, Munich – 23 April 1871, Munich) was a German genre painter of the Biedermeier school. He has left a collection of drawings documenting his everyday life, love affairs and travels, now in the Münchner Stadtmuseum. German painter (1803–1871) This article includes a list
Anthony Green RA (born 30 September 1939) is an English realist painter and printmaker best known for his paintings of his own middle-class domestic life. His works sometimes use compound perspectives and polygonal forms—particularly with large, irregularly shaped canvasses. As well as producing oil
Louis Muhlstock , OC CQ LL.D. (April 23, 1904 – August 26, 2001) was a Canadian painter best known for his depictions of the Great Depression and for landscapes and urban scenes in and around Montreal. [1] Canadian painter (1904–2001) Louis Muhlstock Muhlstock in 1995 in front of some of his works
Pieter Antonsz Barbiers (bapt. April 23, 1717 in Amsterdam – September 7, 1780 in Amsterdam) was a skillful Dutch artist. He painted scenery for the theaters in Amsterdam, Leiden , etc. [1] Another picture representing the conflagration of the former in the year 1772 has been engraved by C. Bagerts
Christina Quarles (born 1985) is a queer, mixed contemporary American artist and writer, living and working in Los Angeles, whose gestural, abstract paintings confront themes of racial and sexual identities, gender, and queerness. She grew up as an only child to a single mother and started drawing f
Joseph Nollekens R.A. (11 August 1737 – 23 April 1823) [1] was a sculptor from London generally considered to be the finest British sculptor of the late 18th century. 18th-century British sculptor For his father, the Flemish painter, see Joseph Francis Nollekens . Joseph Nollekens Joseph Nollekens.
Bill Ray (1936 – 2020) was an American photojournalist whose long career included twelve years of work for Life magazine spanning the 1960s. He was responsible for extensive photo essays and issue covers. His subjects ranged broadly from celebrities to international conflicts, social upheavals, and
Gaston Balande (born 1880 in Madrid , died 1971 in Paris ), was a French painter and illustrator . French painter and illustrator Gaston Balande Gaston Balande, Self-portrait . Private collection. Born ( 1880-05-31 ) 31 May 1880 Madrid , Spain Died 8 April 1971 (1971-04-08) (aged 90) Paris , Franc
#9 Ive Šubic
Ive Šubic (23 April 1922 – 29 December 1989) was a Slovene painter , graphic artists and illustrator . [1] Ive Šubic Born ( 1922-04-23 ) 23 April 1922 Hotovlja , Slovenia Died 29 December 1989 (1989-12-29) (aged 67) Škofja Loka , Slovenia Nationality Slovenian Education Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubl
#10 Fritz Wotruba
Fritz Wotruba (23 April 1907, Vienna , Austria – 28 August 1975, Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor of Czecho - Hungarian descent. He was considered one of the most notable sculptors of the 20th century in Austria . In his work, he increasingly dissolves figurative components in favor of geometrical
#11 Henryk Józewski
Henryk Jan Józewski ( Kyiv , August 6, 1892 - April 23, 1981, Warsaw ) was a Polish visual artist , politician , a member of government of the Ukrainian People's Republic , later an administrator during the Second Polish Republic . Henryk Józewski A member of Polish - independence organizations, dur
Signe Margaret Stuart (née Nelson ) (born 1937) is an American artist best known for her abstract paintings and works on paper that are informed by Minimalism, quantum physics and the study of consciousness. American artist (born 1937) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for
#13 Jacki Parry
Jacki Parry RSA (born 26 June 1941) is an Australian born artist, printmaker , papermaker, former lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art and a founding member of the Glasgow Print Studio and the Paper Workshop, Glasgow. [1] [2] Australian born artist based in Scotland Jacki Parry Born ( 1941-06-26 )
Christian Lattier (1925–1978) was an Ivorian sculptor born in Grand Lahou , Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Christian Lattier Born December 25, 1925 Grand Lahou , Côte d'Ivoire Died 23 April 1978 (1978-04-23) (aged 52) Abidjan , Côte d'Ivoire Nationality Ivorian Education Écoles des Beaux-Arts, Saint
#15 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
August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck (23 April 1828 – 1 January 1901) was a painter who was born in Glückstadt in Holstein , now in Germany but then in Denmark. He lived and worked for most of his life in France. [1] He was both French and German by nationality. Anguish , 1878, held at the National Gal
#17 Jarl Goli
Jarl Einar Goli (born 23 April 1957) is working as a painter today. He has been a Norwegian actor and television personality in former times. Jarl Goli Born Jarl Einar Goli ( 1957-04-23 ) 23 April 1957 (age 65) Norway Occupation Painter, actor in former times Children Aida Celine Goli Dypeng Websi
#18 Désiré Piryns
Désiré Piryns (1889 – 23 April 1948) was a Belgian painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics . [1] Belgian painter Désiré Piryns Born 1889 Zele , Belgium Died 23 April 1948 (aged 58 – 59) Anderlecht, Belgium Nationality Belgian Occupation
#19 Friedrich Preller the Elder
Friedrich Preller the Elder (25 April 1804 in Eisenach – 23 April 1878 in Weimar ) was a German landscape painter and etcher. From 1832 he was a professor at the Fürstlichen freien Zeichenschule in Weimar . He was the father of the artist Friedrich Preller the Younger . German painter This article m
#20 Jean Brenner
Jean Brenner (23 April 1937 – February 2009) was a painter from Mulhouse , France . French painter Jean Brenner Jean Brenner at his retrospective in his native Mulhouse, at the Musée des Beaux Arts, 2008 Born 23 April 1937 ( 1937-04-23 ) Mulhouse Died February 2009, (aged 71) Nationality French Ed
The Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA ) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan , New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues . This article is about the museum in New York City. For other uses of "Moma" or "Museum of Modern Art", see Moma (disambiguation) and Museum of Modern Art
#2 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art ( MMoCA ), formerly known as the Madison Art Center , is an independent, non-profit art museum located in downtown Madison, Wisconsin . Art museum in Madison, Wisconsin MMoCA glass facade and Icon staircase on the corner of State St. and Henry St. MMoCA is dedi
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
Museo de Arte de Ponce ( MAP ) is an art museum located on Avenida Las Américas in Ponce, Puerto Rico . [6] [7] [8] [9] It houses a collection of European art , [7] as well as works by Puerto Rican artists. The museum contains one of the most important Pre-Raphaelite collections in the Western Hemis
#5 Kelvin Hall
The Kelvin Hall , located on Argyle Street in Glasgow , Scotland, is one of the largest exhibition centres in Britain and now a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition venue in 1927. It has also been used as a concert hall , home to the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena to
The Australian Queer Archives ( AQuA ) (formerly the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives - ALGA) is a community-based non-profit organisation committed to the collection, preservation and celebration of material reflecting the lives and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex
#7 Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ( Cooper Union [10] ) is a private college at Cooper Square in New York City . Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-supported École Polytechnique in France. [11] [12] The school was built on a radical
#8 Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Vatican Museums
The Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art is a collection of paintings, graphic art and sculptures in the Vatican Museums . Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art, Vatican Museums Established 1973 Location Vatican City Curator Mario Ferrazza Website https://museivaticani.va/content/museivatic
Museum Slager is an art museum in 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands , dedicated to the work of eight local painters from three generations of the Slager family. Behind the distinguished façade of the building there is a collection of paintings, drawings, engravings, watercolours and objects, all direct
#10 Willard Gallery
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]
#11 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for
#12 Gallery A
Gallery A was a mid-century Australian gallery that exhibited contemporary Australian art. It was established in 1959 at 60 Flinders Lane , Melbourne , and then relocated to 275 Toorak Road ., South Yarra . [1] A second Gallery A venue was opened and run concurrently at 21 Gipps Street, Paddington i
#13 Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare , and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750) in Britai
The Royal Castle in Warsaw ( Polish : Zamek Królewski w Warszawie ) is a royal residence that formerly served throughout the centuries as the official home of Polish monarchs . It is situated in Castle Square , at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town . The personal offices of the king and the adminis
#15 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education at New York University . ISAW's mission is to cultivate comparative, connective investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China . [1] Areas of specia
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
#17 Museum of Western Art (Kerrville, Texas)
The Museum of Western Art in Kerrville , Texas , is an art museum dedicated to the painting and sculpture of living artists of the American West who follow in the tradition of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell . In addition to the rotating collection, the museum also has an art library and t
Peter Bray Gallery (a commercial gallery) was established as Stanley Coe Gallery in 1949 before being renamed in 1951, after a change of management. Situated at 435 Bourke Street, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia, it closed in 1957. [1] Many of the major names in mid-century Australian contemporary
#19 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
#20 El Escorial
El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial ( Spanish : Monasterio y Sitio de El Escorial en Madrid ), or Monasterio del Escorial ( Spanish pronunciation: [el eskoˈɾjal] ), is a historical residence of the King of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial , 2.06 km
#1 View of a Town (J.M.W. Turner)
View of a Town is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1798. [1]
#2 Trans-Fixed
Trans-Fixed was a 1974 performance by Chris Burden in which he was crucified onto a Volkswagen Beetle . 1974 performance Trans-Fixed Artist Chris Burden Year 1974 Medium Performance, documentary photographs
#3 A Beech Wood with Gypsies round a Campfire (J.M.W. Turner)
A Beech Wood with Gypsies round a Campfire is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1799–1801. [1]
Leaving the Table ( Danish : Man rejser sig fra bordet), also known as Dinner Party at the Moresco's (Danish:Atenselskab hos familien Moresco), is a 1906 oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by Laurits Tuxen depicting a dinner party in Danish businessman Jacob Heinrich Moresco 's home north of Cope
#5 Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland
Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland , is a painting by J. M. W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851), painted c. 1798. [1] It depicts the Old Man of Coniston , Cumbria , England . [2] Painting by J. M. W. Turner In the catalogue catalogue of the Royal Academy from 1798, when verses w
#6 Caernarvon Castle (J.M.W. Turner)
Caernarvon Castle is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1798. [1] This painting uses watercolor on an "ambitious scale" in a way that stands alongside oil paintings of the time. [2]
#7 Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg
Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg is a watercolor by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh that he made in January 1882, shortly after taking up residence in The Hague . [Works 1] [Letters 1] Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1882 (January) Catalogue F910 , JH99
#8 Landscape with Lake and Fallen Tree (J.M.W. Turner)
Landscape with Lake and Fallen Tree is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1800. [1] Painting by J. M. W. Turner
#9 View on Clapham Common (J.M.W. Turner)
View on Clapham Common is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1800- 1805. [1] Painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner
#10 Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa
Bonaparte Visits the Plague Stricken in Jaffa ( French : Bonaparte visitant les pestiférés de Jaffa ) is an 1804 painting commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte and painted by Antoine-Jean Gros portraying an event during the French invasion of Egypt . [1] The scene shows Napoleon during a striking scene
#11 Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase
Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase (originally in French Femme nue montant l'escalier ) is a drawing done with pencil and charcoal on card made by Joan Miró in 1937. It is part of the permanent collection of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. [1] Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase French: Femme nue mo
#12 Vincent van Gogh's display at Les XX, 1890
Vincent van Gogh's display at Les XX, 1890 , in Brussels, Belgium, is an important testament to the recognition he received amongst avant-garde peers during his lifetime. Participation in the annual exhibition of Les XX was for members and by invitation only. Van Gogh's choice proves that he was goi
#13 View in Wales: Mountain Scene with Village and Castle - Evening (J.M.W. Turner)
View in Wales: Mountain Scene with Village and Castle - Evening is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1799–1800. [1]
#14 Pioneer Woman
The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma , designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the hand. It was donated to the State of Oklahoma by millionaire oilman E. W. Marland . He commissioned models
#15 The Denial of Saint Peter (Hendrick ter Brugghen)
The Denial of Saint Peter [3] [4] is a painting by Hendrick ter Brugghen , a member of the Dutch Caravaggisti , depicting Saint Peter's thrice denial of Christ as recounted in all four Gospels . It is thought to have been painted after 1625, and thus in the last three years of Ter Brugghen's life; h
#16 Welsh Mountain Landscape (J.M.W. Turner)
Welsh Mountain Landscape is a painting by J.M.W. Turner (23 April 1775 - 19 December 1851) , painted c. 1799–1800. [1]
The Four Freedoms is a series of four oil paintings made in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell . The paintings— Freedom of Speech , Freedom of Worship , Freedom from Want , and Freedom from Fear —are each approximately 45.75 by 35.5 inches (116.2 by 90.2 cm) , [1] and are now in the Norma
Bacchus , originally Saint John the Baptist , is a painting in the Musée du Louvre , Paris , France , based on a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci . It is presumed to have been executed by an unknown follower, perhaps in Leonardo's workshop. Sydney J. Freedberg assigns the
#19 Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment is a 1779 painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David . Painting by Jacques-Louis David Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment fr: Saint Jérôme entendant la trompette du Jugement dernier Artist Jacques-Louis David Year 1779 ( 1
#20 List of paintings by J. M. W. Turner
This is an incomplete list of the oil paintings of J. M. W. Turner ( 23 April 1775 –19 December 1851), [1] a master noted for his skill in the portrayal of light, and in the painting of maritime scenes. [2] Paintings by English artist William Turner J.M.W. Turner , Self-portrait, c. 1799
#1 Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg
Carl Gregor Herzog zu Mecklenburg (14 March 1933 – 23 July 2018) was a German historian of music and art. He served as director of the Museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart for a period of 18 years, and was noted for his books on music and art. He was a member of the former Me
#2 Peter Murray (art historian)
Peter John Murray (April 23, 1920 – April 20, 1992) [1] was a British art historian and the Professor of History of Art at Birkbeck College , London from 1967 to 1980. [1] Together with his wife, Linda Murray , he wrote primers on Italian Renaissance art which have been used by generations of studen
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein ; December 25, 1870 [2] – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world'
Anda Rottenberg (born 23 April 1944) is a Polish art historian, art critic, writer, former director of the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw and member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA), International "Manifesta" Foundation and the International "Germinations" Foundation
Alexander Joseph Finberg (April 23, 1866 – March 15, 1939) was an art historian focused on the History of British Art who was a founder of the Walpole Society and an expert on J. M. W. Turner . Finberg was educated at City of London College, King's College London and the Lambeth School of Art. [1] I
Aline Bernstein Saarinen (March 25, 1914 – July 13, 1972) was an American art and architecture critic, author and television journalist. American architect Aline B. Saarinen Saarinen, c. 1964 Born Aline Milton Bernstein ( 1914-03-25 ) March 25, 1914 New York City, U.S. Died July 13, 1972 (1972-07-13
Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), [4] styled Sir Anthony Blunt KCVO from 1956 to November 1979, was a leading British art historian and Soviet spy. British art historian, Soviet spy (1907–1983) Anthony Blunt Born Anthony Frederick Blunt ( 1907-09-26 ) 26 September 1907 Bou
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
#9 Phoebe Pool
Phoebe Pool (1913–1971), was a British art historian and spy for the Soviet Union . Art historian and spy Phoebe Pool Born 1913 London , United Kingdom Died December 1971 Nationality English Alma mater Somerville College, Oxford Occupation Art historian, Soviet spy Notable work Impressionism (1967
#10 Růžena Vacková
Růžena Vacková (23 April 1901 Velké Meziříčí – 14 December 1982 Prague ) was a Czech art historian and theoretician, theatre critic and pedagogue. She also engaged in archaeology . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because
#11 Lucien Scheler
Lucien Scheler (1902 – 23 April 1999) was a French author, poet, publisher, and bookseller who participated in the literary resistance against Nazism. 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 mes
Katharine Ada Esdaile (née McDowall, 23 April 1881 – 31 August 1950) was a British art historian, particularly of English post-medieval sculpture, "the subject she made peculiarly her own". British art historian (1881–1950) Katharine Esdaile Born Katharine Ada McDowall 23 April 1881 London, England
#13 Camille Mauclair
Séverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair , was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic . [1] French writer Camille Mauclair by Henry Bataille , c. 1895
#14 Bruno Grimschitz
Bruno Grimschitz (April 23, 1892 – June 13, 1964) was an Austrian art historian and museum director who belonged to the Nazi party.
#15 Felix Czeike
Felix Czeike (21 August 1926 – 23 April 2006) was an Austrian historian and popular educator. He was an author and partly also editor of numerous publications on the history of Vienna and was the director of the Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv [ de ] . His main work is the six-volume Historische Le
Gregor von Rezzori ( German pronunciation: [ʁɛˈtsoːʁi] ; May 13, 1914 – April 23, 1998), born Gregor Arnulph Herbert Hilarius von Rezzori d’Arezzo , was an Austrian-born, Romanian, German-language novelist , memoirist , screenwriter and author of radio plays , as well as an actor, journalist, visual
#17 Leo Stein
Leo Stein (May 11, 1872 – July 29, 1947) was an American art collector and critic. He was born in Allegheny City (now in Pittsburgh ), the older brother of Gertrude Stein . He became an influential promoter of 20th-century paintings. This article is about the American art critic. For the Polish writ
Shakespeare Hirst (26 February 1841 – 20 May 1907) was an English actor, author, art collector and expert on the life and works of William Shakespeare. 19th/20th-century English actor and writer Shakespeare Hirst Born ( 1841-02-26 ) 26 February 1841 Almondbury , Yorkshire , England Died 20 May 1907
Richard [2] Payne Knight (11 February 1751 – 23 April 1824) of Downton Castle in Herefordshire , and of 5 Soho Square, [3] London, England, was a classical scholar , connoisseur , archaeologist [4] [5] and numismatist [5] best known for his theories of picturesque beauty and for his interest in anci
#20 Dagobert Frey
Dagobert Frey ( Vienna , 23 April 1883 – 13 May 1962, Stuttgart ) was an Austrian art historian, a criminal responsible for the theft of the most valuable European and Polish collections from the Warsaw and Kraków museums and national art galleries during the Nazi German occupation of Poland . [1] D
#1 Alley of the rulers of Russia
Alley of the rulers of Russia is a sculptural composition located in Moscow, Russia. It consists of a set of identical stelae on which busts of all the rulers of Russia are installed, starting with Prince Rurik . The space where the busts are located is a small square, inside the territory at the ad
The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial , museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney , Australia . The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit , with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Ho
#3 Merlion
The Merlion ( / ˈ m ɜːr ˌ l aɪ ə n / ) is the official mascot of Singapore . It is depicted as a mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish . Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its
#4 Columbia University sundial
The Class of 1885 Memorial Sundial is a landmark at Columbia University , located at the center of the College Walk at the other end of Butler Plaza from Butler Library . Designed by astronomy professor Harold Jacoby in conjunction with McKim, Mead & White , it was completed in 1914. The 16-short-to
#5 Confederate Monument (Ashville, Alabama)
The Confederate Soldiers Monument is a monument to the soldiers from St. Clair County, Alabama who fought for the Confederate States of America (CSA) during the American Civil War . It was funded by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and was dedicated April 23, 1923, on the grounds of the
Flamingo , created by noted American artist Alexander Calder , is a 53-foot (16 m) [2] tall stabile located in the Federal Plaza in front of the Kluczynski Federal Building in Chicago , Illinois , United States. [3] It was commissioned by the United States General Services Administration and was u
#7 Shakespeare's funerary monument
The Shakespeare funerary monument is a memorial to William Shakespeare located inside Holy Trinity Church at Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire , the church in which Shakespeare was baptised and where he was buried in the chancel two days after his death. [1] Monument in Stratford-upon-Avon Shakesp
#8 Entropa
Entropa is a sculpture by Czech artist David Černý . The project was commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the occasion of its presidency of the Council of the European Union , and was originally designed as a collaboration for 27 artists and artist groups from all member countries of the Europ
#9 List of tallest statues in the Philippines
This list of tallest statues in the Philippines includes free-standing, completed statues in the Philippines that are at least 5 meters (16 feet) tall. The height of these statues are measured from the top of its base/pedestal up to its maximum height (including monuments with spires or obelisks). T
#10 Lincoln Monument (Wabash, Indiana)
The Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana or The Great Emancipator is a public sculpture by Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951), a sculptor who was born in New York City. The cast bronze sculpture was commissioned by Wabash-native Alexander New and donated to the city of Wabash, Indiana
The Morgan Morgan Monument , also known as Morgan Park , [6] is a 1.05-acre (0.4 ha) roadside park in the unincorporated town of Bunker Hill in Berkeley County , West Virginia. It is located along Winchester Avenue ( U.S. Route 11 ) and Mill Creek . The park features a granite monument that was er
The Kinderhook plates are a set of six small, bell-shaped pieces of brass with unusual engravings, created as a hoax in 1843, surreptitiously buried and then dug up at an Indian mound near Kinderhook, Illinois . Fake American Morman artifacts Front and back of four of the six Kinderhook plates are s
#13 Capitoline Wolf, Timișoara
Capitoline Wolf is a statue located in Timișoara 's Victory Square , between the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Palace of Culture . Copy of the famous Capitoline Wolf , the statue was donated by the municipality of Rome in 1926 as a symbol of Latinity that unites the Romanian and Italian peoples. Th
#14 Skydance Bridge
The Skydance Bridge (oftentimes called the Skydance Pedestrian Bridge or Scissortail Bridge ) is a pedestrian bridge and public artwork in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States. [1] Pedestrian bridge and public artwork in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Skydance Bridge The bridge in 2019 Coordinate
#15 Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Spanish–American War Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States that commemorates those American military personnel who died in the Spanish–American War . Constructed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and dedi
St George is a marble sculpture by Donatello . It is one of fourteen sculptures commissioned by the guilds of Florence [1] to decorate the external niches of the Orsanmichele church. St. George was commissioned by the guild of the armorers and sword makers, the Arte dei Corazzai e Spadai. Saint Geor
#17 Queen Victoria Memorial, Penang
The Queen Victoria Memorial in George Town , Penang is a monument to Queen Victoria, begun after her death, located at the Penang Chinese Recreation Club. Penang's Victoria Memorial takes the form of a large piece of land known as "Victoria Green," and a statue at the edge of Victoria Green at the j
#18 Historic Chinatown Gate (Seattle)
The Historic Chinatown Gate is a modern Paifang archway in the Chinatown-International District neighborhood of Seattle , Washington . Paifang archway in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Historic Chinatown Gate Looking west towards Union Station and King Street Station Location within downtown Seattle Gene
#19 List of sculptures in Central Park
Since 1863, twenty-nine sculptures [note 1] have been erected within New York City 's 843-acre (3.41 km 2 ) Central Park . Most have been donated by individuals or organizations, few by the city itself. While many early statues are of authors and poets along "Literary Walk", and American figures l
#20 Monument to the Tsar Liberator
The Monument to the Tsar Liberator ( Bulgarian : Паметник на Цар Освободител , Pametnik na Tsar Osvoboditel ) is an equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia , the capital of Bulgaria . It was erected in honour of Russian Emperor Alexander II who liberated Bulgaria from Ottoman rule during the Russ