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Monique Régimbald-Zeiber (born April 24, 1947 [1] ) is a Canadian painter. Canadian painter (born 1947) Monique Régimbald-Zeiber Born ( 1947-04-24 ) April 24, 1947 (age 75) [1] Sorel , Quebec , Canada [1] Nationality Canadian Education Moscow State University [2] McGill University 1975 [2] Concord
Alice Merrill Horne (1868–1948) was a Utah artist and politician. American painter and politician Alice Merrill Horne Born January 2, 1868 Fillmore, Utah Died October 7, 1948 Salt Lake City, Utah Education Earned a teaching certificate and pedagogy degree from the University of Deseret in 1887 Studi
Piet van der Hem (9 September 1885 – 24 April 1961) was a Dutch painter , cartoonist, and illustrator. [1] His work was part of the art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics , the 1932 Summer Olympics , and the 1936 Summer Olympics . [2] Dutch painter Piet van der Hem Piet van der Hem in 1950 Bor
Stanley Berkeley (1855–1909) was an English painter of animal, sporting and historical subjects, especially military scenes. Born in London, he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy , the Grafton Galleries , the New Watercolour Society, and elsewhere from 1878 until 1902, and many of his pictures
Lodewijk Karel " Loki " Bruckman ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik ˈkaːrəl ˈloːki ˈbrʏkmɑn] ; 14 August 1903 – 24 April 1995) was a Dutch magic realist painter . He lived and worked in the Netherlands, the United States , and Mexico . Museum de Oude Wolden in the village of Bellingwolde has a perma
Józef Jan Gosławski (24 April 1908 – 23 January 1963) was a Polish sculptor and medallic artist. He was a designer of coins (e.g. 5 zł with fisherman), monuments (e.g. Frédéric Chopin in Żelazowa Wola ) and medals (e.g. Year 1939 ). Laureate of many artistic competitions; decorated with the Silver C
Jāzeps Vītols ( German : Joseph Wihtol ; 26 July 1863 – 24 April 1948) was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music. Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic Jāzeps Vītols Born ( 1863-07-26 ) 26 July 1863 Valmiera Russian Em
#8 Gray Foy
Gray Foy (1922–2012) was a mid twentieth-century American artist who created a visionary body of drawings from 1941 to 1975. His drawings are generally divided into two phases. First, from 1941–48, the artist drew figurative Surrealist landscapes and interiors. Then beginning in the late 1940s, he c
Joé Descomps-Cormier (18 January 1869 – 24 April 1950) was a French sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics . [1] French sculptor Joé Descomps-Cormier Born ( 1869-01-18 ) 18 January 1869 Clermont-Ferrand , France Died 24 April 1950 (1950-
#10 Veleslav
Volhv Veleslav (Cyrillic: Волхв Велеслав) (born Ilya Cherkasov (Cyrillic: Илья Черкасов), October 8, 1973), also known as Влх. Велеслав (Vlh. Veleslav)] and V.L.S.L.V., is a Russian Rodnover priest. He is also an author, artist, poet, teacher and lecturer. Veleslav is the founder of Rodolubie (Rodol
Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (24 August 1839 – 24 April 1891) was a French landscape painter and scenic designer . French painter This article does not cite any sources . ( May 2021 ) Jean-Baptiste Lavastre Illustration for scene 4 of the 2nd act of La fiancée d'Abybos by Adrien Barthe , performed at the
#12 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
#13 Viktor Oliva
Viktor Oliva (24 April 1861 – 5 April 1928) was a Czech painter and illustrator. Czech painter and illustrator (1861–1928) Viktor Oliva (1889) The Absinthe Drinker by Viktor Oliva Viktor Oliva, Topičův Salon , Poster, 1895 Poster 100 in Les Maîtres de l'Affiche His most famous painting, Absinthe Dri
#14 Kris Torne
Kristine (Kris) Torne née Laache (1867–1946) was a Norwegian painter and textile artist . In 1894, she was one of ten artists who participated in the Vågåsommeren artists' colony in Vågå , Innlandet County . [1] After painting landscapes and portraits, one of which won a prize at the at the 1900 Par
Kurt von Holleben (7 March 1894 – 14 January 1947) was a German chemist working for Agfa-Gevaert Technical-Scientific Laboratory as the head of the colour screen research group, overseeing development of Additive color screens (kornraster) for the Agfa-Farbenplatte glass plates (1916), and film base
Lilly Martin Spencer (born Angelique Marie Martin ; November 26, 1822 – May 22, 1902) was one of the most popular and widely reproduced American female genre painters in the mid-nineteenth century. She primarily painted domestic scenes, paintings of women and children in a warm happy atmosphere, alt
#17 James Bama
James Elliott Bama (April 28, 1926 – April 24, 2022) was an American artist known for his realistic paintings and etchings of Western subjects. Life in Wyoming led to his comment, "Here an artist can trace the beginnings of Western history, see the first buildings, the oldest wagons, saddles and gun
#18 Xavier Corberó
Xavier Corberó i Olivella (13 June 1935 – 24 April 2017) was a prominent Catalan artist, best known for monumental public sculpture and his palatial house complex in Esplugues de Llobregat near Barcelona . He has been described as "widely considered the most important Catalan artist since Gaudí ," [
#19 Charles Catton the younger
Charles Catton the younger (30 December 1756 – 24 April 1819) was an English -born American topographical artist, illustrator, theatrical scene-painter, and slave-owner. British artist (1756–1819) Landscape by Catton of 1794 – Sheringham beach, Norfolk
#20 Hassel Smith
Hassel Smith (born Hassell Wendell Smith Jr. ; April 24, 1915 – January 2, 2007) was an American painter. American painter Hassel Smith Hassel Smith in his Sebastopol studio (Northern California), c. 1964 (Photograph by Bob Kalbaugh) Born Hassell Wendell Smith Jr. ( 1915-04-24 ) April 24, 1915 Sturg
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
The O Street Museum Foundation is a museum which focuses on exploring the creative process. Located in Washington, D.C. , O Street Museum Foundation is housed in five interconnected town houses that include over 100 rooms and 32 secret doors. This article needs additional citations for verification
#3 Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel ( CDN ) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt 's paintings and drawings . It is a part of Swiss National Library , just like Swiss Literary Archives , which has a close cooperation with CDN. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2019 ) Cent
#4 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
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]
#6 Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales ( AGNSW ), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney , Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest i
The Centre Pompidou ( French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ pɔ̃pidu] ), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( English: National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture ), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4t
#8 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
The Asiatic Society is a government of India organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of "Oriental research", in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions. It was founded by the philologist William Jones on 15 January 1784 in a meeting p
Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York , near the city of Hudson . The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting . The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa wh
#11 Netherlands Open Air Museum
The Netherlands Open Air Museum ( Dutch : Nederlands Openluchtmuseum ) is an open-air museum located in Arnhem with antique houses, farms, and factories from different parts of the Netherlands . It is a national museum focusing on the culture associated with the everyday lives of ordinary people. It
The Renaissance Society , founded in 1915, is a leading independent contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago , with a focus on the commissioning and production of new works by international artists. The kunsthalle-style institution typically presents four exhibition
Musée Saint-Raymond (in English, Saint-Raymond museum ) is the archeological museum of Toulouse , opened in 1892. The site originally was a necropolis, and in later constructions was a hospital for the poor and pilgrims, prison, student residence, stables, barracks and presbytery, eventually becomin
TarraWarra Museum of Art is an art museum in Tarrawarra , Victoria , 45 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. Founded by philanthropists and art collectors Eva and Marc Besen, it is the first museum of art in Australia supported by a significant private endowment. [1] Art museum in Victoria, Australia
#15 National Sporting Library & Museum
The National Sporting Library & Museum or NSLM (formerly the National Sporting Library ) is a research library and art museum in Middleburg, Virginia in the United States. [3] Art museum in Middleburg, VA National Sporting Library & Museum Former name National Sporting Library Established March 29
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 National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania)
The National Museum of Medieval Art ( Albanian : Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar ) is a national museum dedicated to medieval art and history in Korçë , Albania . The museum is located on Fan Noli Boulevard in the south-east of the city of Korçë. It was established on April 24, 1980, and the buildin
#18 Koffler Centre of the Arts
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
#19 Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora ( MoAD ) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco , California . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora , one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis
#20 National Museum Taras Shevchenko
National Museum Taras Shevchenko ( Ukrainian : Націона́льний музе́й Тара́са Шевче́нка ) is a museum in Kyiv , the capital city of Ukraine , dedicated to the life and work of the painter and national poet, Taras Shevchenko . Literary museum in Kyiv, Ukraine National Museum Taras Shevchenko Націона́ль
Our Lady of the Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga , Filipino : Birhen ng Porta Vaga ) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated Marian painting. Marian apparition Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga Original image decorated w
Man at the Crossroads (1934) was a fresco by Diego Rivera in New York City 's Rockefeller Center . It was originally slated to be installed in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Plaza , the main building of the center. Man at the Crossroads showed the aspects of contemporary social and scientific culture.
Glass Tea House - KOU-AN is a chashitsu (teahouse) created by Japanese designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka . Teahouse created by Tokujin Yoshioka Glass Tea House - KOU-AN Artist Tokujin Yoshioka Year 2011- Medium Glass and stainless steel The teahouse made its debut at the 54th La Biennale di Venez
#4 The Icebergs
The Icebergs is an 1861 oil painting by the American landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church . It was inspired by his 1859 voyage to the North Atlantic around Newfoundland and Labrador . Considered one of Church's "Great Pictures"—measuring 1.64 by 2.85 metres (5.4 by 9.4 feet) [1] —the painting depi
Seated Jie Daishi ( 慈恵大師坐像 ) is an anonymous wooden sculpture dated from 1286 depicting Jie Daishi (Priest Ryōgen), property of the Kongōrin-ji temple in Aishō , Shiga . It is designated an Important Cultural Property . [1] Seated Jie Daishi Artist Unknown Year 1286 ( Kamakura period ) Type Wooden s
#6 Statue of Millicent Fawcett
The statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square , London, honours the British suffragist leader and social campaigner Dame Millicent Fawcett . It was made in 2018 by Gillian Wearing . Following a campaign and petition by the activist Caroline Criado Perez , the statue's creation was endorsed by
Les Joueurs de football , also referred to as Football Players , is a 1912–13 painting by the French artist, theorist and writer Albert Gleizes . The work was exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants , Paris, March–May 1913 (no. 1293). September through December 1913 the painting was exhibited at Ers
Robert Walker FRSE (30 April 1755 – 30 June 1808) was a Church of Scotland minister, best known as the subject of the oil painting The Skating Minister by Henry Raeburn . Church of Scotland minister, died 1808 For Walker's uncle, minister of St Giles, and Moderator of 1771, see Robert Walker (modera
#9 Isaac Blessing Jacob (Gerbrand van den Eeckhout)
Isaac Blessing Jacob is a 1642 religious painting by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout . It shows Jacob kneeling at the bed of his blind father Isaac under the watchful eye of his mother Rebecca as he receives his brother Esau's blessing. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] Isaac
The Barque of Dante ( French : La Barque de Dante ), also Dante and Virgil in Hell ( Dante et Virgile aux enfers ), is the first major painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix , and is a work signalling the shift in the character of narrative painting, from Neo-Classicism towards Romanticism .
#11 Fallen Astronaut
Fallen Astronaut is a 3.5-inch (8.9 cm) aluminum sculpture [1] created by Paul Van Hoeydonck. It is a small stylized figure, meant to depict an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was commissioned
#12 A Mother's Duty
A Mother's Duty (1658–1660) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Amsterdam Museum , on loan to the Rijksmuseum . A Mother's Duty Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1658–1660 Dimensions 52.5
#13 The Bedroom (Widener Collection)
The Bedroom (1658–1660) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Art . 1658–1660 painting by Pieter de Hooch The Bedroom Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1658–1660 Dimensions
#14 The Execution of the Comuneros of Castile
The Execution of the Comuneros of Castile ( Spanish: Ejecución de los comuneros de Castilla ) is a history painting by Antonio Gisbert . The Execution of the Comuneros of Castile Artist Antonio Gisbert Pérez Year 1860 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 255 cm × 365 cm (100 in × 144 in) Loca
Guernica ( Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika] ; Basque: [ɡernika] ) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso . [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3] Guernica is exhibited in the Museo Reina S
Theotokos of Novi Kodaky or Theotokos Samarska ( Ukrainian : Самарська ікона Пресвятої Богородиці ) is a Christian Orthodox icon that has been venerated by the Zaporozhian Cossacks of the Dnieper Ukraine on April 24. The icon appeared in the village of Novi Kodaky, 7 versts north-west of Yekaterinos
#17 Still Life of Fruit, Dead Birds, and a Monkey
Still Life of Fruit, Dead Birds, and a Monkey ( Dutch : Stilleven van vruchten in en voor een rieten mand, dode vogels en een aap ) is a painting by the Dutch artist Clara Peeters , c. 1615-1620 . [1] It is a still life , painted in oils on a wooden panel , measuring 47.6 cm × 65.5 cm (18.7
#18 Christ Crowned with Thorns (Heemskerck)
Christ Crowned with Thorns is a c. 1550 painting by the Dutch painter Maarten van Heemskerck in the collection of the Frans Hals Museum , in Haarlem . [1] Painting by Maarten van Heemskerck Christ crowned with thorns Artist Maarten van Heemskerck Year c. 1550 Medium oil paint , canvas Subject Crow
#19 Madame Clémentine Valensi Stora (L'Algérienne)
Madame Clémentine Valensi Stora (L'Algérienne) is an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir , completed in 1870. It depicts a young Jewish woman, Rebecca Clémentine Stora, in Algerian costume and is untypical of Renoir's work, leading to debate about the place of the painting within his oeuvre . Reno
#1 Armand Doria
Count Armand Doria (1824-1896) was a French aristocrat, art collector and patron. He served as the mayor of Orrouy from 1864 to 1896. He acquired a significant collection of impressionist works, including paintings subsequently exhibited in museums in Europe and the United States. Armand Doria Born
Horace Howard Furness Jayne (Cape May, New Jersey, 9 June 1898 – 6 August 1975, Palm Beach , Florida) was an American museum director and curator, art historian, and expert on Asian art who served as the director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology (the Penn Museu
#3 Aslaug Blytt
Aslaug Blytt (24 April 1899 – 22 April 1966) was a Norwegian art historian and museum manager, and politician.
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
#5 Soame Jenyns (art historian)
Roger Soame Jenyns (24 April 1904 – 14 October 1976), [1] [2] [3] who usually wrote his name simply as Soame Jenyns was a British art historian, known as an expert on East Asian ceramics. [3] British art historian For the English writer (1704–1787), see Soame Jenyns . The eldest son of Roger William
#6 Virgilio Noè
Virgilio Noè (30 March 1922 – 24 July 2011) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal . He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. The neutrality of this article is disputed . ( March 2021 ) His Eminence Virgilio Noè Vicar General Emeritus for the Vatican State President Emeritus of the Fa
Didier Ottinger , born in Nancy in 1957, is a French museum curator, art critic and author. He is known for organizing exhibitions and publishing books on modern and contemporary painting. He is now assistant director of the Centre Pompidou [1] [2] at the Musée national d'art moderne in Paris. [3] F
#8 Denis Mahon
Sir John Denis Mahon , CH , CBE , FBA (8 November 1910 – 24 April 2011) [1] was a British collector and historian of Italian art. Considered to be one of the few art collectors who was also a respected scholar, he is generally credited, alongside Sacheverell Sitwell and Tancred Borenius , [3] with b
#9 Hubert Burda
Hubert Burda (born 9 February 1940) is a German billionaire publisher. He is the owner, publisher and general partner of Hubert Burda Media , a global media company of more than 600 media products, including websites, print magazines and other brands. It operates in 20 countries, predominantly in Ge
Leslie Anne Anderson is a Cuban-American [1] museum curator and art historian, notable for her scholarship and exhibitions of nineteenth-century European, American, and regional art. Cuban-American museum curator and art historian This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please
#11 Jorge de Brito
Jorge Artur Rego de Brito ComIH ComM [4] (7 November 1927 – 2 August 2006) was a Portuguese businessman, founder of Banco Intercontinental Português (BIP) and Brisa , [2] who served as the 29th president of sports club S.L. Benfica , succeeding João Santos . Portuguese businessman In this Portuguese
#12 Pál Kelemen
Pál Kelemen (24 April 1894 – 15 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American archaeologist, art historian, and international art lecturer who contributed to the research of Pre-Columbian art . Kelemen was one of the first to recognize the importance of medieval Spanish colonial artwork of the Americas. [
#13 Thomas Bodkin
Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish lawyer, art historian , art collector and curator . For the mayor of Galway, see Thomas Bodkin (mayor) . Not to be confused with Tom Bodkin . Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin Born ( 1887-07-21 ) 21 July 1887 Dublin Died 24 Ap
#14 Gheorghe Balș
Gheorghe Balș (April 24, 1868 – September 22, 1934) was a Romanian engineer, architect and art historian. Gheorghe Balș Born in Adjud , Vrancea County , his parents Alecu Balș (1838-1894) and Roxanda Sturdza (d. 1878) were descended from prominent Moldavian boyar families. [1] He studied in Lausanne
#15 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] :
#16 Jérôme Catz
Jérome Catz (born 1969), is an independent French curator . He is also the current director of the Spacejunk Art Centers. Jérome Catz, is an independent French curator. French art curator This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how
Antonello Trombadori (April 24, 1917, Rome – January 19, 1993, Rome) was an Italian politician, art critic and journalist . Italian politician This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2012 ) Antonello Trombadori, 1972 Born in Rome into a family of artists (his father Fran
Angelos Delivorrias ( Greek : Άγγελος Δεληβορριάς ; 16 August 1937 [1] – 24 April 2018) was a Greek archeologist who was the director of Benaki Museum for 41 years and a member of the Academy of Athens . [2] Greek archeologist Angelos Delivorrias Άγγελος Δεληβορριάς Director of Benaki Museum In offi
The Dewey Monument is a memorial statue in San Francisco , California , located at the center of Union Square . Union Square is bounded by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton Streets. The monument is dedicated to Admiral George Dewey and commemorates his victory in the Battle of Manila Bay during the S
#2 Battle of Liberty Place Monument
The Battle of Liberty Place Monument is a stone obelisk on an inscribed plinth , formerly on display in New Orleans , in the U.S. state of Louisiana , commemorating the " Battle of Liberty Place ", an 1874 attempt by Democratic White League paramilitary organizations to take control of the governmen
#3 Istanbul Armenian Genocide memorial
The Istanbul Armenian Genocide memorial , also known as Huşartsan , was a marble monument that became the first memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide . It was erected in 1919 at a site now partly located within today's Gezi Park , near Taksim Square in Istanbul , Ottoman Empire
Place Émilie-Gamelin (known informally as Berri Square , French : Square Berri ) is a city square in central Montreal , Quebec , Canada. It was created to mark the 350th anniversary of the city. [1] Bordered by Berri Street , Saint Hubert Street , Sainte Catherine Street , and De Maisonneuve Bouleva
#5 Statue of George H. Perkins
The statue of George H. Perkins is a public memorial that stands on the grounds of the New Hampshire State House in Concord , New Hampshire , United States . The statue was designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French , with architect Henry Bacon designing the remainder of the public monument . It hon
Vaillancourt Fountain , sometimes called Quebec libre! , is a large fountain in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco , designed by the Québécois artist Armand Vaillancourt in 1971. It is about 40 feet (12 m) high and is constructed out of precast concrete square tubes. Long considered controversial
The St. Julien Memorial , also known as The Brooding Soldier , is a Canadian war memorial and small commemorative park located in the village of Saint-Julien, Langemark ( West Flemish : Sint-Juliaan ), Belgium . The memorial commemorates the Canadian First Division 's participation in the Second Bat
#8 Montebello Genocide Memorial
The Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument , better known as Montebello Genocide Memorial , is a monument in Montebello , California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area , dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915. The monument, opened in April 1968, is a tower of eight arches supported
Big Beaver Totem Pole [1] (also known as Story of Big Beaver , [2] or simply Big Beaver ) [3] [4] is a 55-foot (16.8-meter) tall outdoor totem pole sculpture by Norman Tait , of the Nisga'a people of British Columbia , located in front of the north entrance to the Field Museum of Natural History in
#10 List of public art in Los Angeles
This is a list of public art in Los Angeles . This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum. Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML This list is incomplete ; you
#11 Inuksuk
An inuksuk (plural inuksuit ) [1] or inukshuk [2] (from the Inuktitut : ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ , plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun , [3] iñuksuk in Iñupiaq , inussuk in Greenlandic ) is a type of manmade stone landmark or cairn built for use by the Inuit , Iñupiat , Kalaallit , Yupik , and other p
The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey , between Aaron Burr , the Vice President of the United States , and Alexander Hamilton , the first and former Secretary of the Treasury , on the morning of July 11, 1804. The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed b
#13 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
The Louis XVIII column is a tall column in the Courgain area of Calais to commemorate the visit of king Louis XVIII to the city. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2013 ) Louis XVIII column
The Guanyin of Nanshan ( simplified Chinese : 南山海上观音圣像 ; traditional Chinese : 南山海上觀音聖像 ) is a 108-metre (354 ft) statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin , sited on the south coast of China's island province Hainan near the Nanshan Temple of Sanya . [1] [2] The statue has three aspects: one side faces i
#16 The Little Mermaid (statue)
The Little Mermaid ( Danish : Den lille Havfrue ) is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen , depicting a mermaid becoming human. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen , Denmark. [lower-alpha 1] It is 1.25 metres (4.1 ft) tall [2] and weighs 175
#17 Nelson's Pillar
Nelson's Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar ) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson , built in the centre of what was then Sackville Street (later renamed O'Connell Street ) in Dublin , Ireland. Completed in 1809 when Ireland was part of the United