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Louise Lawson (1861 [1] - April 5, 1899) [2] was a Neoclassical sculptor and one of the first American women sculptors to have a professional career. American sculptor Louise Lawson, ca. 1893. The Rhodian Boy , marble sculpture by Louise Lawson, mid 1880s.
George William Russell (10 April 1867 – 17 July 1935), who wrote with the pseudonym Æ (often written AE or A.E. ), was an Irish writer , editor, critic, poet, painter and Irish nationalist . He was also a writer on mysticism , and a central figure in the group of devotees of theosophy which met in
Léo Laporte-Blairsy (1865-1923) was a French sculptor. Œuvres de Léo Laporte-Blairsy L'Épave (1907), musée des beaux-arts de Nantes . Le Réveil de Morphée (1894), Toulouse , musée des Augustins . Le Faubourg Matabiau (1900), Toulouse , parc Michelet. Allégorie de la sculpture 1896 Toulouse School of
Lorenzo Garbieri (1580 – 5 April 1654) was an Italian painter of the early- Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna . He was one of the painters in the studio of Ludovico Carracci and is sometimes called il nipote dei Carracci . He was said to be one of the most successful imitators of Ludovico, to
Helena Charlotta Westermarck (20 November 1857, Helsinki – 5 April 1938, Helsinki) was a Finnish artist and writer (belonging to Swedish-speaking population of Finland). [1] [2] [3] She is known for her pioneering biographies of women. [4] Finnish artist and writer (1857–1938) Helena Westermarck Wes
David Hicks Overmyer (April 5, 1889, Topeka, Kansas – March 26, 1973) [1] was an artist active in the 20th century in Kansas. He is most notable for his murals. His first major commission was in the Kansas State Library building, started in 1934 as part of the Works Progress Administration . [2] [1]
#7 Sonya Clark
Sonya Clark (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American artist of Afro-Caribbean heritage. Clark is a fiber artist known for using a variety of materials including human hair and combs to address race, culture, class, and history. [1] Her beaded headdress assemblages and braided wig series of the l
Joseph Rivière (5 April 1912 – 14 February 1961) was a French sculptor. His work is held in various public places in France. His best known work is the monument to the dead deminers of the Ballon d'Alsace . French sculptor Joseph Rivière Born ( 1912-05-05 ) 5 May 1912 Tours , Indre-et-Loire, France
Kerrie Lester (31 May 1953 – 5 April 2016) was an Australian artist [1] who was a frequent finalist in the Archibald Prize for portraiture, although she never won the main prize. Australian painter Kerrie Lester Born ( 1953-05-31 ) 31 May 1953 Surry Hills , Sydney , Australia Died 5 April 2016 (2016
K.R.H. Sonderborg (1923–2008) was a German painter, graphic artist, university professor and from 1980 for several years prorector of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart . This article does not cite any sources . ( February 2011 ) K.R.H. Sonderborg Sonderborg 1962 in Hannover, Germany Born ( 19
#11 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
Charles T. Webber (December 31, 1825 – 5 April 1911) was an American painter . Webber created hundreds of paintings during his lifetime, including portraits , landscapes , mythological and historical scenes, as well as genre subjects . He was an active member in Cincinnati ’s art scene, founding man
#13 Ludwik de Laveaux (painter)
Stanisław Ludwik de Laveaux (21 November 1868 – 5 April 1894) was a Polish painter. [1] [2] Polish painter self portrait, 1892 Born in Jaronowice , he came from a French Protestant family who had emigrated to Poland in the 18th century. He studied at the Kraków School of fine arts from 1884 to 1890
#14 Julio Alpuy
Julio Uruguay Alpuy (January 27, 1919 – April 5, 2009) was an Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and muralist. During his early career, Alpuy was a part of the Taller Torres-García (School of the South) and the constructive art movement. While his early works were greatly influenced by Torres-García's the
#15 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
František Draškovič (5 April 1911 – 3 June 1979) was a Slovak sculptor . His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics . [1] Slovak sculptor František Draškovič Born ( 1911-04-05 ) 5 April 1911 Mást , Austria-Hungary Died 3 June 1979 (1979-06-03) (aged
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
#18 Jesse Moynihan
Jesse Moynihan (born January 4, 1978) is an American artist, animator, composer and director. He is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time and as the creator of the graphic novel Forming . He also released the animated short Manly exclusi
#19 Paul Chidlaw
Paul Chidlaw (April 5, 1900 – April 25, 1989) was an American painter and art instructor who spent most of his career in Cincinnati , Ohio . American painter Paul Chidlaw Paul Chidlaw 1922 (painting by Wilbur G. Adam ) Born April 5, 1900 ( 1900-04-05 ) Cleves , Ohio Died April 25, 1989 (1989-04-
#20 Alfredo Keil
Alfredo Cristiano Keil (3 July 1850 – 4 October 1907) was a Portuguese romantic composer and painter . Portuguese romantic composer and painter Alfredo Keil Born 3 July 1850 Lisbon , Kingdom of Portugal Died 4 October 1907 (1907-10-04) (aged 57) Hamburg , German Empire Occupation Composer , painte
The Whitney Museum of American Art , known informally as " The Whitney ", is an art museum in the Meatpacking District and West Village neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City . It was founded in 1930 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875–1942), a wealthy and prominent American socialite, sculpto
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
Château de Linardié is the name for a once active cultural center located in the South West area of France seven kilometres from Gaillac in the Tarn, France . It operated for 10 years, from 1996 to 2006. Château de Linardié
#4 Euston Hall
Euston Hall is a country house , with park by William Kent and Capability Brown , located in Euston , [1] a small village in Suffolk located just south of Thetford , England . It is the family home of the Dukes of Grafton . [2] Euston Hall The 11th Duke of Grafton in front of Euston Hall Location wi
The Design Museum of Chicago or "DMoC" (formerly Chicago Design Museum) is a museum of design in the Chicago loop . It was founded by Tanner Woodford in 2012 as a pop-up museum , [1] and hosted exhibitions in different venues around Chicago in 2012 and 2013. [2] [3] [4] Following a successful Kickst
The New Brunswick Museum , located in Saint John, New Brunswick , is Canada's oldest continuing museum. [2] The New Brunswick Museum was incorporated as the "Provincial Museum" in 1929 and received its current name in 1930, but its history goes back much further. Its lineage can be traced back anoth
#7 Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum
The Charles Macdonald Concrete House is a two-storey residential structure located in Centreville , Nova Scotia , Canada. It was built entirely out of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a local folk artist and owner of a cement brick factory. [1] Charles Macdonald Concrete House est.
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]
Gilcrease Museum , also known as the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, [1] is a museum northwest of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma housing the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art of the American West , as well as a growing collection of art and artifacts from Centra
#10 Ronchini Gallery
Ronchini Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Lorenzo Ronchini in Umbria , Italy , in 1992. The gallery's first exhibition was a solo show of Italian Neo-Futurist artist Marco Lodola. Other artists exhibited at the gallery included Mario Schifano , Alighiero Boetti , Piero Gilardi , Paol
#11 Temporary exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
This is a list of unique temporary exhibitions held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sydney Australia, organised chronologically and grouped by decade. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( January 2011 ) Not listed here are the temporary exhibitions that the Gall
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
#13 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds , founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , the house originally occupied the cente
#14 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
#15 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
#16 Tate Modern
Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art , and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain , Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives . [2] It is located in the former Bankside Power Station ,
The Assiniboine Park Pavilion is a landmark building at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada . [1] [2] It is today one of Winnipeg's most familiar landmarks. [3] Pavilion in Manitoba, Canada Assiniboine Park Pavilion General information Type Pavilion Architectural style Tudor , with some
#18 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is located on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum , New York City , United States.
The Shed (formerly known as Culture Shed and Hudson Yards Cultural Shed ) is a cultural center in Hudson Yards , Manhattan , New York City . Opened on April 5, 2019, the Shed commissions, produces, and presents a wide range of activities in performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture. "Bloomberg B
#20 Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (also known by its acronym, PGSMA ) is an art museum located at 1400 First Avenue North in Great Falls, Montana , in the United States. The building was constructed in 1896 to house the city's first high school, Great Falls High School (later known as Great Falls Ce
The Roulin Family is a group of portrait paintings Vincent van Gogh executed in Arles in 1888 and 1889 on Joseph, his wife Augustine and their three children: Armand, Camille and Marcelle. This series is unique in many ways. Although Van Gogh loved to paint portraits, it was difficult for financial
The Aaron Monument is a public art work by artist Brian Maughan . [1] It is located in front of the American Family Field stadium west of downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. Statue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Aaron Monument Aaron Monument Artist Brian Maughan Year 2001 Type bronze Dime
The bust of Robert S. Kerr by Keating Donohoe is installed in Oklahoma City 's Robert S. Kerr Park, between Robert S. Kerr Avenue and Couch Drive, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . [1] Sculpture in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Bust of Robert S. Kerr The bust in 2019 Artist Keating Donohoe Medium Bron
L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel ) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism , along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso . L'Oi
#5 Continuing the Conversation
Continuing the Conversation is a public sculpture honoring Rosa Parks in Atlanta , Georgia , United States . Located on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology ( Georgia Tech ), the artwork was created by Martin Dawe and unveiled in 2018. Continuing the Conversation Continuing the Con
#6 Statue of Christopher Columbus (Newport, Rhode Island)
A statue of Christopher Columbus is installed in Newport, Rhode Island , United States. Statue of Christopher Columbus The statue in 2017 Subject Christopher Columbus Location Newport, Rhode Island , U.S. Coordinates 41°29′01″N 71°18′29″W
#7 Regatta at Sainte-Adresse (Monet)
The Regatta at Sainte-Adresse is an oil-on-canvas painting by the impressionist painter Claude Monet . It was painted in 1867 and is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . 1867 painting by Claude Monet Regatta at Sainte-Adresse Artist Claude Monet Year 1867 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions
#8 Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood
The Funerary Monument (or Equestrian Monument ) to Sir John Hawkwood [2] is a fresco by Paolo Uccello , commemorating English condottiero John Hawkwood , commissioned in 1436 for Florence Cathedral . The fresco is an important example of art commemorating a soldier-for-hire who fought in the Italian
#9 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
#10 Rajah Quilt
The Rajah Quilt is a large quilt that was created by women convicts in 1841 whilst travelling from Woolwich to Hobart using materials organised by Lydia Irving of the British Ladies Society for promoting the reformation of female prisoners convict ship sub-committee. The quilt was presented to Jane
#11 Yount Monument
The Yount Monument is a public art work by artist Brian Maughan. [1] It is located in front of the Miller Park stadium west of downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin . The sculpture depicts Robin Yount , a member of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, following through after taking a swing at a pitch. The
#12 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
The Annunciation is an 1898 painting by the African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner . It depicts the biblical scene of the Annunciation , where the archangel Gabriel visits Mary to announce that she will give birth to Jesus . [1] The painting is held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art . Painting
#14 Gnome Watching Railway Train
Gnome Watching Railway Train ( German : Gnom, Eisenbahn betrachtend ) is an 1848 oil-on-wood painting by the German painter Carl Spitzweg . Carl Spitzweg painting Gnome Watching Railway Train Artist Carl Spitzweg Year 1848 Medium Oil-on-wood Dimensions 24 cm × 14.7 cm (9.4 in × 5.8 in) L
#15 Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood
Samuel Kirkwood is a bronze statue created by Vinnie Ream and placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. , one of the two statues there from Iowa. It was dedicated in 1913. [1] Sculpture by Vinnie Ream Samuel J. Kirkwood The statue in the National Sta
#16 Portraits by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh lived during the Impressionist era. With the development of photography, painters and artists turned to conveying the feeling and ideas behind people, places, and things rather than trying to imitate their physical forms. Impressionist artists did this by emphasizing certain hues, u
#17 The Death of Caesar (Gérôme)
The Death of Caesar ( French : La Mort de César ) is an 1867 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme . It depicts the moment after the assassination of Julius Caesar , when the jubilant conspirators are walking away from Caesar 's dead body at the Theatre of Pompey , on the Ides of March (Mar
Black Hole Horizon is a kinetic sculpture created by Swiss-German artist Thom Kubli between the years 2012 and 2015. Kinetic sculpture This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policies or guidelines . ( March 2021 ) Black Hole Horizon Artist Thom Kubli Type Installation art
#19 Merry company with two men and two women
Merry company with two men and two women , also known as The Visit , is an oil -on-panel painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of a Merry Company , a popular form of genre painting in Dutch Golden Age painting showing a group of figures, who are not meant to be identified
#20 The Death of the Earl of Chatham
The Death of the Earl of Chatham is the title of a 1781 oil-on-canvas painting by Boston -born American artist John Singleton Copley . It depicts the collapse of William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham on 7 April 1778, during a debate in the House of Lords on the American War of Independence . Chatham is
Tommaso Puccini (5 April 1749 - 14 March 1811) was an Italian gallery director, heading the Gallerie fiorentine and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence as well as acting as Superintendent of Fine Arts. He was a prolific writer on art history and art theory. Italian gallery director
Melva Jane Bucksbaum (née Venezky ; April 5, 1933 – August 16, 2015) was an American art collector, curator, and patron of the arts. American art collector Melva Bucksbaum Born Melva Venezky ( 1933-04-05 ) April 5, 1933 Washington, D.C. , U.S. Died August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) (aged 82) Aspen, Col
Isabella or Isabelle Alice Errera , née Goldschmidt (5 April 1869 - 23 June 1929) was a Belgian art historian specializing in textiles. Belgian art historian The Hotel Errera in Brussels, home to Isabelle Errera from 1890 until her death, now the headquarters of the Minister-President of Flanders
Marie Gabriel Mourey (23 September 1865 – 10 February 1943) was a French novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, translator and art critic . French novelist, poet, playwright and art critic Gabriel Mourey Photo portrait in 1900 Born Marie Gabriel Mourey 23 September 1865 Marseille Died 10 February 194
Susan Louise Smith (1947 – April 5, 2021) [1] was an associate professor emeritus in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She was noted for her 1995 book The Power of Women: A Topos in Medieval Art and Literature , an expansion of her 1978 doctoral dissert
Krista Piirimäe (born Krista Hiiemets on 5 April 1946 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian art historian. [1] Estonian art historian Krista Piirimäe In 1970 she graduated from the University of Tartu . Since 1970 she is working at Tartu Art Museum . [1] Her spouse was historian Helmut Piirimäe . [1]
#7 Thomas Thompson (businessman)
Thomas Thompson (1797 in Boston – 1869) was an American businessman and art collector, who also set up one of the oldest charitable foundations in the United States. American businessman and art collector Thomas Thompson Thomas Thompson, by unknown artist. Born 1797 Boston Died 1869 New York City Oc
James Staats Forbes (7 March 1823 – 5 April 1904) was a Scottish railway engineer , railway administrator and art collector. He was the uncle of the painter Stanhope Alexander Forbes , and father of the zoologist William Alexander Forbes . James Staats Forbes Sepia-toned platinotype of James Staats
Robert Pincus-Witten (April 5, 1935 – January 28, 2018) was an American art critic , curator and art historian . [1] [2] [3] American art critic, curator, and art historian
Sarah Cook is a Scotland-based Canadian scholar. She is well known as a historian and curator in the field of New Media art . Cook was a Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland , where she worked with the research institute CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, that she co-fou
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
#12 Nicole Fleetwood
Nicole R. Fleetwood (February 24, 1973) is an American academic, curator, and author. She is the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, Fleetwood was Professor of American Studies and Art History a
#13 Cathérine Hug
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
#14 Carlotta Nobile
Carlotta Nobile (Rome, 20 December 1988 – Benevento , 16 July 2013) was an Italian art historian , violinist, writer, blogger, and artistic director of Santa Sophia Academy chamber orchestra in Benevento from September 2010 up to her death. Polyhedral (having many sides) personality of artist and sc
#15 Michael Podro
Michael Podro CBE FBA (13 March 1931 – 28 March 2008) was a British art historian . Podro, the son of Jewish refugees from central Europe, was born in and grew up in Hendon , Middlesex . [1] He attended Berkhamsted school in Hertfordshire , served in the RAF , and read English at Jesus College , Cam
#16 Natalia Fuchs
Natalia Fuchs (born November 6, 1981) is an art critic , new media researcher, international curator and cultural producer. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies . ( June 2019 ) Natalia Fuchs Наталия Вадимовна Фукс Born ( 1981-11-06 ) November 6, 198
Arne Nygård-Nilssen (5 April 1899 – 26 July 1958) was a Norwegian art historian , publicist and magazine editor. [1] Norwegian art historian Arne Nygård-Nilssen - ca. 1950 - Oslo Museum - OB.F06279a.
#18 Fabien Danesi
Fabien Danesi , a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History , is a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens . [1] [2] Former resident of the Villa Medici , [3] French Academy in Rome in 2007–2008, [4] he previously taught at the François Rabelais University of To
#19 Helga Pakasaar
Helga Pakasaar is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Vancouver , Canada. She has worked as curator at Polygon Gallery (formerly Presentation House Gallery) since 2003 and is now the Audain Chief Curator of Polygon. [1] [2] She has also curated exhibitions for Griffin Art Projects in Nort
#20 Werner Spies
Werner Spies (born 1 April 1937 in Tübingen ) is a German art historian, journalist and exhibition organizer. From 1997 to 2000, he was a director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris . [1] Klaus Albrecht Schröder, director of the Albertina in Vienna , has called Spies "one of the most influentia
#1 LOOK II (sculpture in Plymouth)
LOOK II (alternatively, Look II , and colloquially, Rusty Reg [ citation needed ] ) is a permanent sculpture by British sculptor Antony Gormley on the south-western leg of West Hoe Pier, Plymouth , Devon , England . Sculpture by Antony Gormley on West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon LOOK II Rusty Reg LOOK II o
#2 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
#3 National Salt Satyagraha Memorial
The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial or Dandi Memorial is a memorial in Dandi , Gujarat , India , that honors the activists and participants of the Salt Satyagraha , an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India which was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. [1] The memorial is spread over a
The Venus of Savignano is a Venus figurine made from soft greenstone ( serpentine ) dating back to the Upper Paleolithic , which was discovered in 1925 near Savignano sul Panaro in the Province of Modena , Italy. [1] Venus of Savignano Venus of Savignano, three–quarter view Material Greenstone ( ser
#5 Jane Austen
Jane Austen ( / ˈ ɒ s t ɪ n , ˈ ɔː s -/ ; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on
#6 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
The Space Mirror Memorial , which forms part of the larger Astronauts Memorial , is a National Memorial on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida . It is maintained by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), whose offices are located in the NASA
#8 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
#9 Statue of Sir Nigel Gresley
A statue of Sir Nigel Gresley made of bronze stands near the booking office of London King's Cross railway station . It was commissioned by the Gresley Society in memory of Sir Nigel Gresley , a locomotive designer who worked in offices at the station and whose designs included Mallard , which set t
#10 Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a figural group sculpted by Adolph Alexander Weinman atop a pedestal designed by architect Albert Randolph Ross in Baltimore , United States , commemorating the Union military personnel of the American Civil War . The figural group shows Bellona and the per
#11 Monument to General Manfredo Fanti, Florence
The Monument to General Manfredo Fanti commemorates General Manfredo Fanti (1806-1865), a soldier and leader in battles for Italian independence and unification . The statue, erected in 1873, is located in the Piazza San Marco in central Florence , region of Tuscany , Italy. Monument in Piazza San M
The Artemision Bronze (often called the God from the Sea ) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision , in northern Euboea , Greece. According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus , [1] [2] the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been sugge
The 1933 double eagle is a United States 20-dollar gold coin. Although 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933, none were ever officially circulated, and all but two were ordered to be melted down. However, 20 more are known to have been rescued from melting by being
#14 Statue of Charles II, Royal Hospital Chelsea
The statue of Charles II stands in the Figure, or Middle, Court of the Royal Hospital , Chelsea , London. The sculptor was Grinling Gibbons , and the statue was executed around 1680–1682. The king founded the Royal Hospital in 1682 as a home for retired army veterans. The statue is a Grade I listed
#15 Vance Monument
The Vance Monument was a late 19th–century granite obelisk in Asheville, North Carolina that memorialized Zebulon Baird Vance , a former governor of North Carolina. [1] It was designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith . [2] The monument was removed by the City of Asheville in May 2021. [3] Monument
#16 List of works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
In late 2020, the appearance of a series of metal columns was reported internationally. Referred to as "monoliths", these sheet metal structures began to be constructed in the wake of the discovery of the Utah monolith , a 3 m (9.8 ft) -tall pillar made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular
The ArcelorMittal Orbit (often referred to as the Orbit Tower or its original name, Orbit ) is a 114.5-metre (376-foot) sculpture and observation tower in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London . It is Britain's largest piece of public art , [3] and is intended to be a permanent lasti
Pegasus and Dragon is a 110-foot (34 m) tall statue of Pegasus defeating a dragon in Gulfstream Park , Hallandale Beach , Florida . It is the third-tallest statue in the United States after the Birth of the New World in Puerto Rico and the Statue of Liberty in New York . It is also the world's lar
The St. Vincent Ferrer Statue is a colossal bamboo statue in the town of Bayambang in Pangasinan , Philippines . It is dedicated to the town's Catholic patron saint , Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), and is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the tallest bamboo sculpture in the world. St. Vincent