langs: 14 августа [ru] / august 14 [en] / 14. august [de] / 14 août [fr] / 14 agosto [it] / 14 de agosto [es]
days: august 11 / august 12 / august 13 / august 14 / august 15 / august 16 / august 17
#1 Israel Painters and Sculptors Association
The Israel Painters and Sculptors Association was established in 1934 and has been associated with many painters and sculptors who worked in Israel. With the establishment of the State of Israel, the name of the association was changed to the "Association of Painters and Sculptors in Israel". In 200
Samuel Gurney Cresswell (25 September 1827 – 14 August 1867), was a Royal Navy officer. He was technically the first naval officer to cross the entire Northwest Passage . [1] Robert McClure was in charge of the expedition but Cresswell reached England first. English painter Samuel Gurney Cresswell B
Pietro Fragiacomo (14 August 1856 – 18 May 1922) was an Italian painter, depicting sea and land-scapes. Italian painter (1856–1922) Pietro Fragiacomo (late 1900s) Armonie verdi, 1920 ca. ( Fondazione Cariplo )
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
#5 Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit
Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit (1875–1945) was a Dutch artist and peace activist . [1] [2] Dutch artist Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit Born ( 1875-08-14 ) 14 August 1875 Charlois (Rotterdam), The Netherlands Died 25 January 1945 (1945-01-25) (aged 69) Bussum, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Educat
Alan Blyth ( fl. 1921 – 1953) was an English artist who primarily painted landscape and botanical paintings, predominantly in the oil medium. [1] English painter
Giuseppe Calì (14 August 1846 – 1 March 1930) was a Maltese painter of Italian descent. Maltese painter This article is about the Maltese painter. For the Italian golfer, see Giuseppe Calì (golfer) . Giuseppe Calì Calì circa 1890 Born ( 1846-08-14 ) 14 August 1846 Valletta Died 1 March 1930 (1930-03
Kaija Helena Aarikka-Ruokonen (3 February 1929 — 14 August 2014) was a Finnish designer and entrepreneur. [1] [2] [3] [4] Finnish designer and entrepreneur Kauppaneuvos Kaija Aarikka Kaija-Aarikka in 1949 Born ( 1929-02-03 ) 3 February 1929 Somero , Finland Died 14 August 2014 (2014-08-14) (aged 8
#9 Ghostshrimp
Daniel James Bandit (born Daniel Rogers James ; [1] August 14, 1980), better known as Ghostshrimp , is an American graphic artist , animator and illustrator. His illustration work has appeared in The New York Times , The New Yorker , and on many album covers, including the MF DOOM and Bishop Nehru c
Henry George Hoyland (January 1895 – 29 October 1947) was a Sheffield -born portrait and figure painter. After studying in Sheffield, London and Paris, he returned to Sheffield to teach at the Sheffield School of Art from 1921 to 1929, as well exhibiting as an artist. In 1930 he moved to London with
Martin Frank Stainforth (14 August 1866 – 22 April 1957) was a British -born artist best known for his portraits of Thoroughbred racehorses he painted in England and while living in Australia and the United States . English painter This article includes a list of references , related reading or exte
Sophie Verrijn Stuart (1890–1946) was a Dutch ceramicist. [1] Dutch artist Sophie Verrijn Stuart Born ( 1890-04-18 ) 18 April 1890 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Died 14 August 1946 (1946-08-14) (aged 56) Amsterdam, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Education Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus Known f
James Edward Grant (May 25, 1924 – August 14, 1997) was an American painter and sculptor active from the late 1950s into the early 1970s. Best known for his sculptural work in plastics , this work by no means defined him, but was rather a natural endpoint of an exploration into increased dimensional
#14 Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan " Joni " Mitchell CC ( née Anderson ; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. Drawing from folk , pop, rock, classical, and jazz , Mitchell's songs often reflect on social and philosophical ideals as well as her feelings about romance, womanhood, dis
#15 Ekkeland Götze
Ekkeland Götze (born August 14, 1948) is a German painter, printmaker and conceptual artist . Ekkeland Götze Ekkeland Götze Born Ekkehard Götze ( 1948-08-14 ) August 14, 1948 (age 74) Dresden , Germany Nationality German Alma mater Dresden Academy of Fine Arts Website ekkeland .de
#16 Anne Killigrew
Anne Killigrew (1660 – 1685) was an English poet and painter, described by contemporaries as "A Grace for beauty, and a Muse for wit." Born in London, she and her family were active in literary and court circles. Killigrew's poems were circulated in manuscript and collected and published posthumousl
#17 Carl Balsgaard
Carl Vilhelm Balsgaard (24 December 1812, Copenhagen - 14 August 1893, Copenhagen) was a Danish painter; primarily of still-lifes . Danish painter Carl Balsgaard (1870s) Still-life with Fish and Crab; one of his few without fruits or flowers.
#18 Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz ( German pronunciation: [kɛːtə kɔlvɪt͡s] ; born as Schmidt ; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) [3] was a German artist who worked with painting , printmaking (including etching , lithography and woodcuts ) and sculpture . Her most famous art cycles, including The Weavers and The Peasant Wa
#19 Horst P. Horst
Horst P. Horst (born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann ; August 14, 1906 – November 18, 1999), was a German-American fashion photographer . [1] German-American photographer Horst P. Horst Horst signing autographs in 1984 Born Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann ( 1906-08-14 ) August 14, 1906 Weißenfels-an-der-Saa
Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder ( Aalst , 14 August 1502 – Brussels , 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter , sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries . [1] His principal subjects were Christian religious theme
The Museum of Black Joy is a virtual museum launched by Philadelphia artist Andrea "Philly" Walls in January 2020. [1] [2] The museum's mission statement says that it exists "To celebrate, cultivate, commemorate, & circulate stories that center Black joy". [3] The museum includes photography, videos
The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta . It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) Art museum in Alberta, Canada Walter Phillips Gallery Walt
#3 National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art ( NGMA ) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture , Government of India. [1] The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India , with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore . Its collection of
Beechwood is a Gilded Age mansion and estate located at 580 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island best known for having been owned by the Astor family . Part of the Bellevue Avenue Historic District , it was built between 1852–53 and designed in the Italianate style by Andrew Jackson Downing and
911 Media Arts Center is a non-profit media arts and access center located in Seattle , Washington . 911 Media Arts Center was incorporated on August 14, 1984, to support the expressive use of media tools through training, equipment, and access grants. [1] The organization also provides a forum and
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
Hogarth's House is the former country home of the 18th-century English artist William Hogarth in Chiswick , adjacent to the A4 . The House now belongs to the London Borough of Hounslow and is open to visitors as a historic house museum free of charge. Chiswick is now one of London 's western suburbs
Gillman Barracks is a contemporary arts cluster in Singapore that is home to international art galleries, restaurants and the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, which are all housed in conserved colonial barracks. Gillman Barracks lies near to Alexandra Road, and the 6.4 hectare site covers
#9 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.
#10 Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum [lower-alpha 1] , also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or simply as Dhanmondi 32 was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman alias Bangabandhu, the founding father and president of Bangladesh. [1] Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated with most members of his family
#11 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , often referred to as The Guggenheim , is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist , Post-Impressionist
The Maine State Building is a historic building on Preservation Way, part of the Poland Springs resort complex in South Poland, Maine . It was built in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago . Designed by Chicago architect Charles Sumner Frost , a Lewiston, Maine native and MIT graduate, the bu
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy , dedicated to the art of calligraphy, [1] is situated in Sokolniki Park , Moscow . The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Cal
#14 National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland ( Irish : Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann ) is Ireland's leading museum institution, with a strong emphasis on national and some international archaeology, Irish history, Irish art , culture, and natural history . It has three branches in Dublin , the archaeology and natural h
#15 Grohmann Museum
The Grohmann Museum , at the Milwaukee School of Engineering , houses an art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work. The museum opened on October 27, 2007 and is located at 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. [ citation needed ] It is next to the German-English Acad
#16 Poeh Museum
The Poeh Museum ( Tewa poeh , "pathway") is a museum in Pojoaque, New Mexico , U.S.A. The museum is located off U.S. Route 84 . It is devoted to the arts and culture of the Puebloan peoples , especially the Tewas in the northern part of the state. It was founded by Pojoaque Pueblo in 1987, and is ho
#17 Rockwell Museum
The Rockwell Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum of American art located in the Southern Tier region of New York in downtown Corning, New York . Frommer's describes it as "one of the best-designed small museums in the Northeast ." In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate ,
#18 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya , originally named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India , is a museum in Bombay ( Mumbai ) which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. [3] Museum in Mumbai, India Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya Entrance of th
The Audain Art Museum is a 56,000-square-foot private museum located in Whistler, British Columbia , housing the private art collection of Michael Audain . [1] Designed by Patkau Architects and opened to the public in 2016, it holds a comprehensive permanent collection of British Columbian art. [2]
Valletta Contemporary (VC) is an independent exhibition space in Valletta , Malta . Established in April 2018, this gallery is housed in a 400 year old former warehouse in East Street, just a few metres away from St.Barbara Bastions and Lower Barrakka Gardens . [1] [2] Valletta Contemporary Art Spac
#1 Confederate monument (Gainesville, Florida)
The Confederate monument , also known as Old Joe , is a historic statue in Gainesville, Florida , in the United States. Designed by John Segesman , it was dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy outside the Alachua County Administration Building in 1904. It was moved to Oak Ridge Cemete
#2 Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Baltimore)
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was a monument in Baltimore , Maryland , installed in 1903 and removed in 2017. [1] Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument The monument defaced with red paint in August 2017 Artist Frederick Ruckstull Year 1902
American Legion Soldier is a public artwork by German -born American artist Adolph Wolter , located at the American Legion building on K Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C. , United States . "American Legion Soldier" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program in 1993. [1]
#4 List of works by Vincent van Gogh
List of works by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete list of paintings and other works by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Little appreciated during his lifetime, his fame grew in the years after his death. According to the legend, Van Gogh sold only one painting, The Red Vineyard , boug
The Constellations are a series of 23 paintings on paper produced from January 1940 to September 1941 by the Spanish surrealist Joan Miró . Art historians and museum curators have said of the paintings: "Universally considered one of the greatest achievements of his career", [1] : 1 p. "The Cons
#6 Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III
Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III is a 1632 oil on oak panel portrait by Rembrandt of the engraver Jacob de Gheyn III , now in Dulwich Picture Gallery . It is smaller than most of Rembrandt's works, measuring only 29.9 by 24.9 centimetres (11.8 by 9.8 inches). It has been stolen numerous times and it
#7 Le Boulevard de Montmartre, Matinée de Printemps
Le Boulevard de Montmartre, Matinée de Printemps is a painting of Paris' Boulevard Montmartre by Camille Pissarro . Painting by Camille Pissarro Le Boulevard de Montmartre, Matinée de Printemps Artist Camille Pissarro Year 1896 or 1897 (disputed) Catalogue JP and CD-RS 1171 Medium oil on canvas Dime
The Heart of the Andes is a large oil-on-canvas landscape painting by the American artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900). Painting by Frederic Edwin Church This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . ( May 2022 ) The Heart of the Andes Artist Frederic Edw
#9 Portrait of the Family Hinlopen
The Portrait of the Family Hinlopen or Family of burgomaster Gillis Valckenier is a painting in the Berlin Gemäldegalerie by the Dutch Golden Age painter Gabriël Metsu of about 1663. There have been various ideas among art historians as to which family is actually represented, with the two main cand
The Sistine Chapel ceiling ( Italian : Soffitto della Cappella Sistina ), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art . The Sistine Chapel is the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV , for whom
#11 Halo (sculpture)
Halo is a wind powered kinetic sculpture in Sydney , Australia. Located at Central Park , the artwork is part of a major mixed-use urban renewal project to redevelop the old Kent Brewery site in Broadway . [1] Kinetic sculpture in Sydney, Australia Halo Artist Turpin + Crawford Studio Year 2012 Type
#12 Confederate Women's Monument
The Confederate Women's Monument was an outdoor memorial by J. Maxwell Miller , [1] installed in Baltimore , in the U.S. state of Maryland in 1917. [2] Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Confederate Women's Monument The monument in 2008 Artist J. Maxwell Miller Year 1917 ( 1917 ) 2017: removed
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
The exhibition Battle of the Sexes – Franz von Stuck to Frida Kahlo ( Geschlechterkampf – Franz von Stuck bis Frida Kahlo ) was held from 24 November 2016 to 19 March 2017 at the Städel-Museum in Frankfurt am Main. 140 paintings, films and sculptures reflected the change in gender roles and the perc
#15 Portrait of Sara Wolphaerts van Diemen
Portrait of Sara Wolphaerts van Diemen is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals , painted around 1630–1633 and now in the Rijksmuseum , in Amsterdam . It is considered a pendant to the portrait of Sara's husband Nicolaes Hasselaer . Painting by Frans Hals Portrait of S
#16 Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Monument
The Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee Monument , often referred to simply as the Jackson and Lee Monument or Lee and Jackson Monument, was a double equestrian statue of Confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee , formerly located on the west side of the Wyman Park Dell in Charles Vi
Jean José Marchand (4 August 1920 – 8 March 2011) was a French critic of art, cinema and literature. From the late 1960s he made many documentary TV films of writers, philosophers and artists. Jean José Marchand Marchand in 1954 Born ( 1920-08-04 ) 4 August 1920 Paris , France Died 8 March 2011 (201
#2 Paul Zucker
Paul Zucker (August 14, 1888 in Berlin – February 14, 1971 in New York City ) was a German -born architect, art historian, art critic and author. Between 1919 and 1935, he practiced architecture in Berlin. [1] American architect Paul Zucker studied architecture and art history in Berlin and Munich;
#3 Elyse Luray
Elyse Luray is an American art historian and appraiser of historical objects who has become a television personality as a result of her appearances on a number of shows, most particularly as a member, since its premiere in 2003, of PBS 's investigation-of-the-past series History Detectives . [1] [2]
Joseph Antenucci Becherer (born 1965) is an American curator, professor, writer, and arts administrator. He is a scholar of modern and contemporary sculpture, organizing major exhibitions and installations from Auguste Rodin to Jonathan Borofsky , Henry Moore to Magdalena Abakanowicz , [1] Jenny Hol
Gilbert Laing Meason of Lindertis FRSE FSA (3 July 1769 – 14 August 1832) [1] was a Scottish merchant and agricultural improver, best remembered as the originator of the term landscape architecture .
Lionello Venturi (25 April 1885, Modena – 14 August 1961, Rome ) was an Italian historian and critic of art. He edited the first catalogue raisonné of Paul Cézanne . Italian historian and critic of art Lionello Venturi
Monroe Wheeler (13 February, 1899 – 14 August, 1988) was an American publisher and museum coordinator whose relationship with the novelist and poet Glenway Wescott lasted from 1919 until Wescott's death in 1987. [1] Monroe Wheeler Portrait by George Platt Lynes (1937) Born 13 February, 1899 Evanston
Atherton M. Curtis (April 3, 1863 - October 8, 1943) was an American art collector and a writer from Brooklyn , New York City , who settled permanently in Paris in 1903. He was also an author of introduction, art historian and publisher, who donated numerous archaeological items to the Louvre and ot
Margarethe Jochimsen , née Müller, (14 August 1931 - 15 September 2016) [1] was a German curator, art critic and museum director. German curator, art critic and museum director
Frank Lusk Babbott (August 14, 1854 – December 7, 1933) was an American jute merchant, art collector, patron, and philanthropist. Frank Lusk Babbott Born Frank Lusk Babbott ( 1854-08-14 ) August 14, 1854 Waterville, New York Died December 7, 1933 (1933-12-07) (aged 79) Brooklyn, New York Nationali
#11 Jan Białostocki
Jan Białostocki (born August 14, 1921 in Saratov , Russia ; died December 25, 1988 in Warsaw ) was one of the most famous [1] Polish art historians of the 20th century. Jan Białostocki 1988 This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2015 )
Mark Stevens (born August 14, 1951) is an American writer who was co-awarded the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography with Annalyn Swan for De Kooning: An American Master . His book with Swan also received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography in 2004 and a Los Angeles T
#13 Karl Döhring
Karl Siegfried Döhring (often misspelled Döring; 14 August 1879, in Cologne – 1 June 1941, in Darmstadt; also writing under the pseudonym Ravi Ravendro ) was a German architect, art historian and archaeologist. He lived mostly in Siam, now called Thailand .
Stephanie Antoinette Franziska Stebich (born January 26, 1966 in Mülheim ) is a German -born American art historian and curator . Stebich is currently the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum . [1] American art historian Stephanie Stebich Born Stephanie Antoinette
#15 Kirk Varnedoe
John Kirk Train Varnedoe (January 18, 1946 – August 14, 2003) was an American art historian , the Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art from 1988 to 2001, Professor of the History of Art at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, and Professor of Fine
#16 Guillermo Tovar y de Teresa
Guillermo Tovar de Teresa ( Mexico City , August 23, 1956 – idem , November 10, 2013) was a Mexican historian and an art collector (mainly of painting, literature and ancient books, deeply knowledgeable about the work of the great photographers in Mexico), bibliographer , philanthropist, cultural pr
#17 Olivier Maurault
Monsignor Olivier Maurault , CMG, FRSC (1 January 1886 – 14 August 1968) was a Canadian historian, priest of the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice , and academic administrator. He was Rector of the Université de Montréal from 1934 to 1955. He was President of the Royal Society of Canada in 194
#18 Matthew Drutt
Matthew Joseph Williams Drutt (born December 8, 1962) is an American curator and writer who specializes in modern and contemporary art and design. Based in New York, he has operated Drutt Creative Arts Management (DCAM) since 2013. He has worked with the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland (2013–2015)
#19 Igor Zabel
Igor Zabel (14 August 1958 – 23 July 2005) was a Slovene art historian , curator , and essayist . He was curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Ljubljana and one of the most prominent writers on modern and contemporary art in Slovenia. [1] [2] In 2007 he was posthumously awarded the Rožanc Award for
" Dutchy " is the nickname of a Confederate monument in Elberton, Georgia . Unveiled in 1898, the statue was criticized for its poor design, and in 1900 the statue was toppled and buried by townspeople. The statue was later unearthed in 1982 and currently is on display in a local museum. "Dutchy" Un
#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 Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans)
The Robert E. Lee Monument , formerly in New Orleans , Louisiana , is a historic statue dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee by noted American sculptor Alexander Doyle . It was removed (intact) by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017. Any future display is uncert
#4 Confederate Soldiers Monument (Durham, North Carolina)
The Confederate Soldiers Monument (popularly known as "The Boys Who Wore Gray" ) was a memorial to the soldiers from Durham County who fought for the Confederate States of America in the American Civil War . The statue was seriously damaged by protestors and removed from public view on August 14, 20
#5 Grant's Tomb
Grant's Tomb , officially the General Grant National Memorial , is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant , 18th president of the United States , and his wife, Julia Grant . It is a classical domed mausoleum in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City . The struc
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
#7 Zephyrometer
The Zephyrometer is a public sculpture by Phil Price in Evans Bay, Wellington . The work was installed in 2003. [1] It is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a concrete cylinder holding a 26m tall needle which sways to show wind direction and speed (Wellington is known to Kiwis as "Windy Wellington").
The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a twenty- dollar gold coin , or double eagle , produced by the United States Mint from 1907 to 1933. The coin is named after its designer, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens , who designed the obverse and reverse . It is considered by many to be the most beautiful
#9 Monuments and memorials in Canada removed in 2020–2022
A number of monuments and memorials in Canada were removed as a result of protests between 2020 and 2022. These included six sculptures of Sir John A. Macdonald , the first prime minister of Canada , three of other figures connected to the Canadian Indian residential school system ( Alexander Wood ,
#10 Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker (Milan)
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is a bronze cast of the marble sculpture of the same name by Antonio Canova . It was commissioned from Canova in spring 1807 by Charles-Jean-Marie Alquier , French ambassador to Rome, commissioned it from Canova for 5,000 Louis as a gift to Eugene de Beauharnais , vic
#11 Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint . Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia . Designed by sculptor Gutzo
#12 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
#13 New England Holocaust Memorial
The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts , is dedicated to the Jewish people who were murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust . Memorial in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. New England Holocaust Memorial The memorial as seen from the Boston City Hall Plaza stairs (2017) General i
#14 King Jaja of Opobo Memorial
The King Jaja of Opobo Memorial is a bronze monument in memory of King Jaja of Opobo , erected by public subscription in 1903. [1] It was listed as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance by the National Commission for Museums and Monuments on 14 August 1959. [ citation n
#15 James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue
The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue is a public artwork by Leo Lentelli , located at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart , 16th Street and Park Road Northwest, Washington, D.C. Statue in Washington, D.C., U.S. United States historic place The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue U.S. National Re
#16 Józef Piłsudski Monument, Warsaw
The Józef Piłsudski Monument in Warsaw was erected to honor Józef Piłsudski , a military leader, Marshal of Poland and one of the main figures responsible for Poland's regaining its independence . [1] This 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall, bronze and granite statue [2] is located near Piłsudski's Square and
#17 The Spirit of Spanish Music
The Spirit of Spanish Music is a sculpture by Burt William Johnson (25 April 1890—27 March 1927 [1] ). It was commissioned by the Pomona College class of 1915 [2] and placed in the Lebus Court of the Mabel Shaw Bridges Hall of Music at Pomona College , one of a group of buildings conceived for the e
#18 Prussia Columns
The Prussia Columns ( German : Preußensäulen ) are two monuments, over 15 metres (49 ft) high, that were erected in the years 1854 and 1855 by order of the Prussian king, Frederick William IV on the southeast coast of the German island of Rügen near Neukamp and Groß Stresow. Both villages are toda