langs: 2 августа [ru] / august 2 [en] / 2. august [de] / 2 août [fr] / 2 agosto [it] / 2 de agosto [es]
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#1 Michael Richards (sculptor)
Michael Rolando Richards (August 2, 1963 – September 11, 2001) was an African-American sculptor of Jamaican and Costa Rican ancestry who was killed during the September 11 attacks while in his art studio on the 92nd Floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. He explored his African-American hist
Isobel Wylie Hutchison FRGS (30 May 1889 – 20 February 1982) was a Scottish Arctic traveller, filmmaker and botanist . [1] Hutchison published poetry, books describing her travels to Iceland , Greenland , Alaska , and the Aleutian Islands , and articles in National Geographic and other magazines. Sh
#3 Petar Grgec
Petar Grgec (January 27, 1933 - August 2, 2006) was a Croatian Naïve Artist , born in Kloštar Podravski in the region of Podravina , Kingdom of Yugoslavia which is in present-day Croatia . Grgec graduated from the Civil Engineering Polytechnic in Pula in 1952. In 1953 he first exhibited his works at
Georg Emil Libert (2 August 1820 – 19 May 1908) was a Danish landscape painter. His specialties included scenes featuring Danish, German and Norwegian landscapes. [1] Danish landscape painter Georg Emil Libert (late 1860s)
Vasily Ivanovich Bazhenov ( Russian : Васи́лий Ива́нович Баже́нов ) (March 1 ( N.S. 12), 1737 or 1738 – August 2 (N.S. 13), 1799) was a Russian neoclassical architect , graphic artist , architectural theorist and educator. Bazhenov and his associates Matvey Kazakov and Ivan Starov were the leading l
#6 List of works by Louis Davis
This is a list of the stained glass works of Louis Davis (1860–1941). List of works by Louis Davis Born 1861 Abingdon. Oxfordshire Died 1941 Nationality English Education Attended Abingdon School Known for Stained Glass Of Davis' legacy, it was said: "His colour and design satisfy the sense of bea
Rolando Chaparro (born August 2, 1965 in Asunción ) is a Paraguayan musician . Son of Rolando Chaparro (professional photographer) and Celia María Benítez ( actress ) Paraguayan musician (born 1965) Rolando Chaparro Born Rolando Chaparro Benítez August 2, 1965 Asunción , Paraguay Nationality Paragua
#8 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
#9 Ethel Spears
Ethel Spears (1903–1974) was an American artist known for her humorous paintings of Depression-era urban life. American painter Ethel Spears Born ( 1903-10-15 ) October 15, 1903 Chicago, Illinios Died August 2, 1974 (1974-08-02) (aged 70) Navasota, Texas Nationality American Education School of th
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
#11 Grigory Gagarin
Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin ( Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин , 11 May [ O.S. 29 April ] 1810 - 30 January [ O.S. 18 January ] 1893 ) was a Russian painter, Major General and administrator. [1] Russian painter Portrait of Grigory Gagarin by Alexandr Munster
#12 Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Deller (born 30 March 1966) [1] is an English conceptual, video and installation artist. Much of Deller's work is collaborative ; it has a strong political aspect, in the subjects dealt with and also the devaluation of artistic ego through the involvement of other people in the creative proce
Hugo Soto (January 15, 1953 – August 2, 1994) was an Argentine actor and artist. Argentine actor and artist Hugo Soto Born ( 1953-01-15 ) January 15, 1953 Corrientes , Argentina Died August 2, 1994 (1994-08-02) (aged 41) Buenos Aires , Argentina Occupation Actor, artist Years active 1972-1994
#14 Victor Ochoa
Victor Ochoa (born August 2, 1948) is an activist, painter, graphic designer and master muralist. [1] He has painted over 100 murals, many of them in San Diego , California. [2] He is considered one of the pioneers of San Diego's Chicano art movement. [3] [4] Ochoa was one of the original activists
#15 Edwin Dickinson
Edwin Walter Dickinson (October 11, 1891 – December 2, 1978) was an American painter and draftsman best known for psychologically charged self-portraits, quickly painted landscapes, which he called premier coups , and large, hauntingly enigmatic paintings involving figures and objects painted from o
#16 J. Campbell Cory
John Campbell " Jack " Cory (September 11, 1867 – November 17, 1925) was an American newspaper cartoonist. His work appeared in the New York Journal , New York World , Chicago Herald , as well as the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Times . [1] American cartoonist J. Campbell Cory Born ( 1867-09-1
Jean-Pierre Vasarely (1934–2002), professionally known as Yvaral , was a French artist working in the fields of op-art and kinetic art from 1954 onwards. He was the son of Victor Vasarely , who was a pioneer of op-art. French painter Jean-Pierre Vasarhelyi (Yvaral) Born Jean-Pierre Vasarhelyi 25 Jan
Jean-Adolphe Beaucé (2 August 1818 - 13 July 1875) was a French battle-scene painter. Born in Paris, he followed the French army on campaign from 1843 onwards in North Africa , the Middle East and Mexico . He also painted portraits of military figures and produced illustrations for several works by
Benito Rebolledo Correa (August 2, 1880 – June 29, 1964) was a Chilean painter. He won the National Prize of Art of Chile in 1959. [1] [2] Benito Rebolledo Correa Born August 2, 1880 Curicó , Chile Died June 29, 1964 Santiago , Chile Alma mater University of Chile Occupation Painter
János Nagy Balogh (2 August 1874, Budapest – 22 November 1919, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist who specialized in proletarian subjects. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) One of his numerous self-portraits (1913)
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
#2 Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon is a non-profit arts organization located at 92 Plymouth Street, in Dumbo, Brooklyn . Smack Mellon supports emerging, under-recognized mid-career, and women artists through a highly regarded exhibition program, competitive studio residency, and technical support to realize new and ambit
#3 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas . The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie , officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission. Art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas Crystal Bridges Museum of Ameri
#4 Woolaroc
Woolaroc is a museum and wildlife preserve located in the Osage Hills of Northeastern Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 123 about 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Bartlesville, Oklahoma , and 45 mi (72 km) north of Tulsa, Oklahoma . Woolaroc was established in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman
#5 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
The Alice Austen House , also known as Clear Comfort , is located at 2 Hylan Boulevard in the Rosebank section of Staten Island , New York City , New York . [5] It was home of Alice Austen , a photographer, for most of her lifetime, and is now a museum and a member of the Historic House Trust . [6]
The 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
Transfer (stylized as TRANSFER ) is an art gallery. It was created in Brooklyn , New York in 2013; the Brooklyn location closed in 2019, and it is now a "fully virtual" gallery. Transfer was co-founded by Kelani Nichole. [1] [2] Nichole, an independent curator, currently serves as the gallery's dire
#9 Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is located in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona on the former site of the Loloma Transit Station (N Marshall Way and E 1st St), and opened in January 2015. The two-story, 43,000-square-foot museum features the art, culture and history of 19 states in the Am
#10 Mougins Museum of Classical Art
The MACM , the Mougins Museum of Classical Art (Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins) is an art museum located in the village of Mougins , in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France. It is 30 minutes from Nice airport and 15 minutes from the centre of Cannes . This article needs additional citations for
#11 Museum of Us
The Museum of Us (formerly known as the San Diego Museum of Man ) [1] is a museum of anthropology located in Balboa Park , San Diego, California and housed in the historic landmark buildings of the California Quadrangle . A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with it
The Johnstone Gallery was a private gallery located in the suburb of Bowen Hills in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia co-owned by Brian Johnstone and his wife, Marjorie Johnstone (née Mant). It was the leading [1] Brisbane commercial gallery exhibiting contemporary Australian art from 1950 until 197
The Dorset County Museum is located in Dorchester, Dorset , England . Founded in 1846, the museum covers the county of Dorset 's history and environment. The current building was built in 1881 on the former site of the George Inn. The building was designed specifically to house the museum's collecti
Gainsborough's House is the birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough . [1] [2] It is now a museum and gallery, located at 46 Gainsborough Street in Sudbury , Suffolk, England. [3] Some of the pictures on display [4] have been acquired with the help of the Art Fund . [5] Birthpla
#15 Museum of the City of New York
The Museum of the City of New York ( MCNY ) is a history and art museum in Manhattan , New York City , New York . It was founded by Henry Collins Brown , [1] [2] in 1923 [3] to preserve and present the history of New York City , and its people. It is located at 1220–1227 Fifth Avenue between East 10
#16 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art ( MoCCA ) is a not-for-profit arts organization and former museum in New York City devoted to comic books , comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. [1] MoCCA sponsored events ranging from book openings to educational programs in New York City schools, and hos
#17 Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia ( AGSA ), established as the National Gallery of South Australia in 1881, is located in Adelaide . It is the most significant visual arts museum in the Australian state of South Australia . It has a collection of almost 45,000 works of art, making it the second lar
#18 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 ,
Arter is a contemporary art museum in the Dolapdere district of Istanbul , Turkey . Art center in Turkey Arter Arter, Dolapdere, architectural rendering by Grimshaw Architects Established 8 May 2010 ( 8 May 2010 ) Location Irmak Avenue No: 13, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey Type Non-profit art institut
#20 Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa ( Zeitz MOCAA ) is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 [1] as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora. [2] The museum is located in the Silo District at the Victoria & Alfr
#1 Dismissal of School on an October Afternoon
Dismissal of School on an October Afternoon was painted by Henry Inman . An elected founding member of the National Academy of Design, Inman was well known in the New York City art scene. [1] Although predominately known for his portrait paintings, Henry Inman was also known for painting genre scene
#2 Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
The Portrait of the Duke of Wellington is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya of the British general Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington during the latter's service in the Peninsular War . [1] One of three portraits Goya painted of Wellington, it was begun in August 1812, after t
Man with a Pipe , also referred to as Portrait of an American Smoker , Portrait of an American Smoking , American Smoking and American Man , is a painting by the French Cubist artist Jean Metzinger . The work was reproduced on the cover of catalogue of the Exhibition of Cubist and Futurist Pictures
Sir William Gibson Craig, 2nd Baronet FRSE (2 August 1797 – 12 March 1878), was a Scottish advocate and politician. The Right Honourable Sir William Gibson Craig Portrait by Henry Raeburn Member of Parliament for Edinburgh In office 1841–1852 Member of Parliament for Midlothian In office 1837–1841 P
The Setting of the Sun is a 1752 oil on canvas painting by François Boucher . It and its pair The Rising of the Sun were both private commissions for Madame de Pompadour as full-scale models for the Gobelins Manufactory . The tapestries produced from the paintings were completed in 1754-1755 and hun
L'Arlésienne , L'Arlésienne : Madame Ginoux , or Portrait of Madame Ginoux is the title given to a group of six similar paintings by Vincent van Gogh , painted in Arles , November 1888 (or later), and in Saint-Rémy , February 1890. L'Arlésienne ( French pronunciation: [laʁlezjɛn] ) means liter
The White Duchess is a life sized (192 x 128 cm) oil-on-canvas painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya , completed in 1795 and now in the collection of the House of Alba , in the Liria Palace , in Madrid. It portrays María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba , and is one of a number of p
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
#9 Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa ( / ˌ m oʊ n ə ˈ l iː s ə / ; Italian : Gioconda [dʒoˈkonda] or Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza] ; French : Joconde [ʒɔkɔ̃d] ) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci . Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance , [4] [5] it has been descri
#10 Declaration of Independence (painting)
Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress . It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale Un
The Rising of the Sun is a 1752 oil on canvas painting by François Boucher . It and its pair The Setting of the Sun were both private commissions for Madame de Pompadour as full-scale models for the Gobelins Manufactory . The tapestries produced from the paintings were completed in 1754-1755 and hun
Ilinden , also known as Makedonium ( Macedonian : Споменик „Илинден“ or Македониум ), is a monument in Kruševo , North Macedonia . It was officially opened on August 2 of 1974, on the 30th anniversary of the Second Session of the Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia and the
#13 Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino is a landscape by British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner completed in 1839. It is Turner's final painting of Rome and had been in the possession of the family of the 5th Earl of Rosebery since 1878, until the painting came to auction, 7 July 2010. It was bought by t
#14 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
Orange Prince (1984) is a painting by American artist Andy Warhol , of Prince , the American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and director. The painting is one of twelve silkscreen portraits on canvas of Prince created by Warhol in 1984. These paintings and four add
#16 The Dauphin's Entry Into Paris
The Dauphin's Entry Into Paris is an oil on canvas painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres , executed in 1821. It is now in the Wadsworth Atheneum collection in Hartford , Connecticut . Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres The Dauphin's Entry Into Paris (1821) by Ingres It belongs to the pain
Many valuable paintings have been stolen . The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars . See also: List of most expensive paintings
Apotheosis of Democracy is a public artwork by American sculptor Paul Wayland Bartlett , located on the United States Capitol House of Representatives portico's east front in Washington, D.C. , United States . This sculpture was surveyed in 1993 as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! p
#19 Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae
The Portrait of M lle Lange as Danaë is a painting by French painter Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson . This satirical painting of the actress Anne Françoise Elisabeth Lange as Danaë replaced a Venus for the last two days of the Paris Salon of 1799, after a dispute between the artist and the sit
#1 Bruce Cole
Bruce Milan Cole (August 2, 1938 – January 8, 2018) was a longtime professor of art history at Indiana University , a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a member of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the eighth Chair of the National Endowment for the Human
#2 Kim Levin
Kim Levin is an American art critic and writer. Levin was a regular contributor to The Village Voice from 1982 to 2006. Since 2007 she has been contributing regularly to ARTnews . American art critic and writer Kim Levin Education Vassar College, Columbia University, New York University Occupation A
#3 Rose Valland
Rose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November 1898 – 18 September 1980) was a French art historian , member of the French Resistance , captain in the French military , and one of the most decorated women in French history. She secretly recorded details of the Nazi plundering of National French and private
Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (born 2 August 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and librarian. Dutch librarian and politician Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven in 1988 Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives In office 16 May 2002 – 19 November 2002
#5 Carl Justi
Carl Justi (2 August 1832, in Marburg – 9 December 1912, in Bonn ) was a German art historian , [1] who practised a biographical approach to art history. Professor of art history at the University of Bonn , he wrote three major critical biographies: of Johann Joachim Winckelmann , of Diego Velázquez
Kajetan "Kai" Mühlmann [1] (26 June 1898 – 2 August 1958) was an Austrian art historian who was an officer in the SS and played a major role in the expropriation of art by the Nazis , particularly in Poland and the Netherlands. He worked with Arthur Seyss-Inquart in the initial Nazi government in Vi
Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa , or Cezaria Anna Baudouin de Courtenay Ehrenkreutz-Jędrzejewiczowa, (1885–1967) was a Polish scientist, art historian , and anthropologist. She was one of the pioneers of ethnology in Poland and one of the first scientists to adopt phenomenology in studies of folk culture .
Charles Rogers FSA (2 August 1711– 2 January 1784) was an English customs official, known as an art collector. He also wrote on drawings, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society . English art collector and connoisseur Charles Rogers, 1777 portrait
Geoffrey Piers Henry Dutton AO (2 August 1922 – 17 September 1998) was an Australian author and historian. Australian writer and historian
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg (2 August 1937 in Luxeuil (Haute-Saône) – 6 June 2020, Paris) was a French art historian and honorary general curator for heritage, a specialist on Gothic and Romanesque art . French art historian (1937–2020) Alain Erlande-Brandenburg Erlande-Brandenburg in 2017 Born ( 1937
#11 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
#12 Timothy Binkley
Timothy Binkley (born Timothy Glenn Binkley on September 14, 1943 in Baltimore , MD), is an American philosopher , artist , and teacher , known for his radical [1] writings about conceptual art and aesthetics , as well as several essays that help define computer art . [2] [3] [4] He is also known fo
#13 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
#14 Jérôme Sans
Jérôme Sans (born 1960 [1] ) is a director of contemporary arts institutions, critic and curator, based in Paris . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This biographical article is
#15 Ruytchi Souzouki
Ruytchi Souzouki (August 2, 1904, [1] Yokohama – 1985, Paris), also written Ryuichi Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木龍一), was a Japanese painter, decorator, illustrator, lithographer, engraver and art critic. This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from r
#16 Carla Lonzi
Carla Lonzi ( Florence , 6 March 1931 – Milan , 2 August 1982) was an Italian art critic and feminist activist , who is best known as the cofounder of Rivolta Femminile (Feminine Revolt), an Italian feminist collective formed in 1970. Italian art critic and feminist (1931–1982) Carla Lonzi Carla Lon
#17 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] :
Guillaume Apollinaire [lower-alpha 1] ( French: [ɡijom apɔlinɛʁ] ; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet , playwright, short story writer , novelist, and art critic of Polish-Belarusian descent. French poet and writer For other uses, see Apollinaire (disambiguation) . Guillaume Apoll
#1 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
Frederick Keep Monument is a public artwork by American artist James Earle Fraser , located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States . "Frederick Keep Monument" was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. This sculpture rests at the
The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square , Savannah , Georgia , United States . The monument honors James Oglethorpe , the founder of the Province of Georgia , who established the city of Savannah in 1733. Efforts towards the monument's erection began in 1901 and were le
#4 St. John's Episcopal Church (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 768 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut . Built in 1873 for a congregation founded in the mid-18th century, it is a well-preserved design of James Renwick, Jr. and a good example of late 19th-century Gothic Revival archiecture. It was liste
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobblestone-sized memorials placed around Europe by the German artist Gunter Demnig . They commemorate the victims of Nazi Germany who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolpersteine in Milan , the capital of the Italian regio
#6 National Monument to the Forefathers
The National Monument to the Forefathers , formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument , [1] commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims . Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States . It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument. [2] Thi
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 Spirit of Detroit is a monument with a large bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks and located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan . Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks The Spirit of Detroit Artist Marshall Fredericks Year 1958 Type Bronze Dimensi
The Wyoming Monument is an American Revolutionary War monument and gravesite located in the borough of Wyoming , Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2018 ) United States historic place Wyoming Monument U.S. National Register of Histori
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois . The sculpture, which depicts a spider , is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm). [1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs an
#11 Twelve Responses to Tragedy
Twelve Responses to Tragedy , or the Yalta Memorial , is a memorial located in the Yalta Memorial Garden on Cromwell Road in South Kensington in west London. The memorial commemorates people displaced as a result of the Yalta Conference at the conclusion of the Second World War . Created by the Brit
#12 Confederate Memorial (Wilmington, North Carolina)
The Confederate Memorial was erected in 1924 by the estate of veteran Gabriel James Boney , the United Daughters of the Confederacy , and a Confederate veterans association in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. [1] In August 2021, the City of Wilmington removed it from public land and stored it, a
Blackburn War Memorial is located in Corporation Park in Blackburn , Lancashire , England . [1] [2] It was originally designed as a memorial for people who lost their lives in the First World War but was later extended to also honour those who lost their lives in the Second World War . [1] [3] Not t
#14 Rosedale World War I Memorial Arch
The Rosedale Arch is dedicated to the men of Rosedale, a neighborhood district and former municipality on the southern edge of Kansas City, Kansas , who served in World War I . Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe , the Arch was designed by John LeRoy Marshall, a Rosedale resident, and dedicated in 1924.
The George Davis Monument is a monument to attorney and Confederate politician George Davis that was erected in Wilmington, North Carolina by the United Daughters of the Confederacy . It was removed by the City of Wilmington in August 2021. George Davis Monument George Davis monument before the stat
#16 Boxer at Rest
The Boxer at Rest , also known as the Terme Boxer , Seated Boxer , Defeated Boxer , or Boxer of the Quirinal , is a Hellenistic Greek bronze sculpture of a sitting nude boxer at rest, still wearing his himantes, a type of leather hand-wrap. It has been given various dates within the period of about