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Henry Stone (1616 – 24 Aug 1653), known as "Old Stone", was an English painter and copyist of the works of Van Dyck . [1] English painter Henry Stone by Sir Peter Lely , 1648, National Portrait Gallery, London Henry was the eldest son of notable sculptor and architect Nicholas Stone (1586/7-1647); h
#2 Jan Matulka
Jan Matulka (7 November 1890 – 25 June 1972) was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia . Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes , sometimes in the same day. He has directly influenced artists like Dorothy Dehner , Francis Criss , Burgoyne Diller , I. Rice P
Rachel Sussman (born 1975) is an American contemporary artist and photographer based in Brooklyn . Rachel Sussman Born 1975 Nationality American Alma mater School of Visual Arts ; Bard College Known for photography Notable work “Oldest Living Things in the World” Website http://www.rachelsussman
Adriaen Backer (ca 1635, Amsterdam — buried 23 May 1684, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter, active in Amsterdam and Haarlem . Dutch Golden Age portrait painter Adriaen Backer Born Adriaen Backer 1635/36 Amsterdam Died 1684 Amsterdam Nationality Netherlands Known for Painting Movem
Emma Marie Cadwalader-Guild , also known by Cadwallader-Guild, [1] [nb 1] (August 27, 1843-c. 1911) was an American artist, notable for her sculpture busts of significant figures. Her subjects included President William McKinley , Andrew Carnegie , and George Frederick Watts , among others. Cadwalad
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography , and the avant-garde film, Manhatta , which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand . Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art .
#7 Yavuz Görey
Yavuz Görey (27 August 1912 – 1995) was a Turkish sculptor. [3] [4] Turkish sculptor (1912–1995) Yavuz Görey Born ( 1912-08-27 ) 27 August 1912 [1] Geneva , Switzerland [2] Died 1995 (aged 82 – 83) Istanbul , Turkey Known for Sculpture Atatürk and the Youth Monument by Yavuz Görey in front of th
John Hennings (c. 1833 – 13 October 1898) was a theatrical scene painter and theatre manager in Melbourne , Australia. He has been identified as Johann Friederich Hennings, probably born on 6 July 1835, son of Danish-born parents Johann Hennings, merchant, and his wife Caroline, née Schutze. [1] His
Madeleine Laliberté (1912 – August 27, 1998) was a Canadian painter. Canadian painter Laliberté was born in Victoriaville , Quebec , [1] the daughter of Wilfrid Laliberté and Alexandrine Bourbeau. [2] She first studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Quebec City before traveling to Paris , where she
Doris Brabham Hatt (24 September 1890 – 27 August 1969), [1] a painter and printmaker, was a pioneer of Modernism in Britain. British artist Doris Brabham Hatt Doris Hatt c.1930 (private collection) Born 24 September 1890 Bath , England Died 27 August 1969 (1969-08-27) (aged 78) Weston-super-Mare
Johnnie Swearingen (August 27, 1908 – January 14, 1993) was a self-taught artist from the Brenham, Texas area. American painter Johnnie Swearingen Born August 27, 1908 Campground Church, near Chappell Hill, TX Died January 14, 1993 Brenham, TX Nationality American Occupation Folk artist , painter Ye
#12 Childe Hassam
Frederick Childe Hassam ( / ˈ tʃ aɪ l d ˈ h æ s əm / ; October 17, 1859 – August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes. Along with Mary Cassatt and John Henry Twachtman , Hassam was instrumental in promulgating Impressionism to American collectors, d
#13 Gustave Achille Guillaumet
Gustave Achille Guillaumet (26 March 1840 – 14 March 1887) was a French artist. He is best known for his paintings of North Africa. French artist (1840–1887) Gustave Guillaumet Born Puteaux Died Paris Nationality French Education École des Beaux-Arts Known for Painting, Writing Movement Orientalis
Thorvald Bindesbøll (21 July 1846 – 27 August 1908) was a Danish National romantic architect , sculptor and ornamental artist. He designed the Dragon Fountain, Copenhagen ( Dragespringvandet ) and is perhaps best known as the creator of the Carlsberg beer label, which has remained unchanged since it
Professor Emil Otto Grundmann (1844 in Meissen – 27 August 1890 in Dresden ), was a German painter who studied in Antwerp under Baron Hendrik Leys , [1] and in Düsseldorf before moving to America where he became a noted painter. He was the first Director of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Bos
#16 Angela Sykes
Angela Christina MacDonnell, Countess of Antrim (6 September 1911 – 27 August 1984), also known as Angela Antrim , was Countess of Antrim, a sculptor, a cartoonist, and an illustrator. [1] Countess of Antrim, a sculptor, a cartoonist, and an illustrator Angela Sykes Born Angela Christina Sykes ( 191
#17 Barbara Zuber
Barbara Zuber (1926 – 2019) was an American painter and illustrator. She was the first African American woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Yale University . Her work focused on the daily life of African Americans. She contributed the art to Brown is a Beautiful Color and has exhibit
Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren ; June 22, 1943 [1] – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art. [2] American artist Gordon Matta-Clark 'Opening the doo
#19 Romolo Bacchini
Romolo Bacchini , also credited as Bachini (11 April 1872 – 27 March 1938) [1] was a filmmaker, musician, painter and Italian dialect poet, who spent his career during the silent film era . Italian composer Romolo Bacchini Romolo Bacchini in the 1920s Born Romolo Bachini ( 1872-04-11 ) 11 April 1872
#20 Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden , CBE RA (10 March 1903 – 21 November 1989) was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. Bawden taught at the Royal College of Art , where he had been a student, worked as a commercial artist and ser
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 V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee , Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. [3] [4] The V&A Dundee is the first design museum in Scotland and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. The V&A Dundee is also the first building in the United Kingdom designed by Kengo Kuma . This
#3 Children's Museum of Los Angeles
The Children's Museum of Los Angeles opened to the public on June 11, 1979, and operated for 21 years. It was located at the Los Angeles Mall in the Los Angeles Civic Center . It specifically catered to children, with the purpose of educating, entertaining, and enriching children's lives in the grea
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland , New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Art museum in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Art Gallery Toi o
#5 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
#6 Pasaquan
Pasaquan is a 7-acre (28,000 m 2 ) compound near Buena Vista , Georgia . It was created by an eccentric folk artist named Eddie Owens Martin (1908–1986), who called himself St. EOM. [2] An internationally renowned art site, it consists of six major structures including a redesigned 1885 farmhouse,
#7 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
Revolver Gallery is a Los Angeles-based art gallery with a one-artist program focused on Andy Warhol 's pop art career. With over 300 Warhols in its collection, Revolver houses the largest gallery-owned collection of Andy Warhol's artwork world-wide. [1] [2] Art Gallery in West Hollywood, California
#9 Center for Photography at Woodstock
The Center for Photography at Woodstock ( CPW ) is a not-for-profit artist-centered organization to develop and promote contemporary photography , located in Woodstock, New York . It began operations in 1977 under the name Catskill Center for Photography . The center offers various programs from exh
#10 Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil
The Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil ( CCBB , in English : Bank of Brazil Cultural Center ) is a cultural organization of the Bank of Brazil based in Brazil with centers in Belo Horizonte , Brasília , Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo . Bank of Brazil Cultural Center Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil The CC
The Musée des Augustins de Toulouse is a fine arts museum in Toulouse , France which conserves a collection of sculpture and paintings from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. The paintings are from throughout France, the sculptures representing Occitan culture of the region with a particular
#12 Australian Centre for Photography
The Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) is a not-for-profit photography gallery in Darlinghurst , Sydney , Australia that was established in 1973. ACP also provides part-time courses and community programs. It is one of the longest running contemporary art spaces in Australia. [1] Photography or
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia . While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732. Most early
Graves Art Gallery is an art gallery in Sheffield , England . The gallery is located above the Central Library in Sheffield city centre. It houses permanent displays from the city’s historic and contemporary collection of British and European art along with a programme of temporary exhibitions. Grav
The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago. Since 2006, HPAC has been located just north of Hyde Park Boulevard, at 5020 S.Cornell Avenue, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago , Illinois . Hyde Park Art Center Es
#16 Louvre
The Louvre ( English: / ˈ l uː v ( r ə )/ LOOV( -rə) ), [4] or the Louvre Museum ( French : Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] ( listen ) ), is the world's most-visited museum , and a historic landmark in Paris , France . It is the home of some of the best-known works of art, including the Mona Lisa and
Artists Space Gallery was an Australian art gallery showing mainly photography, as well as other media, through the 1980s in Melbourne . [1] Australian Art Gallery For the New York gallery, see Artists Space .
The Neue Galerie New York ( German for "New Gallery") is a museum of early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design located in the William Starr Miller House at 86th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City . Established in 2001, it is one of the most recent additions to New York City's
#19 National Visual Arts Gallery (Malaysia)
The National Art Gallery of Malaysia ( Malay : Balai Seni Negara ) is a public art gallery in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( May 2014 ) National Art Galler
#1 Gulgardi
Gulgardi is a 1971 painting by Kaapa Mbitjana Tjampitjinpa , an Indigenous Australian artist from Papunya in Australia's Northern Territory . It is notable for being the first work by an Indigenous Australian artist to win a contemporary art award, and the first public recognition of a Papunya paint
The Carafa Chapel ( Italian : Cappella Carafa ) is a chapel in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva , Rome , Italy , known for a series of frescoes by Filippino Lippi . View of the chapel.
#3 Ecce homo
Ecce homo ( / ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ / , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈettʃe ˈomo] , Classical Latin : [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː] ; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John , when he presents a scourged Jesus , bound and crowned with thorns , to
#4 Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno
A statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres , in Centro , Guadalajara , in the Mexican state of Jalisco . [1] Statue in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Statue of Rita Pérez de Moreno The statue in 2021 Artist Rubén Orozco Loza Year 2010 Subject Rita Pére
The Virgin and Child with Four Angels , also known as the Chellini Madonna , is a bronze roundel by the Florentine artist Donatello in the Victoria and Albert Museum , London. Sculpture by Donatello Chellini Madonna Artist Donatello Year c. 1450 Medium Gilded bronze Dimensions Diameter: 28.5cm Loc
#6 Monument to the heroes of Puente Sampayo
The Monument to the Heroes of Puente Sampayo is a memorial and sculptural group created by the Spanish sculptor Julio González Pola, [1] in Pontevedra , Spain. Sculptural group in Pontevedra, Spain Monumento a los Héroes de Puente Sampayo The Monument in 2017 Artist Julio González Pola Completion da
#7 Bombardment of Algiers (painting)
Bombardment of Algiers is one of a number of oil-on-canvas paintings by British artist Thomas Luny depicting the heavy bombardment of the harbour of Algiers by a fleet of Anglo-Dutch ships under the command of Admiral Lord Exmouth , and the ensuing destruction. The exact date of the paintings creati
William H. English is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located in a niche on the third floor of the Indiana Statehouse , which is in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States of America . William H. English Artist Unknown Year Unknown Type Marble Dimensions 55.88 cm × 60.96 cm × 38.1 cm
#9 Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer
Two Laughing Boys with a Mug of Beer is an oil-on-canvas painting by Frans Hals , created c. 1626, showing a Kannekijker (mug-looker). Someone looking into a mug refers to an old Dutch word for a glutton, greedy for more. This visual theme was also used to depict sight as one of the five senses , an
#10 William Stuart (British Army officer)
Lieutenant-General William Stuart (1778–1837) C.B. was a British Army officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars . [2] British Army officer For the first commanding officer of the Rifle Corps who also fought in the Peninsular war, see William Stewart (1774–1827) . Lieutenant General William Stuart (1
#11 ¿Olvida usted algo? – ¡Ojalá!
¿Olvida usted algo? – ¡Ojalá! was an exterior installation by Mexican artist Susana Rodríguez that stood in the grounds of the Casa del Lago in Mexico City from 27 August 2009 to 6 September 2009. The work explored the relationship between construction and destruction. [1] ¿Olvida usted algo? – ¡Oja
#12 Étant donnés
Étant donnés ( Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas , French: Étant donnés: 1° la chute d'eau / 2° le gaz d'éclairage ) is Marcel Duchamp 's last major artwork, which surprised the art world because it believed he had given up art for competitive chess which he had been playing for almos
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 Santa Margherita Madonna is a 1529-1530 oil on panel painting by Parmigianino , now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna . [1] Painting by Parmigianino
#15 Modern Head
Modern Head is the name given to five extant 31-foot tall steel sculptures by Roy Lichtenstein . It has sometimes been claimed that the artist produced Modern Head as an edition of four sculptures; however, this is incorrect. Sculptures by Roy Lichtenstein Modern Head (Smithsonian Copy) Artist Roy L
#1 Frank O'Hara
Francis Russell " Frank " O'Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966) was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art , O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is regarded as a leading figure in the New York School , an informal group of artists,
#2 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
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
Professor Deborah Anne Swallow (born 27 August 1948) is a British educator, museum curator and academic. Since 2004, she has been Märit Rausing Director of The Courtauld Institute of Art and its Gallery; she is its first female Director. She previously worked at the University of Cambridge and the V
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
Johann Josef Scotti (7 May 1787 – 3 April 1866) was a Prussian civil servant, publisher and writer. German publisher and writer
András ( Andreas ) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi (27 August 1895 – 12 February 1981) was a Hungarian historian, art historian , epigraphist , numismatist and archaeologist , specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th-century scholars of the ancient world and is considered
#8 Max Raphael
Max Raphael (August 27, 1889 – July 14, 1952) was a German-American art historian. He was of Jewish parentage. He was born on August 27, 1889, in Schönlanke , Prussia , Germany . Between 1924 and 1932 he taught art history to the working class at the Volkhochschule in Berlin. With the rise of the Na
Wolf Von Eckardt (6 March 1918 – 27 August 1995) was a German-American writer, art and architecture critic for the Washington Post . [1] [2] American writer
#10 Ralph T. Coe
Ralph Tracy "Ted" Coe (August 27, 1929 – September 14, 2010) was a notable art collector and scholar, best known for developing modern appreciation of Native American art. [1] "He was kind of the beginning player, enormously significant in the growth of appreciation of Native American art in the 20t
#11 Ingrid Sischy
Ingrid Barbara Sischy ( /siː'sʃi/ ) [1] (March 2, 1952 – July 24, 2015) was a South African-born American writer and editor who specialized in covering art, photography, and fashion. [2] She rose to prominence as the editor of Artforum from 1979 to 1988, and was editor-in-chief of Andy Warhol 's Int
#12 Timothy Potts
Dr. Timothy Potts is an Australian art historian , archaeologist , and museum director . He became the director of the J. Paul Getty Museum on 1 September 2012. [1] Dr. Timothy Potts Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum Incumbent Assumed office 1 September 2012 Preceded by James Cuno (acting) Direct
#13 Aydin Aghdashloo
Aydin Aghdashloo ( Persian : آیدین آغداشلو ; born October 30, 1940) is an Iranian painter, graphist , art curator, writer, and film critic. [1] Iranian painter Aydin Aghdashloo Aghdashloo in 2014 Born Aydin Aghdashloo ( 1940-10-30 ) October 30, 1940 (age 81) Rasht , Iran Other names Faramarz Khe
#1 Monument in Memory of the Fallen Polish Pilots in World War II
The Monument in Memory of the Fallen Polish Airmen in World War II in Warsaw commemorates Polish airmen who died in World War II . This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. ( June
#2 National Monument (Malaysia)
The National Monument is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia 's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency , which lasted from 1948 until 1960. It is located in the Federal capital, Kuala Lumpur . The Malaysian
#3 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a national memorial located in West Potomac Park next to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. , United States. [1] It covers four acres (1.6 ha) and includes the Stone of Hope , a granite statue of Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. carved
#4 Statue of Anders Sandøe Ørsted
The statue of Anders Sandøe Ørsted is located in Ørstedsparken in Copenhagen , Denmark . Ørsted was Denmark's leading jurist of the mid-19th century. He served as Prime Minister of Denmark in 1853–54. Statue of Anders Sandøe Ørsted in Copenhagen, Denmark Anders Sandøe Ørsted The statue in 2010 Artis
#5 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
#6 List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
During the civil unrest [1] that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of monuments and memorials associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in the United States , but also in several
The " World's Largest Dinosaur " is the name of a roadside tourist attraction in the form of a model Tyrannosaurus rex located in the Town of Drumheller , Alberta , Canada . The World's Largest Dinosaur is one of several dinosaur-related attractions in the Town of Drumheller and the surrounding area
The Monument to Faina Ranevskaya , designed and sculpted by David Begalov is located in front of Faina Ranevskaya 's birth house in Taganrog , Russia. Monument to Faina Ranevskaya Памятник Ф.Г.Раневской Location Taganrog Designer David Begalov Material bronze Height 215cm Completion date 2008 Open