langs: 9 августа [ru] / august 9 [en] / 9. august [de] / 9 août [fr] / 9 agosto [it] / 9 de agosto [es]
days: august 6 / august 7 / august 8 / august 9 / august 10 / august 11 / august 12
#1 Mary Kessell
Mary Merlin Kessell (13 November 1914 – 1977) [1] was a British figurative painter, illustrator, designer and war artist . Born in London, she studied at the Clapham School of Art, then later at the Central School of Arts and Crafts . At the end of the Second World War, she was commissioned to work
Juan Carlos del Valle (born 1975) is a realist painter. He alters icons from contemporary myths, such as processed food, toys, and fantastic narratives. From 2004 to 2017 he presented more than forty exhibitions throughout Mexico, the United States and Peru. More recently, his work has addressed rel
Yinka Shonibare CBE , RA (born 9 August 1962), is a British-Nigerian artist living in the United Kingdom. His work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation . A hallmark of his art is the brightly coloured Ankara fabric he uses. Bec
Jan Hendrik Scheltema (23 August 1861, in The Hague – 9 December 1941, in Brisbane ), [1] was a Dutch and later Australian painter who had a prolific, often strenuous, and arguably impressive career in Australia considering he was a non-British migrant artist without an international reputation on a
Hubertus Quellinus or Hubert Quellinus (15 August 1619, Antwerp – 1687) was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman and painter and a member of the prominent Quellinus family of artists. His engravings after the work of his brother, the Baroque sculptor Artus Quellinus the Elder , were instrumental in the
#6 Lidia Poët
Lidia Poët (26 August 1855 in Perrero , Piedmont – 2 February 1949, Diano Marina ) [1] was the first modern female Italian advocate. Her disbarring led to a movement to allow women to practice law and hold public office in Italy. Lidia Poët Born Lidia Poët ( 1855-08-26 ) 26 August 1855 Died 2 Februa
#7 Hana Usui
Hana Usui ( ウスイ ハナ , Usui Hana , born April 17, 1974 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese artist. Japanese artist (born 1974) Hana Usui Born ( 1974-04-17 ) April 17, 1974 (age 48) Tokyo Nationality Japanese Known for Drawing Hana Usui was born in Tokyo in 1974 and studied art history at Waseda University an
#8 Karl Kvaran
Karl Kvaran (November 17, 1924 – August 9, 1989) was an Icelandic painter and draughtsman . He is considered one of the principal exponents of the geometric abstractionist school of painting in Iceland in the early sixties. [1] Icelandic painter and draughtsman Karl Kvaran Born Karl Kvaran ( 1924-11
Virginia Randall McLaws (1872-1967) was an American painter and educator. American artist Virginia Randall McLaws Virginia Randall McLaws, from a 1921 yearbook Born ( 1872-08-09 ) August 9, 1872 Augusta, Georgia Died August 11, 1967 (1967-08-11) (aged 95) Savannah, Georgia Nationality American Kno
#10 Sid Barron
Sidney Arnold Barron (June 13, 1917 in Toronto – April 29, 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia ) was a Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist. During his career as a cartoonist, he drew for the Victoria Times , the Toronto Star , Maclean's , and The Albertan . His cartoons were satirical takes on s
#11 Huang Tingjian
Huang Tingjian ( simplified Chinese : 黄庭坚 ; traditional Chinese : 黃庭堅 ; Wade–Giles : Huang T'ing-chien ; 1045–1105) was a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and poet of the Song dynasty . He is predominantly known as a calligrapher , and is also admired for his painting and poetry. He was one of the Fou
#12 Benjamin Haydon
Benjamin Robert Haydon ( / ˈ h eɪ d ə n / ; 26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was a British painter who specialised in grand historical pictures, although he also painted a few contemporary subjects and portraits. His commercial success was damaged by his often tactless dealings with patrons, and by
Emil Fuchs MVO (9 August 1866 – 13 January 1929) was an Austrian–American sculptor, medallist , painter, and author [1] who worked in Vienna , London and New York. He painted portraits of Queen Victoria and Edward VII and was fashionable among London high society in the early 20th century. [2] [3] [
#14 Malle Leis
Malle Leis (7 July 1940 – 9 August 2017) was an Estonian painter and graphic artist. Her works mostly represent abstract forms in nature, including flowers, fruits, and vegetables. She developed a silk screen technique that became her trademark. Estonian artist Malle Leis Born ( 1940-07-07 ) 7 July
Otto Barth (3 October 1876 – 9 August 1916) was an Austrian painter, graphic artist and mountaineer . Austrian artist This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( April 2017 ) Self-portrait (date
#16 Julien Binford
Julien Binford (December 25, 1908 – September 12, 1997) [1] was an American painter . He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and then in France . Settling in Powhatan County, Virginia , he was known for his paintings of the rural population of his neighborhood as well as for his murals. During W
#17 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
George Edmund Butler ( ( 1872-01-15 ) 15 January 1872 – ( 1936-08-09 ) 9 August 1936 ) was a landscape and portrait painter specialising in oils and watercolours. Born in England, his family emigrated to New Zealand when he was 11 years old. After completing his schooling, he studied art at the Well
#19 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia ( Russian : О́льга Алекса́ндровна ; 13 June [ O.S. 1 June ] 1882 – 24 November 1960) was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and younger sister of Emperor Nicholas II . Last Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia For other people with the sam
#20 Noizi Ito
Noizi Ito ( いとうのいぢ , Itō Noiji , born August 9, 1977) is a Japanese light novel and video game artist. She is employed by the H-game maker UNiSONSHIFT and is a part of the circle Fujitsubo-Machine. Unlike most romanized Japanese words and names, Noizi Ito's name uses the Kunrei-shiki romanization fo
#1 Danforth Art
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University (formerly Danforth Museum of Art ) is a museum and school in Framingham, Massachusetts . It is part of Framingham State University . The Danforth at Framingham State University Established 1975 Location 14 Vernon St. Framingham , Massachusetts 01702
The Baliuag Municipal Library and Museum (also referred to as the Tahanan ng Kasaysayan at Kalinangan ng Baliuag) which is currently housed at the Lumang Munisipyo (Old Municipal Town Hall) is the town's center for historical and cultural heritage. [1] Mansion in Poblacion, Baliuag Baliuag Museum an
Toorak Art Gallery was an art gallery 277 Toorak Road, South Yarra , Melbourne, Victoria, which specialised in contemporary figurative and abstract Australian art. It was in operation from 1964 to 1975. [1] [2] Australian art gallery in Melbourne closed 1975
Queen Sirikit Gallery or Queens Gallery ( Thai: หอศิลป์สมเด็จพระนางเจ้าสิริกิติ์ พระบรมราชินีนาถ ) is an art museum in Bangkok , Thailand. Art museum in Bangkok, Thailand The gallery was established in 2003 after a request by Queen Sirikit of Thailand. [1] She named the exhibition center "The Queen
The Berardo Collection Museum (in Portuguese: Museu Colecção Berardo ) is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Belém , a district of Lisbon , Portugal . Museum of modern and contemporary art in Portugal Berardo Collection Museum Museu Colecção Berardo Outside view of the museum Established 200
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
#7 Ternopil Regional Art Museum
Ternopil Regional Art Museum is a museum in the north-central part of Ternopil , Ukraine. It was founded on 1 May 1991 on the base of the former art gallery — a department of museum of regional ethnography . [1] The museum aims to research the stock, education (lectures and excursions), exposition,
Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado . AAM exhibitions include drawings , paintings , sculptures , multimedia installations and electronic media . [2] Contemporary art museum in Colorado, United States Aspen Art Museum Asp
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
Realities Gallery was a Melbourne gallery which showed work of Australian art of the western and indigenous traditions, and Pacific and international art. It operated from 1971 to 1992. Australian art gallery in Melbourne, closed 1992
#11 Decima Gallery
Decima Gallery (also Decima Projects , Decima International Arts or Decima ) is a London-based arts projects organisation with a reputation for irreverent projects. [1] It is owned and managed by David West, [1] [2] [3] [4] Alex Chappel, [1] [2] [4] [5] Larry McGinity [5] and Mark Reeves. [4] [5] A
Velasquez Gallery, also known as Velasquez Gallery at Tye's, and later Tye's Art Gallery, was a Melbourne art gallery that showed contemporary traditional, and later, modernist Australian art, including some sculpture and prints, as well as Australian indigenous art. It operated from 1940 to 1955. [
#13 Ayscoughfee Hall
Ayscoughfee Hall / ˈ æ s k ə ˌ f iː h ɔː l / ( listen ) is a grade I listed building and modest associated parkland in central Spalding, Lincolnshire , England, [1] and is a landmark on the fen tour. Grade I listed building and modest associated parkland in central Spalding, Lincolnshire, England Il
#14 Grosvenor Museum
Grosvenor Museum is a museum in Chester , Cheshire , in the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building . [1] Its full title is The Grosvenor Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, with Schools of Science and Art, for Cheste
#15 Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves
The Museum-Residence of Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves ( Portuguese : Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio Gonçalves ) is a former residential home built in the art nouveau style that has been converted into a museum of nineteenth-century Portuguese painting and of art nouveau art and artifacts. It is located in the c
The Juneau Monument is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park located on the grounds of Juneau Park , which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . The base of the statue is made of limestone . On top of the base is a bronze statue of Solomon Juneau . On each side of the base are bronze reliefs
#2 Black Lives Matter street mural (Indianapolis)
The Black Lives Matter street mural in Indianapolis is a large, colorful mural reading " #BLACKLIVESMATTER ", with a raised fist , that 18 artists painted across a downtown roadway in August 2020, as part of the George Floyd protests . The mural is located on Indiana Avenue , the historic hub of the
#3 Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort
The Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort is the oldest known surviving painting that was made in the Netherlands . It was created by an unknown artist. Memorial Tablet for the Lords of Montfoort Dutch: Gedachtenistafel van de Heren van Montfoort Artist unknown. Year c. 1400 Type Oil on panel D
#4 A Nude Woman Doing Her Hair Before a Mirror
A Nude Woman Doing her Hair before a Mirror [1] (often only Woman in Front of a Mirror or with the old title A nude seen from the back, woman doing her hair before a mirror [2] ) is an oil painting from 1841 by the Danish Golden Age painter CW Eckersberg . The painting is in the Hirschsprung Collect
Rudolf Kristian Albert Broby-Johansen (25 November 25, 1900 – 9 August 1987) was a Danish art historian, communist activist and writer. Born in Aalborg , North Jutland to a working-class family, Broby-Johansen grew up in Lunde, Otterup Municipality , Funen . He published a poetry collection in 1922
Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl (9 August 1880 - 31 December 1936) was a German art historian and specialist in Islamic art who spent the majority of his career in America where he moved in 1915. His numerous obituaries attest to his distinguished career and the loss felt in his field of study at his sudden
Wilhelm Egon Holmqvist (6 April 1905 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish archaeologist, art historian and scholar. He published extensively, and among other work led excavations at Helgö . Wilhelm Holmqvist Born Wilhelm Holmqvist 6 April 1905 Ljusdal , Sweden Died 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) (aged 84) S
#4 Kurt Martin
Kurt Martin (31 January 1899 in Zurich – 27 January 1975 in Bad Wiessee ) was a German art historian . Rubens' Portrait of Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria , 1935, bought from van Diemen & Co., Berlin German art historian This article is about a German art historian. For recurring character in The Sui
Paul Warwick Thompson FRSA (born 9 August 1959) is rector of the Royal College of Art in London , England. [1] Paul Thompson FRSA Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art Incumbent Assumed office 2009 Preceded by Sir Christopher Frayling Personal details Born ( 1959-08-09 ) 9 August 1959 (age 6
#6 Ronald Jones (interdisciplinarian)
Ronald Jones (July 8, 1952 – August 9, 2019) was an American artist , critic and educator who gained prominence in New York City during the mid-1980s. In the magazine Contemporary , Brandon Labelle wrote: "Working as an artist, writer, curator, professor, lecturer and critic over the last 20 years,
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
Manuel Bartolomé Cossío (22 February 1857 – 2 September 1935) was a Spanish art historian and Krausist teacher. Born in Haro , La Rioja, he entered the Institución Libre de Enseñanza , where he was godson and favourite pupil of Francisco Giner de los Ríos as well as his inseparable companion and suc
Robin Warwick Gibson OBE (3 May 1944 – 9 August 2010) was a British gallery curator and art historian best known for his work at the National Portrait Gallery in London between 1968 and 2001, including eight years as Chief Curator. He was responsible for many innovations in the management of the gal
#10 Tim Knox
Timothy Aidan John Knox , FSA (born 9 August 1962) is a British art historian and museum director. Since March 2018, he has been Director of the Royal Collection , the private art collection of the British Royal Family . The Royal Collection, held in trust by The Queen for her successors and the nat
#11 Pierre Théberge
Pierre Théberge OC CQ (August 9, 1942 – October 5, 2018) was a museum director, curator and art historian, who was a champion for Canadian art. Canadian museum director and prolific curator (1942–2018) Pierre Théberge Born ( 1942-08-09 ) August 9, 1942 Saint-Éleuthère , Quebec , Canada Died October
#12 Ugo Ojetti
Ugo Ojetti (15 July 1871 – 1 January 1946) was an Italian journalist-commentator and author. He wrote prolifically on a wide range of topics. His output also includes short stories and at least seven novels. Nevertheless, during his later decades he increasingly focused on arts criticism, and it is
Giulio Carlo Argan (17 May 1909 – 12 November 1992) was an Italian art historian , critic and politician . Italian politician and art historian This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2011 ) Giulio Carlo Argan OMRI Member of the Senate of the Republic In office 12 July 198
#14 Wilhelm Martin
Wilhelm Martin (20 June 1876 – 10 March 1954) was a German - Dutch art historian . [1] German-Dutch art historian This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( January 2022 ) Wilhelm Martin (1933) Wilhelm Martin was born in 1876 in Quakenbrück , Germany as the son of Karl Martin , a
Rachel Lambert Mellon (August 9, 1910 – March 17, 2014), often known as Bunny Mellon , was an American horticulturalist , gardener, philanthropist, and art collector. She designed and planted a number of significant gardens, including the White House Rose Garden , and assembled one of the largest co
Baron Philippe Roberts-Jones (8 November 1924 – 9 August 2016) was a Belgian art historian who was the head of conservation of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium . A member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium , of which he was president in 1980, he was also a mem
#17 Deborah Solomon
Deborah Solomon (born August 9, 1957) is an American art critic, journalist and biographer. She sometimes writes for the New York Times, where she was previously a columnist. Her weekly column, "Questions For" ran in The New York Times Magazine from 2003 to 2011. Later, she was the art critic for WN
Jeanette Zwingenberger (born 1962 in Memmingen ) is a Paris-based independent art curator and art historical scholar. She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics and a UNESCO member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art (ACWA) and teaches at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University .
#19 Claude Phillips
Sir Claude Phillips (29 January 1846 – 9 August 1924) was a British writer, art historian and critic for The Daily Telegraph , Manchester Guardian and other publications during the late 19th century. He was the first keeper of the Wallace Collection at Hertford House , writing its first catalogue, a
Charles Sedelmeyer (30 April 1837, Vienna – 9 August 1925, Paris [1] ) was an Austrian and French art dealer, collector, and publisher active in Paris from 1866, with premises at 6 rue de la Rochefoucauld. Charles Sedelmeyer Advertisement for Sedelmeyer's Picture Gallery, Paris, 1882 He is credited
The Burns Monument in Kay Park , Kilmarnock , Scotland , commemorates the poet Robert Burns (1759–1796). It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B listed building . [1] In 2004 a fire destroyed p
#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
Padrão dos Descobrimentos ( Portuguese pronunciation: [pɐˈdɾɐ̃w̃ duʃ dɨʃkubɾiˈmẽtuʃ] ; lit. Monument of the Discoveries ) is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus river estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém , Lisbon . Located along the river where ships departed to explore an
The Headington Shark (proper name Untitled 1986 ) is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 New High Street, Headington , Oxford , England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house. Shark embedded in a house Untitled 1986 The Headington Shark in 2007, before refurbishment Artist
The Lone Tree Monument is on the site once occupied by a large tree in central Nebraska . [3] [4] [5] Native Americans held council under it, [6] [7] early pioneers used it as a landmark, and it was the first official name of the county seat of Merrick county . [2] It is marked as a historical locat
#6 Fence at Alamo Cement Company
The Fence at Alamo Cement Company is a Faux Bois sculpture by artist Dionicio Rodriguez . The sculpture is a 125-foot-long concrete faux wood fence laid out in approximately a “C” shape and features an elaborate entrance way formed by two sculpted tree trunks. The sculpture was posted to the Nationa
The Cross in the Woods is a Catholic shrine located at 7078 M-68 in Indian River, Michigan . It was declared a national shrine by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on September 15, 2006. At 55 feet tall, it is the second largest crucifix in the world. The largest Crucifix is i
#8 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#9 Fountain at Alamo Cement Company
The Fountain at Alamo Cement Company is a Faux Bois sculpture by artist Dionicio Rodriguez . The sculpture is a concrete pond covered by a concrete palapa style roof . The sculpture was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 2005. This article lacks inline citations besides
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobble stone-sized memorials installed all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig . They remember the fate of the victims of Nazi Germany being murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolperstein in Genoa , the capital of the Italia
#11 No. 1 Northern
No. 1 Northern is a large public art work in the form of a steel abstract sculpture by John Cullen Nugent , currently standing where it was originally installed in the fore court of the Canadian Grain Commission building in Winnipeg , in 1976. The work generated controversy from the moment it was un
#12 Statue of Edward VII, Bootle
The Statue of Edward VII stands in Kings's Gardens, Stanley Road, Bootle , Sefton , Merseyside , England. It was erected to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII and consists of a bronze statue of Edward VII on a granite pedestal . The sculptor was George Wade . The statue was given to the b
#13 Memorial for Chairman Mao's inspection of the North Park Commune
The Memorial for Chairman Mao's Inspection of the North Park Commune ( Chinese : 毛 主 席 视 察 北 园 公 社 纪 念 地 ; pinyin : Máo Zhǔ xí shì chá Běi yuán gōng shè jì niàn de ) is a historical site in the City of Jinan , Shandong , China. The memorial commemorates an inspection visit by Mao Zedong on August 9,
FDA Carstens Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Macrossan Street, Port Douglas , Shire of Douglas , Queensland , Australia. It was built from 1907 to 1908 by Melrose & Fenwick ( Townsville ). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 September 2003. [1] Historic site in Queensland
The Somerset Space Walk is a sculpture trail model of the Solar System , located in Somerset , England. The model uses the towpath of the 22-kilometre (14-mile) Bridgwater and Taunton Canal to display a model of the Sun and its planets in their proportionally correct sizes and distances apart. Unusu
#16 Tomb of Pope Alexander VII
The Tomb of Pope Alexander VII is a sculptural monument designed and partially executed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini . It is located in the south transept of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City . The piece was commissioned by Pope Alexander VII himself. However, construction of th