langs: 11 декабря [ru] / december 11 [en] / 11. dezember [de] / 11 décembre [fr] / 11 dicembre [it] / 11 de diciembre [es]
days: december 8 / december 9 / december 10 / december 11 / december 12 / december 13 / december 14
Joseph W. Papin , (September 7, 1931 – March 9, 1992) also known as Joe Papin was a reportorial artist, illustrator , courtroom sketch artist, and political cartoonist . American cartoonist Joseph Wood Papin Born ( 1931-09-07 ) September 7, 1931 St. Louis, Missouri Died March 9, 1992 (1992-03-09) (a
Nicholas Patrick Reyntiens OBE ( / ˈ r eɪ n t i ə n z / ; [1] [2] 11 December 1925 – 25 October 2021) was a British stained-glass artist, described as "the leading practitioner of stained glass in this country." [3] [4] British stained glass artist (1925–2021) Patrick Reyntiens OBE Born ( 1925-12-11
Joseph Horace Eaton (October 12, 1815 – January 20, 1896) was an American artist and a career officer in the United States Army ( Regular Army ). He served as a major during the American Civil War . In recognition of his service, in 1866 he was nominated and in 1867 he was confirmed for appointment
Mamata Banerjee ( Bengali : Mamata Bandyopadhyay, Bengali pronunciation: [mɔmot̪a bɔnd̪ːopad̪d̪ʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Havi
Sarra Dmitrievna Lebedeva (December 11 (23), 1892 – March 7, 1967) was a Soviet sculptor, mainly of portraits, but also of statuettes, figures for porcelain and delft ware. [1] Russian artist (1892-1967) Sarra Lebedeva Born ( 1892-12-11 ) December 11, 1892 Died March 7, 1967 (1967-03-07) (aged 74)
#6 Peter Firmin
Peter Arthur Firmin (11 December 1928 – 1 July 2018) was an English artist and puppet maker. He was the founder of Smallfilms , along with Oliver Postgate . Between them they created a number of popular children's TV programmes, The Saga of Noggin the Nog , Ivor the Engine , Clangers , Bagpuss and P
Edward Samuel "Tige" Reynolds (December 11, 1877 – April 26, 1931) was an American cartoonist, most known for his work in the Portland Oregonian , where he worked from 1911 until his death. [1] [2] Born in Oskaloosa, Iowa , he began his newspaper work in California, and eventually worked for the San
James Fahey (16 April 1804 – 11 December 1885) was an English landscape painter . English painter
#9 Tracey Emin
Tracey Karima Emin , CBE , RA ( / ˈ ɛ m ɪ n / ; born 3 July 1963) [2] [3] is a British artist known for her autobiographical and confessional artwork. Emin produces work in a variety of media including drawing , painting , sculpture , film , photography , neon text and sewn appliqué . [4] Once the "
#10 Thomas Bathas
Thomas Bathas ( Greek : Θωμάς Μπαθάς , 1554 – 1599; also known as Tomios or Tomio , Batta Tornio ) was a Greek painter, educator, and Vikar. He employed the maniera greca on some of his work but he also broke from tradition employing the Venetian style . He traveled around the Venetian Empire going
Edward Dickson Reeder (6 February 1912 – 8 May 1970) was an American artist and member of the Fort Worth Circle . [1] American painter Edward Dickson Reeder Born ( 1912-02-06 ) February 6, 1912 Fort Worth , Texas U.S. Died May 8, 1970 (1970-05-08) (aged 58) Fort Worth , Texas U.S. Nationality Amer
#12 Charlie Mackesy
Charlie Mackesy (born 11 December 1962) [1] is a British artist, illustrator and the author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse . British artist and illustrator Charlie Mackesy Born Charles Mackesy ( 1962-12-11 ) 11 December 1962 (age 59) Northumberland , England, United Kingdom Nationalit
#13 Ida Lorentzen
Ida Margrethe Lorentzen (born December 11, 1951, in New York City ) is an American born, Norwegian artist known for her paintings of interiors of a melancholic nature. American born, Norwegian artist (born 1951) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( March
Anne Walker (born 1933) is an American artist and contemplative thinker, primarily known for printmaking and painting . In 2001, Walker was named a Chevalier de L' Ordre des Arts et Lettres by French Minister of Culture Catherine Tasca . Walker lives and works in Paris and has exhibited widely in Fr
#15 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
Catherine Rachel da Costa (1679–1756), née Mendes , was an English miniaturist . She grew up in London and studied painting under Bernard Lens III . Most of her surviving portraits are of family and friends, and there is also a picture of Mary Queen of Scots . Da Costa was the first female Anglo-Jew
#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
Johan Hjalmar (John) Munsterhjelm (December 11, 1879 Tuulos [1] – 16 August 1925 Helsinki ) was a Finnish sculptor. [2] [3] Finnish sculptor John Munsterhjelm Self-Portrait , 1917 sculpture in bronze Born Johan Hjalmar Munsterhjelm ( 1879-12-11 ) 11 December 1879 Tuulos , Grand Duchy of Finland Died
#19 Siona Benjamin
Siona Benjamin (born 11 December 1960) is an Indian-American artist originally from Mumbai , India and now residing in the New York City area. [1] Indian-American artist
#20 Alan Durst
Alan Lydiat Durst ARA (1883–1970) was a British sculptor and wood carver and member of the London Group [1] of artists. Three of Durst's work are held in the permanent collection of Tate Gallery . [2] [3] For works by Alan Durst, see List of works by Alan Durst . Alan Durst Durst's sculpture above t
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
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
The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle ( Ukrainian : Замок "Паланок" , romanized : Zamok "Palanok" ; Hungarian : Munkács vára or Munkácsi vár ; German : Plankenburg ) is a historic castle in the city of Mukacheve in the western Ukrainian oblast ( province ) of Zakarpattia . The Palanok Castle is d
#4 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City , Missouri , known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art . Art museum in Kansas City, Missouri Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Established 19
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
#6 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
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
#8 Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
The Museum of Contemporary Art ( Croatian : Muzej suvremene umjetnosti , often abbreviated to MSU ) is a contemporary art museum located on Dubrovnik Avenue in Zagreb , Croatia . It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country. [4] [5] Art museum in Zagreb, Croatia Museum of Contemporary Art
Galeries Dalmau was an art gallery in Barcelona , Spain , from 1906 to 1930 (also known as Sala Dalmau, Les Galeries Dalmau, Galería Dalmau, and Galeries J. Dalmau). The gallery was founded and managed by the Symbolist painter and restorer Josep Dalmau i Rafel [ ca ] . The aim was to promote, impo
#10 Berkshire Museum
The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history , and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County , Massachusetts ( United States). Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. Berkshire Museum Established 1903 ( 1903 ) Location Pittsfield , Berkshire County , Mass
#11 Firstsite
Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester , Essex , which opened in 2011. [1] It was the national Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021. [2] The building Firstsite occupy as tenants was designed by Rafael Viñoly and the freehold is retained by Colchester Council. [3] The building i
#12 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
The Art Gallery of Guelph ( AGG ), formerly the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, is a public gallery and adjoining sculpture park in Guelph , Ontario. The AGG has a collection of over 9000 works and focusses on research, publishing, educational programs, and touring exhibitions. This article has multip
#14 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
#15 C-Pop (gallery)
C-Pop Gallery (sometimes stylized as "(C)-Pop" or "©-Pop") was a metro Detroit art gallery that operated from 1996 to 2009. Image of the rear outside wall of the former site of C-Pop Gallery at 4160 Woodward, Detroit, Michigan as of April 20, 2016
#16 Pewabic Pottery
Pewabic Pottery is a ceramic studio and school in Detroit , Michigan . Founded in 1903, the studio is known for its iridescent glazes , some of which grace notable buildings such as the Shedd Aquarium and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception . The pottery continues in operati
#17 Midtown Y Photography Gallery
Midtown Y Photography Gallery was a pioneering nonprofit organisation in New York that offered photographers an opportunity to publicly exhibit their work. The Gallery ran from 1972 until 1996 directed in turn by photographers Larry Siegel, Sy Rubin and Michael Spano. [1] American nonprofit photogra
The New Orleans Museum of Art (or NOMA ) is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans . It is situated within City Park , a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue , and near the terminus of the "Canal Street - City Park" streetcar line . It was es
Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas , Texas , that houses the Patsy and Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture. It is located on a 2.4-acre (9,700 m 2 ) site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District . Museum in Dallas, U
#20 Swat Museum
Swat Museum is a museum located in Mingora , on the Mingora and Saidu road in Swat District , province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . [1] Swat Museum Swat Museum Swat Museum Show map of Pakistan Swat Museum (Gandhara) Show map of Gandhara Location Swat District Coordinates 34°45′49″N 72°21′34″E
#1 Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga
The Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga ( Spanish : Fusilamiento de Torrijos y sus compañeros en las playas de Málaga ) is a painting by Antonio Gisbert Pérez . Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga Artist Antonio Gisbert Pérez Year 1888 Medium O
#2 Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)
Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) is a painting executed by artist Leonora Carrington and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] [2] [3] She began the painting in London in 1937 and completed it in Paris in 1938. [4] It is one of her most recognized works and has
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ) [note 1] is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon with an alleged Marian apparition . The icon is believed to have originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and
The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It depicts the 64-year-old President of the United States during his final year in office. The portrait was a gift to former British Prime Minister William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
#5 The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805
The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805 is an 1807 painting by Arthur William Devis portraying the death of Horatio Nelson at 16:30 on 21 October 1805, below decks on his flagship HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar . It is now in the National Maritime Museum , Greenwich . This article needs a
The Lorelei Fountain , also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial , is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx , New York City , near the Bronx County Courthouse . It was designed by German sculptor Ernst Herter and created in 1896 out of Italian white marble in
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq , [1] also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch , but commonly referred to as The Night Watch ( Dutch : De Nachtwacht ), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn . It is in the c
#8 Portrait of Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg is a portrait of 1790 by Joseph Wright , now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery . [1] It depicts Muhlenberg in his position as the first Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives . Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg Artist Joseph Wright Year
Theotokos of Port Arthur ( Our Lady of Port Arthur , also known in Russian as Theotokos upon Swords and the Far Eastern Gatekeeper [1] ) is an Eastern Orthodox icon , representing the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) with the Mandylion and God the Father , flanked by two angels. The icon's dimensions (withou
The Transfiguration is the last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael . Cardinal Giulio de Medici – who later became Pope Clement VII (in office: 1523–1534) – commissioned the work, conceived as an altarpiece for Narbonne Cathedral in France; Raphael worked on it in the years prece
#11 Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes is a 1965 oil and Magna on canvas pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein . It is the first element of the Brushstrokes series of artworks that includes several paintings and sculptures. As with all of his Brushstrokes works, it is in part a satirical response to the gestural painting of A
Christ with a Staff or St James the Less is a painting by a follower of Rembrandt , now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . It was also known as Christ in 1854 and exhibited in 1933 as The Pilgrim . [1] This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Dutch . (Augu
#13 The Repentant Magdalene (Cagnacci)
The Repentant Magdalene , also called The Conversion of Mary Magdalene , is an oil painting of the early 1660s by the Baroque Italian painter Guido Cagnacci . It shows Mary Magdalene , beside her remonstrating sister Martha , at the moment she repents , echoed by an allegorical pairing of Virtue , a
Brushstrokes series is the name for a series of paintings produced in 1965 – 66 by Roy Lichtenstein . It also refers to derivative sculptural representations of these paintings that were first made in the 1980s. In the series, the theme is art as a subject, but rather than reproduce masterpieces as
Traffic Light Tree is a public sculpture in Poplar , London , England , created by the French sculptor Pierre Vivant following a competition run by the Public Art Commissions Agency for the London Docklands Development Corporation under their Public Art programme. Originally situated on a roundabout
#16 Man in a Hammock
L'Homme au hamac , also referred to as Man in a Hammock , is a painting created in 1913 by the French artist, theorist and writer Albert Gleizes . The work was exhibited at Moderni Umeni, SVU Mánes , Vystava, Prague, February – March 1914, no. 41; and Der Sturm , Berlin, July – August 1914. [1] The
#17 Boydell Shakespeare Gallery
The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in London, England, was the first stage of a three-part project initiated in November 1786 by engraver and publisher John Boydell in an effort to foster a school of British history painting . In addition to the establishment of the gallery, Boydell planned to produce
Woman with Black Glove (French: Femme au gant noir , or Femme Assise ) is a painting by the French artist, theorist and writer Albert Gleizes . Painted in 1920, after returning to Paris in the wake of World War I, the paintings highly abstract structure is consistent with style of experimentation th
#19 Still Life of Fruit, Dead Birds, and a Monkey
Still Life of Fruit, Dead Birds, and a Monkey ( Dutch : Stilleven van vruchten in en voor een rieten mand, dode vogels en een aap ) is a painting by the Dutch artist Clara Peeters , c. 1615-1620 . [1] It is a still life , painted in oils on a wooden panel , measuring 47.6 cm × 65.5 cm (18.7
Our Lady of Guadalupe ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe ), also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe ( Spanish : Virgen de Guadalupe ), is a Catholic title of Mary, mother of Jesus associated with a series of five Marian apparitions , which are believed to have occurred in December 1531, and a ven
Walter Arthur Liedtke, Jr. (August 28, 1945 – February 3, 2015) [1] was an American art historian , writer and Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [2] He was known as one of the world's leading scholars of Dutch and Flemish paintings. [1] He died in the 2015 Me
#2 Raina Fehl
Raina Fehl (August 23, 1920 – May 3, 2009) was an Austrian -born American classicist, writer and editor. She immigrated to the United States, 1939. United States citizen since 1944. U.S. Army Service 1945–1946, Psychiatric Social Worker, U.S. War Department, Research Analyst, Nuremberg War Crimes Tr
#3 Lea Vergine
Lea Vergine , born Lea Buoncristiano (5 March 1936 – 20 October 2020), was an Italian art critic , essayist and curator. Italian art historian (1936–2020) Lea Vergine Born Lea Buoncristiano 5 March 1936 Naples , Kingdom of Italy Died 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) (aged 84) Milan , Italy Nationality
#4 Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann
Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann (17 July 1883 – 11 December 1973) was a German painter and art writer from Hamburg . He was a member of the Hamburgische Künstlerclub of 1897, as well as of the Hamburg artist's workshop of 1832 and pupil of the Académie Matisse in Paris . In 1913, he met the Russian pain
Anatol Rosenfeld (28 August 1912 – 11 December 1973) was a German-Brazilian philosopher and art critic. In 1937, as a Jew fleeing Nazism , Anatol Rosenfeld emigrated to Brazil and died there, in 1973. In Brazil, Rosenfeld is a noted scholar for his work on Bertold Brecht and epic theater . He taught
Maurice Fenaille (12 June 1855 – 11 December 1937) was a French businessman and pioneer in the petroleum industry . He was also a major amateur art historian , collector and patron. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (March 2009) Click [show]
Per Hovdenakk (11 December 1935 – 14 June 2016) was a Norwegian art historian . Norwegian art historian Per Hovdenakk Born ( 1935-12-11 ) 11 December 1935 Ørsta , Norway Died 14 June 2016 (2016-06-14) (aged 80) Nationality Norwegian Occupation Art historian He was born in Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal
Nikolay Nikolayevich Punin ( Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Пу́нин ; November 28 [ O.S. December 11 ] 1888 – August 21, 1953) was a Russian art scholar and writer. He edited several magazines, such as Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo among others, and was also co-founder of the Department of Iconography
Renate Wagner-Rieger (January 10, 1921 – December 11, 1980, her maiden name is Renate Rieger ) [1] was an Austrian art historian and educator, with significant research in the fields of architecture and historicism . Renate Wagner-Rieger Born Renate Rieger ( 1921-01-10 ) January 10, 1921 Vienna, Aus
#10 Nicole Fleetwood
Nicole R. Fleetwood (February 24, 1973) is an American academic, curator, and author. She is the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, Fleetwood was Professor of American Studies and Art History a
Fernande Saint-Martin OC (March 28, 1927 – December 11, 2019) was a Canadian art critic, museologist, semiologist, visual arts theorist and writer. A graduate of the Université de Montréal and McGill University , her career began at La Presse in 1954 before being made editor-in-chief of Châtelaine m
#12 Paul Crossley (art historian)
(Bernard) Paul Crossley , FBA (19 July 1945 – 11 December 2019) [1] was professor of the history of art at the Courtauld Institute of Art , University of London. [2] He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 2016. He was a specialist in the architecture of medieval central Europe. [3] He die
Count Francesco Algarotti (11 December 1712 – 3 May 1764) was an Italian polymath , philosopher, poet, essayist, anglophile , art critic and art collector. He was a man of broad knowledge, an expert in Newtonianism , architecture and opera. He was a friend of Frederick the Great and leading authors
#14 Frantz Jourdain
Frantz Jourdain (3 October 1847 – 22 August 1935) was a Belgian architect and author. He is best known for La Samaritaine , an Art Nouveau department store built in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in three stages between 1904 and 1928. He was respected as an authority on Art Nouveau. French architec
#15 Werner Spies
Werner Spies (born 1 April 1937 in Tübingen ) is a German art historian, journalist and exhibition organizer. From 1997 to 2000, he was a director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris . [1] Klaus Albrecht Schröder, director of the Albertina in Vienna , has called Spies "one of the most influentia
#16 Louis Gillet
Louis-Marie-Pierre-Dominique Gillet (11 December 1876 – 1 July 1943) was a French art historian and literary historian. French art historian and literary historian Louis Gillet Born Louis-Marie-Pierre-Dominique Gillet ( 1876-12-11 ) 11 December 1876 Paris , France Died 1 July 1943 (1943-07-01) (aged
#17 Martin Warnke
Martin Warnke (12 October 1937 – 11 December 2019) was a German art historian. German art historian (1937–2019) Martin Warnke Born ( 1937-10-12 ) 12 October 1937 Ijuí , Brazil Died 11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) (aged 82) Halle , Germany Occupation Art historian
#18 David M. Lubin
David M. Lubin (born November 24, 1950) is an American writer, professor, curator, and scholar. He has published six books on American art, film, and popular culture. American writer and academic In a much-noted survey of scholarship in American art written for the Art Bulletin , Stanford art histor
William Craft Brumfield (born June 28, 1944) is a contemporary American historian of Russian architecture , a preservationist and an architectural photographer . Brumfield is currently Professor of Slavic studies at Tulane University . [1] William Brumfield at an April 18, 2013 event "Memory, Commem
The Boll Weevil Monument in downtown Enterprise, Alabama , United States is a prominent landmark and tribute erected by the citizens of Enterprise in 1919 to show their appreciation to an insect, the boll weevil , for its profound influence on the area's agriculture and economy. Hailing the beetle a
#2 The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace
The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace are bronze , fire-gilded statue groups on Lincoln Memorial Circle in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. Commissioned in 1929 to complement the plaza constructed on the east side of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Arlington Memorial
The Statue of Ludwig Mond stands outside the entrance to Mond House in Brunner Mond Works, Winnington , Cheshire, England. Ludwig Mond was born in Germany but spent most of his working life in England. He moved to England in 1862 and joined the business of John Hutchinson in Widnes . Wishing to deve
Three Harbors Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America serving three southeastern Wisconsin counties: Milwaukee County , Racine County , and Kenosha County . Its name and logo refer to the three major port cities of Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha (in those three counties of the same n
#5 List of tallest statues in the Philippines
This list of tallest statues in the Philippines includes free-standing, completed statues in the Philippines that are at least 5 meters (16 feet) tall. The height of these statues are measured from the top of its base/pedestal up to its maximum height (including monuments with spires or obelisks). T
The Frankfurter Engel (German for Frankfurt angel ) is a memorial in the city of Frankfurt am Main in southwestern Germany ; it is dedicated to homosexual people who were persecuted under Nazi rule , and as well as under Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code during the 1950s and 1960s. Memorial
The Brown Dog affair was a political controversy about vivisection that raged in Britain from 1903 until 1910. It involved the infiltration by Swedish feminists of University of London medical lectures; pitched battles between medical students and the police; police protection for the statue of a do
#8 Big Nickel
The Big Nickel is a nine-metre (30 ft) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel , located at the grounds of the Dynamic Earth science museum in Greater Sudbury , Ontario , Canada, and is the world's largest depiction of a coin. The twelve-sided nickel is located on a small hill overlooking the intersection
The Artemision Bronze (often called the God from the Sea ) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision , in northern Euboea , Greece. According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus , [1] [2] the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been sugge
#10 Peace Candle
The Peace Candle is a tower-like structure erected every Christmas season in Easton , Pennsylvania . The approximately 106-foot (32 m) tall structure, which resembles a giant candle , is assembled each year over the Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, a Civil War memorial located in the city's Centre S
There are two castings of the well-known statue of Timothy Eaton , the famous Canadian retailer: one in Toronto , Ontario ( 43°40′04″N 79°23′41″W ), the other in Winnipeg , Manitoba ( 49°53′34″N 97°8′37″W ). Toronto bronze statue of Timothy Eaton in 1919. This statue now sits in the Royal Ontario Mu
#12 List of works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
In late 2020, the appearance of a series of metal columns was reported internationally. Referred to as "monoliths", these sheet metal structures began to be constructed in the wake of the discovery of the Utah monolith , a 3 m (9.8 ft) -tall pillar made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular
#13 Captain William Clark Monument
The Captain William Clark Monument , also known as Naming of Mt. Jefferson , [1] is an outdoor monument commemorating William Clark by art professor Michael Florin Dente, installed on the University of Portland campus, in Portland, Oregon , United States. Sculpture in Portland, Oregon Captain Willia
#14 Dippy
Dippy is a composite Diplodocus skeleton in Pittsburgh 's Carnegie Museum of Natural History , and the holotype of the species Diplodocus carnegii . It is considered the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, due to the numerous plaster casts donated by Andrew Carnegie to several major m
The Lion Capital of Ashoka is the capital , or head, of a column erected by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Sarnath , India, c. 250 BCE . Its crowning features [1] are four life-sized lions set back to back on a drum-shaped abacus . The side of the abacus is adorned with wheels in relief , and inter
#16 Hall of Memory, Birmingham
The Hall of Memory is a war memorial in Centenary Square , Birmingham , England , designed by S. N. Cooke and W. N. Twist. Erected 1922–25 by John Barnsley and Son, it commemorates the 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in World War I . [2] Public sculpture by Albert Toft Hall of Memory General inf