langs: 29 декабря [ru] / december 29 [en] / 29. dezember [de] / 29 décembre [fr] / 29 dicembre [it] / 29 de diciembre [es]
days: december 26 / december 27 / december 28 / december 29 / december 30 / december 31 / january 1
Richard Short (29 December 1841, St Ives, Cornwall – 16 December 1919) was a Cornish artist . British painter His grandfather, John Tregerthen Short, was a master mariner who had also started his own Navigation School in St Ives. Richard later moved to Cardiff . In 1900 he published a historical nov
#2 Scott Burton
Scott Burton (June 23, 1939 – December 29, 1989) was an American sculptor and performance artist best known for his large-scale furniture sculptures in granite and bronze . American sculptor Scott Burton Born ( 1939-06-23 ) June 23, 1939 Greensboro, Alabama Died December 29, 1989 (1989-12-29) (aged
Erich Buchholz (1891–1972) was a German artist in painting and printmaking . He was a central figure in the development of non-objective or concrete art in Berlin between 1918 and 1924. He interrupted his artistic activity in 1925, first because of economic hardship and, from 1933, as he was forbidd
Frida Konstantin (1884 – 1918) was an Austrian-Hungarian [1] [2] artist. Austrian artist Frida Konstantin self portrait Born Frida Lohwag ( 1884-05-10 ) 10 May 1884 Vienna, Austria Died 29 December 1918 (1918-12-29) (aged 34) Budapest, Hungry Nationality Austrian-Hungarian
#5 Will Ryman
Will Ryman is an American artist widely recognized for his large-scale sculptures and public art projects. Ryman’s work is exhibited worldwide in museums, galleries, public art spaces, and sculpture parks. Will Ryman Born 1969 New York, NY Nationality American Known for Sculpture , installation We
Joaquín Torres García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949) was a Uruguayan - Spanish artist [1] who was born in Montevideo , Uruguay . Torres-García emigrated to Catalunya , Spain as an adolescent, where he began his career as an artist in 1891. For the next three decades, Torres-García embraced the Cat
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
#8 Paul Dardé
Paul Dardé (4 July 1888 - 29 December 1963) was a noted French sculptor. He spent his early career in Paris, and his later career in Saint-Maurice-Navacelles . French sculptor
#9 Ive Šubic
Ive Šubic (23 April 1922 – 29 December 1989) was a Slovene painter , graphic artists and illustrator . [1] Ive Šubic Born ( 1922-04-23 ) 23 April 1922 Hotovlja , Slovenia Died 29 December 1989 (1989-12-29) (aged 67) Škofja Loka , Slovenia Nationality Slovenian Education Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubl
#10 Henryk Józewski
Henryk Jan Józewski ( Kyiv , August 6, 1892 - April 23, 1981, Warsaw ) was a Polish visual artist , politician , a member of government of the Ukrainian People's Republic , later an administrator during the Second Polish Republic . Henryk Józewski A member of Polish - independence organizations, dur
Diana Conyngham Ellis (née Monsell) (1813 - 4 May 1851) was a botanical artist from Ireland . [1] Northern Irish botanical painter Diana Conyngham Ellis Born Diana Monsell 1813 Ireland Died 4 May 1851 (aged 37/38) Known for botanical painting
#12 Girolamo Masini
Girolamo Masini (December 29, 1840 – 1885) was an Italian sculptor. Italian artist (1840–1885) Statue of Cola di Rienzo (1877), Capitol Hill Rome.
#13 Morley Roberts
Morley Charles Roberts (29 December 1857 – 8 June 1942) [1] was an English novelist and short story writer, best known for The Private Life of Henry Maitland . Morley Roberts Morley Roberts in 1907 Born Morley Roberts ( 1857-12-29 ) 29 December 1857 London, United Kingdom Died 8 June 1942 (1942-06-0
Albert Lee Tucker (29 December 1914 – 23 October 1999) [1] [2] was an Australian artist and member of the Heide Circle , a group of modernist artists and writers associated with Heide , the Melbourne home of art patrons John and Sunday Reed . [3] Along with Heide Circle members such as Sidney Nola
#15 Han van Meegeren
Henricus Antonius " Han " van Meegeren ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ vɑˈmeːɣərə(n)] ; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) [1] was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. [2] Van Meegeren became a national hero after
#16 Juliana Huxtable
Juliana Huxtable (born December 29, 1987) [1] is an American artist, writer, performer, DJ, and co-founder of the New York-based nightlife project Shock Value. Huxtable has exhibited and performed at a number of venues including Reena Spaulings Fine Art , Project Native Informant, Artists Space , th
#17 Karl Benjamin
Karl S. Benjamin (December 29, 1925 – July 26, 2012) was an American painter of vibrant geometric abstractions, who rose to fame in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles -based Abstract Classicists and subsequently produced a critically acclaimed body of work that explores a vast array of color relation
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter , printmaker , draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator . He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. [1] He was an innovato
#19 Allen Sapp
Allen Sapp OC SOM RCA (January 2, 1928 – December 29, 2015) was a Canadian Cree painter, who resided in North Battleford , Saskatchewan . His art and his story have become known throughout Canada. His paintings tell a personal story, and many feature images of his grandmother. His work and life stor
#20 Ivy de Verley
Flossie Ivy Louise Verley (married Bradley , later Davoren ; 27 July 1879 – 29 December 1963), styled Ivy de Verley , was a Jamaican-born artist active in the United States and United Kingdom. Jamaican-born painter (1879–1963) Ivy de Verley De Verley with a "life mask" of her husband, 1920 Born Fl
#1 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) is an arts nonprofit that was founded in 1977, and is located at 2868 Mission Street in the Mission District in San Francisco , California. [2] They provide art studio space, art classes, an art gallery, and a theater. [3] Their graphics department is
#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 National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art ( NGMA ) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture , Government of India. [1] The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India , with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore . Its collection of
The Willard Gallery was a contemporary art gallery operating in New York City from 1940 until 1987. It was founded by Marian Willard Johnson. [1]
Museum of Cornish Life (formerly Helston Museum) is a museum situated in the former market town of Helston , Cornwall , England , United Kingdom . It is located immediately behind Helston Guildhall . Museum in Cornwall, England The cannon by the entrance The building was originally designed as the t
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
Generator Sound Art is an experimental arts and culture organization based in New York City , co-owned by the sound artists Gen Ken Montgomery and Scott Konzelmann . [1] [2] It focuses upon the work of dedicated Sound Artists , [3] and is an umbrella organization that either facilitated or continues
#8 The Annenberg Space for Photography
The Annenberg Space for Photography (2009 - 2020) was an exhibition space in the Century City neighborhood of Los Angeles' Westside . Founded in March 2009, it was dedicated to displaying photographic works, ranging from artistic to journalistic, using both traditional photographic prints and modern
Diana and Her Companions (Dutch: Diana en haar Nimfen or Diana en haar gezellinnen ) is a painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer completed in the early to mid-1650s, now at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague . Although the exact year is unknown, the work may be the earliest painting of the artis
#2 Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg
Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg is a watercolor by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh that he made in January 1882, shortly after taking up residence in The Hague . [Works 1] [Letters 1] Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1882 (January) Catalogue F910 , JH99
#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
The Lady with an Ermine [n 1] is a portrait painting widely attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci . Dated to c. 1489–1491 , the work is painted in oils on a panel of walnut wood . Its subject is Cecilia Gallerani , a mistress of Ludovico Sforza ("Il Moro"), Duke of Milan ;
#5 Portrait of Catherine Balebina
Portrait of Catherine Balebina is a painting by Russian portrait artist Lev Russov (1926–1987), which depicts his wife Catherine Balebina ( Russian : Екатери′на Васи′льевна Бале′бина ; 1933–2002). [1] 1956 painting by Lev Russov Portrait of Catherine Balebina Artist Lev A. Russov Year 1956 Medium Oi
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
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
#8 Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent now in Tate Britain . Painted in 1889, it depicts actress Ellen Terry in a famous performance as Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare 's tragedy Macbeth , wearing a green dress decorated with iridescent beetle wings . The play was
Sidney Carolyn Littlefield Kasfir (1939–2019) was an art historian of African art . Art historian (1939–2019) Sidney Littlefield Kasfir Born 1939 ( 1939 ) York, Maine , United States Died December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29) (aged 79–80) Maralal , Kenya Occupation Art historian Known for History of
Chauncey Devereux Stillman (November 9, 1907 – January 24, 1989) was a philanthropist , art collector, conservationist , and banking heir. [1] [2] As one biographer noted, "He was one of the richest men of his generation, but he was never idle of indolent." [3] American philanthropist and art collec
Hubertus von Amelunxen (born 29 December 1958, Bad Hindelang , Allgäu ) is a philosopher, art historian, editor, curator, photography critic, and professor for philosophy of photography and cultural studies. Amelunxen has authored and published several books focusing on the history and theory of pho
Wolfgang Scheppe (born 23 May 1955 in Munich, Germany) is a German philosopher, author and curator who since 1996 has lived and taught in the USA, Switzerland and Italy. His work as a theorist frequently includes the medium of exhibitions taking a form described as “theory installations”. Since 2009
#5 Walter Horn
Walter William Horn (18 January 1908 - 26 December 1995) was a German-American medievalist scholar noted for his work on the timber vernacular architecture of the Middle Ages . American art historian For the German slalom canoeist, see Walter Horn (canoeist) . For the German entomologist, see Walthe
Heinrich Bergner (13 July 1865, Gumperda - 29 December 1918, Heilingen ) was a German art historian and Protestant pastor. This article does not cite any sources . ( January 2017 )
Raffaele Calzini (29 December 1885 – 2 September 1953) was an Italian art critic and writer. [1] His novel Segantini, romanzo della montagna , about the short-lived Alpine painter Giovanni Segantini , won the Premio Letterario Viareggio Rèpaci in 1934. [2] Italian art critic and writer Raffaele Calz
Deborah Marrow (October 18, 1948 – October 1, 2019) was a foundation director and art historian who spent a 36-year career with the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles, California . She worked at the Trust from 1983 to 2019 including two assignments as interim president and chief executive officer an
Séverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair , was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic . [1] French writer Camille Mauclair by Henry Bataille , c. 1895
#10 Andrei Pleșu
Andrei Gabriel Pleșu ( Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdrej ɡabriˈel ˈpleʃu] ; born 23 August 1948) is a Romanian philosopher, essayist, journalist, literary and art critic. He has been intermittently involved in politics, having been appointed Minister of Culture (1989–91), Minister of Foreign Affair
#11 Joseph Longworth
Joseph Longworth (2 October 1813 – 29 December 1883) was an American lawyer, real-estate magnate, art collector, and philanthropist. A member of the wealthy Longworth family , he helped shape cultural life in Cincinnati for a generation. Longworth sold the parcel of land that would become Eden Park
Rosamund Marriott Watson (née Ball ; 6 October 1860 – 29 December 1911) was an English poet, nature writer and critic, who early in her career wrote under the pseudonyms Graham R. Tomson and Rushworth (or R.) Armytage. English poet and nature writer, 1860–1911 Rosamund Marriott Watson Born ( 1860-10
Naomi Jackson Groves , OC , (1910 – December 25, 2001) was a Canadian painter, art historian and linguist. An expert on German expressionist artist Ernst Barlach , she translated a number of his works in addition to releasing a series of books about her uncle, painter A. Y. Jackson , and translation
Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1812–1877) was a British artist, art historian and administrator. He was Keeper and Secretary of the National Gallery of London from 1855 until his death. [1] British artist and art historian
#15 François Jonquet
François Jonquet (born ( 1961-07-12 ) 12 July 1961 ), is a French Berlin-based [1] writer and art critic . [2] He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA). [3] His specialism as a writer is to alternate novels and biographies. French writer, novelist, art critic and film cr
#16 Bernard Ashmole
Bernard Ashmole , CBE , MC (22 June 1894 – 25 February 1988) was a British archaeologist and art historian , who specialized in ancient Greek sculpture . He held a number of professorships during his lifetime; Yates Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of London from 1929 to
Basil William Robinson , FBA, FSA, FRAS (20 June 1912 – 29 December 2005) was a British art scholar and author, specializing in Asian art and history.
Louisa Phebe Fitz Randolph (June 25, 1851 – December 29, 1932), known as Louise Fitz Randolph , was an American art historian and college professor. [1] She taught archaeology and art history courses at Mount Holyoke College from 1892 to 1912, and built the school's collections of art, photographs,
#19 Titu Maiorescu
Titu Liviu Maiorescu ( Romanian: [ˈtitu majoˈresku] ; 15 February 1840 – 18 June 1917) was a Romanian literary critic and politician, founder of the Junimea Society. As a literary critic, he was instrumental in the development of Romanian culture in the second half of the 19th century. This articl
Our Lady of the Rockies is a 90-foot (27 m) statue built in the likeness of Mary, the mother of Jesus , that sits atop the Continental Divide overlooking Butte, Montana . Our Lady of the Rockies The statue atop a mountain Coordinates 46.000472°N 112.446272°W / 46.000472; -112.446272 Location Butte
#2 Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Confederate Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States, that commemorates members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War . Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier
#3 Confederate Monument in Danville
The Confederate Monument in Danville , located between Centre College and the Presbyterian Church of Danville at the corner of Main and College Streets in Danville, Kentucky , was a monument dedicated to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places . The monu
#4 Johannes Ewald and Johan Hermann Wessel Memorial
The Johannes Ewald and Johan Hermann Wessel Memorial is located next to the Round Tower and Trinitatis Church , just off Købmagergade , in central Copenhagen , Denmark . Johannes Ewald and Johan Herman Wessel were two of the leading Danish poets of the 18th century. The monument seen from Købmagerga
#5 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
The Albert Pike Memorial is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring Albert Pike (1809–1891), a senior officer of the Confederate States Army as well as a poet, lawyer, and influential figure in the Scottish Rite of freemasonry . The memorial, which now only includes the base and Goddess of Mas
#7 Emancipation Memorial (Boston)
The Emancipation Memorial , also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group was a monument in Park Square in Boston . Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball and erected in 1879, its sister statue is located in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington D.C. The Boston
#8 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 Emancipation Memorial , also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more prominent so-named memorial was dedicated in 1922. [3]
#10 Santa Croce Crucifix (sculpture)
The Santa Croce Crucifix is a c.1406-1408 polychrome wood sculpture by Donatello , then a young artist just back from Rome. It is in the Cappella Bardi di Vernio just off the left transept of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. Sculpture by Donatello
#11 Equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate
An equestrian statue of Juan de Oñate formerly stood in Alcalde, New Mexico , in the United States. The monument was removed in June 2020 amid the George Floyd protests . [1] It was situated outside the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Center (until 2017 the Oñate Monument and Visitor Center) i
#12 Statue of Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The statue of Andrés Manuel López Obrador [lower-alpha 1] was a limestone sculpture of the 65th president of Mexico , Andrés Manuel López Obrador . It was installed at the intersection of Isidro Fabela Avenue and Circuito José Jiménez Cantú, in Atlacomulco , a municipality of the State of Mexico . I
#13 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
#14 Elia (sculpture)
Elia is a sculpture created by Ingvar Cronhammar (1947–2021) in Herning , Denmark . It is a large, spherical dome with four columns reaching 32 meters (105 ft) . The dome itself has a diameter of 60 meters (200 ft) . A large tube located in the center of the sculpture randomly blasts flames 8 me
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