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Claudine Marie Claire Loquen (born 1965), known as Claudine Loquen [Klodin loʊkən], is a French painter in the naïve style . [1] French painter and sculptor Claudine Loquen Loquen in 2018 Born ( 1965-02-22 ) 22 February 1965 (age 57) Sainte-Adresse ( Seine Maritime ), France Nationality French Kno
Michael Francis Bowen [1] [2] (December 8, 1937 – March 7, 2009) was an American fine artist known as one of the co-founders of the late 20th and 21st century Visionary art movements. [3] His works include paintings on canvas and paper, [4] 92 intaglio etchings based on Jungian psychology , assembla
Xavier Veilhan (1963) is a French artist with his main residence in Paris. He works with photography, sculpture, film, painting and installation art . [1] [2] French artist (born 1963) This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and
Shirley Anne Macnamara (born 1949) is an Australian Indigenous artist from the Indjilanji / Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland best known for her woven spinifex sculptures. Australian sculptor (born 1949) Shirley Macnamara Born 1949 Known for Sculpture, Painting
#5 Martha Joy
Martha Joy (Born Martha Joy Lim-Fiuza ) is a singer, recording artist and host in the Philippines . This article contains content that is written like an advertisement . ( November 2013 ) Martha Joy Born Martha Joy Lim-Fiuza ( 1990-12-08 ) December 8, 1990 (age 31) Toronto , Ontario, Canada Other
Edna Libby Beutenmüller ( née Hyatt ; December 8, 1872 – July 14, 1934) was an American scientific illustrator notable for producing illustrations in publications including those published by the American Museum of Natural History . [1] [2] [3] After coming to NY in 1899, she studied art and began w
#7 Julio Breff
Julio Breff (born Julio Breff y Guilarte December 8, 1958 in Los Cacaos, Sagua de Tánamo , Cuba ) is a self-taught Cuban painter . He specializes in primitive paintings. Cuban painter Julio Breff Guilarte Born ( 1958-12-08 ) December 8, 1958 (age 63) Los Cacaos, Sagua de Tánamo, Cuba
William Grinsell Nicholl (London 1796 – 1871) was a British 19th-century architectural and monumental sculptor. William Grinsell Nicholl William Grinsell Nicholl, mid 1860s, photographer unknown. Born ( 1796-11-04 ) 4 November 1796 Pancras, London Died 8 December 1871 (1871-12-08) (aged 75) Acton
#9 Noel Forster
Noel Armstrong Forster (15 June 1932 – 7 December 2007) was a British artist who trained at King's College Newcastle a part of Durham University , graduating in 1957. English painter Forster was born in Seaton Delaval , Northumberland and attended to Gosforth Grammar School . [1] He married Eileen C
#10 Arnulf Rainer
Arnulf Rainer (born 8 December 1929) is an Austrian painter noted for his abstract informal art. [1] [2] Austrian painter For the film, see Arnulf Rainer (film) . Rainer in 2015 Rainer in Arnulf Rainer - Sternsucher a 1994 film by Herbert Brödl [ de ] Rainer was born in Baden, Austria . During his
#11 Diego Rivera
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez , [1] known as Diego Rivera ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo riˈβeɾa] ; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the mural movemen
#12 Johann Heinrich von Dannecker
Johann Heinrich von Dannecker (October 16, 1758 in Stuttgart – December 8, 1841 in Stuttgart) was a German sculptor . German sculptor This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) Self-portrait bust (1796)
Jan Thomas or Jan Thomas van Ieperen [1] (5 February 1617 – 6 September 1673) was a Flemish Baroque painter , draughtsman and printmaker . He was first active in Antwerp where he worked in the workshop of Rubens. He later became court painter at the Habsburg court in Vienna . He is known for his por
#14 Giuseppe Cades
Giuseppe Cades (March 4, 1750 – December 8, 1799) was an Italian sculptor, painter, and engraver. The Judgment of Solomon , Royal Academy of Arts , London. Italian painter Cades was born in Rome . He studied under Mancini and Domenico Corvi , gaining a prize in 1765 with his picture of Tobias recove
John Berney (or Barney ) Crome (1 December 1794 – 15 September 1842) was an English landscape and marine painter associated with the Norwich School of painters . He is sometimes known by the nickname ' Young Crome' to distinguish him from his father John, known as ' Old Crome '. English painter John
#16 Felicita Pauļuka
Felicita Pauļuka ( Latvian : Felicita Pauļuka ) (May 8, 1925 – December 8, 2014) was a Latvian painter mainly noted for her portraits , nudes and book illustrations . She established Latvian pastel painting traditions in the second half of the 20th century and is known as one of the most outstanding
#17 Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo] ; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954 [1] ) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits , and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture , she employed
Ferruccio Ferrazzi (15 March 1891 – 8 December 1978 in Rome) was an Italian painter and sculptor as well as a professor at Accademia di Belle Arti of Rome . [1] [2] ) Italian painter and sculptor (1891–1978)
#19 Gaia (artist)
Gaia (born 1988 in New York City) is an American street artist who has received significant museum showings and critical recognition. [1] [2] Based in Baltimore, he has created large-scale murals worldwide to engage the community where he works in a dialogue by using historical and sociological refe
#20 August Babberger
August Babberger (8 December 1885 – 3 September 1936) was a German painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics . [1] German painter August Babberger Born ( 1885-12-08 ) 8 December 1885 Hausen im Wiesental , Germany Died 3 September 1936 (1936-
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
#2 Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art ( MICA ) is a private art and design college in Baltimore , Maryland . It was founded in 1826 as the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanic Arts , [3] making it one of the oldest art colleges in the United States. Private art and design college in
#3 Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir
The Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir (meaning Indian Dance Arts Temple ) is an arts and crafts museum and a multi-purpose cultural centre located in Patna , in the capital of Bihar , India . Bharatiya Nritya Kala Mandir, Patna भारतीय नृत्य कला मंदिर, पटना Address Frazer Road , Patna - 800001 patna India
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
#5 Artechouse
Artechouse (stylized in all caps ) is an American innovative art space and destination for immersive and interactive art exhibitions. Dedicated to showcasing works by new media artists, Artechouse main goal is to present exhibitions that support its mission to inspire, educate, and empower others. [
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago 's Grant Park , founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually. [3] Its collection, stewarded by 11 c
#7 MUDAM
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art ( French : Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean ), abbreviated to Mudam , is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen , on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau , in clos
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]
#9 Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) is a museum on one end of the seven-kilometer-long (4.3 mi) Corniche in Doha , Qatar . As per the architect I. M. Pei's specifications, the museum is built on an island off an artificial projecting peninsula near the traditional dhow harbor. A purpose-built park sur
#10 Fabergé Museum
The Fabergé Museum is a privately owned museum located in the German spa city of Baden-Baden , dedicated to items made by the Russian jewellery firm Fabergé . It was opened by Russian art collector Alexander Ivanov on 9 May 2009. [1] It is owned by the private limited company Fabergé Museum GmbH , w
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts , US, is a successor to the East India Marine Society , established in 1799. [1] It combines the collections of the former Peabody Museum of Salem (which acquired the Society's collection) and the Essex Institute . [2] [3] PEM is one of the olde
#12 Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art is a teaching museum on the campus of Hamilton College [1] in Clinton, New York . The Wellin invites visitors to discover the arts and form unexpected connections through groundbreaking exhibitions, a globally representative teaching collection, and engaging p
#13 Galeries Dalmau
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
#14 Berndt Museum of Anthropology
The Berndt Museum of Anthropology is an anthropological museum in Perth , Western Australia, founded in 1976 by Ronald Berndt and Catherine Berndt . The Berndt Museum is currently located with the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery on the western side of the University of Western Australia 's Crawley campu
#15 Grey Art Gallery
The Grey Art Gallery is New York University ’s fine art museum, located on historic Washington Square Park , in New York City's Greenwich Village . As a university art museum, the Grey Art Gallery functions to collect, preserve, study, document, interpret, and exhibit the evidence of human culture.
Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable [1] photography gallery in Cardiff Bay , Wales . It opened in 2010 and predominantly featured documentary photography, [2] often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers. [3] It closed in 2016. [ citation needed ] Opening
Sailors' Snug Harbor , also known as Sailors Snug Harbor and informally as Snug Harbor , is a collection of architecturally significant 19th-century buildings on Staten Island , New York City . The buildings are set in an 83-acre (34 ha) park along the Kill Van Kull in New Brighton , on the North
#18 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
#19 Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art ( LACMA ) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum). Encyclopedic, Art museum in Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles County Museu
The Gibbes Museum of Art , formerly known as the Gibbes Art Gallery , is an art museum in Charleston, South Carolina . Established as the Carolina Art Association in 1858, the museum moved into a new Beaux Arts building at 135 Meeting Street, in the Charleston Historic District , in 1905. The Gibbes
#1 Statue of Paul Kruger, Church Square
The Statue of Paul Kruger ( Afrikaans : Krugerstandbeeld ) is a bronze sculpture located in Church Square in Pretoria , South Africa . The statue depicts Paul Kruger , the Boer political and military leader and President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1900, and four unnamed Boer soldiers
#2 1798 in art
Events from the year 1798 in art . Overview of the events of 1798 in art Overview of the events of 1798 in art List of years in art ( table ) … 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Phi
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
Pollice Verso (from Latin : with a turned thumb ) is an 1872 painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme , featuring the eponymous Roman gesture directed to the winning gladiator . 1872 painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme Pollice Verso Artist Jean-Léon Gérôme Year 1872 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 96.5
Mary, Untier of Knots or Mary, Undoer of Knots is the name of both a Marian devotion and a Baroque painting ( German : Wallfahrtsbild or Gnadenbild ) which represents that devotion. The painting by Johann Georg Melchior Schmidtner , of around 1700, is in the Catholic pilgrimage church of St. Pet
The Columbus Obelisk is one of three monuments to Christopher Columbus in Baltimore , Maryland . Erected in 1792, the obelisk is the oldest monument to Christopher Columbus in the United States . [1] Monument to Christopher Columbus by Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Columbus Obelisk Monument in 2016 Arti
Stabat Mater ( Latin for "the mother was standing") is a compositional form in the crucifixion of Jesus in art depicting the Virgin Mary under the cross during the crucifixion of Christ alongside John the apostle . Rood cross group, Church of St Mary, Gdansk Form of the Crucifixion of Jesus in art w
#8 Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau) is an 1892 oil on burlap canvas painting by Paul Gauguin , depicting a nude Tahitian girl lying on her stomach. An old woman is seated behind her. Gauguin said the title may refer to either the girl imagining the ghost, or the ghost imagining her. [1] [low
Right and Left is a 1909 oil on canvas painting by the American artist Winslow Homer . It depicts a pair of common goldeneye ducks at the moment they are hit by a hunter's shotgun blast as they attempt to take flight. Completed less than two years before his death, it was Homer's last great painting
St Antoninus Giving Alms or The Alms of St Antoninus is an oil on canvas painting by Lorenzo Lotto , created c. 1540–1542 . It depicts Archbishop Antoninus of Florence giving alms as an allegorical ideal for bureaucratic charity. The painting is now displayed in the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e P
#11 Seven Sacraments (Poussin)
The Seven Sacraments refers to two series of paintings of the seven sacraments by the French painter Nicolas Poussin . Painting series by Nicolas Poussin Ordination from the first series
#12 Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major [1] ( In Dedicatione basilicae S. Mariae ) [2] is a feast day in the General Roman Calendar of the Catholic Church, optionally celebrated annually on 5 August with the rank of memorial . For other uses, see Saint Mary of the Snow (disambiguation) The M
Our Lady of Good Counsel ( Latin : Mater boni consilii ) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary , after a painting said to be miraculous, now found in the thirteenth century Augustinian church at Genazzano , near Rome, Italy. Measuring 40 to 45 centimetres (16 to 18 in) the image is a fresco
#14 The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Rubens)
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is an oil on canvas painting by Peter Paul Rubens , which since 1989 has been in the collection of the Fundación Carlos de Amberes , Madrid. It was painted in 1639, the year before the artist's death. Painting by Peter Paul Rubens The work was a commission from Jan van
The Virgin of the Rocks ( Italian : Vergine delle rocce ), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks , is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci , of the same subject, with a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally
#16 The Immaculate Conception (Tiepolo)
The Immaculate Conception is a painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696 – 1770). The painting was one of seven altarpieces commissioned in March 1767 from Tiepolo by King Charles III of Spain for the Church of Saint Pascual in Aranjuez, then under construction. This was originally
Young Abe Lincoln , is a 1962 public artwork by American artist David K. Rubins , located outside of the government center near the Indiana State House , in Indianapolis , Indiana , US. This bronze sculpture is a depiction of a young Abraham Lincoln , an Abraham Lincoln that spent the majority of hi
#18 1728 in art
Events from the year 1728 in art . Overview of the events of 1728 in art Overview of the events of 1728 in art List of years in art ( table ) … 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Phi
An outdoor life-size sculpture of Chief Seattle by local artist James Wehn is installed in Tilikum Place in Seattle , Washington , in the United States. [2] [3] [4] [5] Statue in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Not to be confused with Chief of the Suquamish – Chief Seattle . Statue of Chief Seattle The st
#20 List of works by Thomas Eakins
This is a list of professionally authenticated paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916). As there is no catalogue raisonné of Eakins' works, [1] this is an aggregation of existing published catalogs. Photograph of Thomas Eakins c. 1882
Peter Heinz Feist (most often Peter H. Feist ) (29 July 1928 – 26 July 2015) was a German art historian . German art historian Peter H. Feist (2013) Peter H. Feist in October 2009 Peter H. Feist (2006)
Arthur E. (Hugh) Popham , CB , FBA (22 March 1889 – 8 December 1970) was a British art historian, mainly focused on Italian art . Most of his life he worked at the British Museum and became especially renowned for his catalogue work. He was Keeper of Prints and Drawings from 1945 to his retirement f
#3 Max Creutz
Max Creutz (8 December 1876 – 13 March 1932) was a German art historian and curator of the Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln and the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Museum in Krefeld where he worked from 1922 until his death. In Cologne , in 1914 he was instrumental in the first exhibition of the Deutscher Werkbund ,
#4 Silvano Levy
Silvano Levy is an academic and art critic specialising in surrealism . He has published on Belgian surrealism with studies on René Magritte , E.L.T. Mesens and Paul Nougé. His research on The Surrealist Group in England began with a film on Conroy Maddox and the book Conroy Maddox: Surreal Enigmas
Georges Gilles Joseph Dossin (4 February 1896, in Wandre , near Liège – 8 December 1983, in Liège) was a Belgian archaeologist , Assyriologist and art historian .
#6 James Mavor
James Mavor (December 8, 1854 – October 31, 1925) was a Scottish - Canadian economist . He served as a Professor of Political Economy of the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923. His influence upon Canadian economic thought is traced to as late as the 1970s. He played a key role in resettling Dou
Dorothy Walker (16 January 1929 – 8 December 2002) was an Irish art critic and a vocal champion of abstract modernism in Ireland. Irish art critic Dorothy Walker Born Dorothy Cole ( 1929-01-16 ) 16 January 1929 Dublin, Ireland Died 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08) (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland Occupation
#8 Étienne La Font de Saint-Yenne
Étienne La Font de Saint-Yenne (born 1688 in Lyon , died 1771 in Paris) was a French art critic of the eighteenth century. French art critic This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (December 2013) Click [show] for important translation instruction
Count Antoine Seilern (17 September 1901 – 6 July 1978) was an Anglo-Austrian art collector and art historian. He was considered, along with Sir Denis Mahon , to be one of a handful of important collectors who was also a respected scholar. The bulk of his collection was bequeathed anonymously to the
#10 Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet
Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet MP KT , of Pollok FRSE DCL LLD (8 March 1818 – 15 January 1878), was a Scottish historical writer, art historian and politician . 19th-century Scottish writer and politician Sir William Stirling-Maxwell Bt MP KT FRSE DCL Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, c. 18
Jan Six (2 February 1857, Amsterdam - 8 December 1926, Amsterdam) was a Dutch art historian . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( December 2021 ) Jan Six (date unknown)
#12 Didier Ottinger
Didier Ottinger , born in Nancy in 1957, is a French museum curator, art critic and author. He is known for organizing exhibitions and publishing books on modern and contemporary painting. He is now assistant director of the Centre Pompidou [1] [2] at the Musée national d'art moderne in Paris. [3] F
Julian Clarence Levi (December 8, 1874 – August 23, 1971) was an American architect, watercolor painter, and philanthropist. [1] Artist, architect and physician Julian Clarence Levi Born ( 1874-12-08 ) December 8, 1874 New York City, US Died August 23, 1971 (1971-08-23) (aged 96) New York City, US
Leslie Anne Anderson is a Cuban-American [1] museum curator and art historian, notable for her scholarship and exhibitions of nineteenth-century European, American, and regional art. Cuban-American museum curator and art historian This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please
Jonathan Ngarimu Mane-Wheoki CNZM (8 December 1943 – 10 October 2014) was a New Zealand art historian, academic, and curator. Of Ngāpuhi , Te Aupōuri , Ngāti Kurī and English descent, he was a pioneer in the study of contemporary Māori and Pacific art history. [1] New Zealand art historian, academic
#16 Jane Farver
Jane Farver (1947–2015) was a curator and director in the field of international contemporary art . Farver was a director at the Lehman College Art Gallery, the Tomoko Liguori Gallery, the chief curator of the Queens Museum of Art from 1992 – 1999, and the head of the MIT List Visual Arts Center fro
#17 Hugues Panassié
Hugues Panassié (27 February 1912 in Paris – 8 December 1974 in Montauban ) [1] was a French critic , record producer , and impresario of traditional jazz . [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] French music critic, producer, and impresario This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with
#18 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
#19 Georg Humann
Georg Humann (8 December 1847, in Rellinghausen (now a suburb of Essen ) – 18 January 1932, in Aachen ) was a German art historian . German architect and art historian Architectural drawing of Essen Minster, drawn by Georg Humann und used by Georg Dehio
#20 Enrico Crispolti
Enrico Crispolti (18 April 1933 – 8 December 2018) was an Italian art critic, curator and art historian. From 1984 to 2005 he was professor of history of contemporary art at the Università degli Studi di Siena , and director of the school of specialisation in art history . He previously taught at th
#1 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
#2 National American Indian Memorial
The National American Indian Memorial or North American Indian Memorial was a proposed monument to American Indians to be erected on a bluff overlooking the Narrows , the main entrance to New York Harbor . The major part of the memorial was to be a 165-foot-tall (50 m) statue of a representative A
The Space Mirror Memorial , which forms part of the larger Astronauts Memorial , is a National Memorial on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida . It is maintained by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), whose offices are located in the NASA
The Scottish book sculptures are a group of book sculptures that were contrived to be "found" in Scotland between 2011 and 2013. The sculptures are on topics mostly concerning Scottish literature and poetry, and are made out of old books by an anonymous female paper sculptor. The first sculpture to
La statue de la Résistance par Falguière ( The statue of the Resistance by Falguière ) was a 9-foot tall snow sculpture of a nude woman with a cannon made on 8 December 1870 by Alexandre Falguière during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War . Falguière was a member of a National Guard compa
#6 Regisole
The Regisole ("Sun King") was a bronze classical or Late Antique equestrian monument , highly influential during the Italian Renaissance but destroyed in 1796. It was originally erected at Ravenna , in what is now Italy , but was moved to Pavia in the Middle Ages, where it stood on a column before t
#7 Demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine
The demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine started during the fall of the Soviet Union as continued struggle against totalitarianism and dominance of neighboring Moscow. During Euromaidan it has become a widespread phenomenon and dubbed by Ukrainians Leninopad (Ленінопад), a pun litera
#8 Drinking fountains in Philadelphia
Public drinking fountains in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States, have been built and used since the 19th century. Various reform-minded organizations in the city supported public drinking fountains as street furniture for different but overlapping reasons. One was the general promotion of pu
#9 List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin . Some or all of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that
The Snowdog Art Trails are a series of public art exhibitions of large Snowdog sculptures, organised by Wild In Art from 2016 to 2018. [1] They celebrate the Snowdog from the 2012 short film, The Snowman and the Snowdog , and feature sculptures painted in a wide variety of styles, many of which refl
#11 Strawberry Fields (memorial)
Strawberry Fields is a 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) landscaped section in New York City 's Central Park , designed by the landscape architect Bruce Kelly , that is dedicated to the memory of former Beatles member John Lennon . It is named after the Beatles' song " Strawberry Fields Forever ", written by Lennon
Filipina Comfort Women was a statue publicly displayed along Baywalk , Roxas Boulevard in Manila . Unveiled on December 8, 2017, and installed through the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and other donors and foundations, it was dedicated to the Filipino " comfort women ", wh
#13 Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore
The Statue of Queen Victoria, Bangalore , is located at Queen's Park, next to Cubbon Park , Bangalore Cantonment , at the junction of 3 roads, at the border between the Cantonment and the Bangalore Pete . The statue was unveiled on 5 February 1906 by the then Prince of Wales, George Frederick Ernest
#14 Cubi
The Cubi series is a group of stainless steel sculptures built from cubes, rectangular solids and cylinders with spheroidal or flat endcaps. These pieces are among the last works completed by the sculptor David Smith . The artist died in a car accident on May 23, 1965, soon after the completion of C
#15 Art Institute of Chicago Building
The Art Institute of Chicago Building (1893 structure built as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building ) houses the Art Institute of Chicago , and is part of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . The building is located in Grant
#16 Vladimir Lenin monument, Kyiv
The Vladimir Lenin monument in Kyiv was a statue dedicated to Vladimir Lenin , the founder of the Soviet Union in Kyiv , the capital of Ukraine. The larger than life-size (3.45 meters [11.32 feet]) Lenin monument was built by Soviet sculptor Sergey Merkurov from the same red Karelian stone as Lenin'
#17 Iron Mike
Iron Mike is the de facto name of various monuments commemorating servicemen of the United States military . The term "Iron Mike" is uniquely American slang used to refer to men who are especially tough, brave, and inspiring; it was originally a nautical term for a gyrocompass , used to keep a ship
The Monument of States was conceived as a symbol of American unity after the attack on Pearl Harbor , and is located at 300 E. Monument Avenue in Kissimmee, Florida . It was built by volunteers, with donations of stone that came from around the world, including a rock from President Franklin D. Roos
#19 Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
The Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House (originally the New York Custom House ) is a former custom house , a government building, and a museum at 1 Bowling Green , near the southern end of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Cass Gilbert in the Beaux-Arts style , it was erected f
#20 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