langs: 12 февраля [ru] / february 12 [en] / 12. februar [de] / 12 février [fr] / 12 febbraio [it] / 12 de febrero [es]
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Jean-Claude Mocik , was born on February 9, 1958 in Livry Gargan . He is a filmmaker, video director, a director and teacher. Jean-Claude Mocik Jean-Claude Mocik in 2012, photo Sara Holt Born Jean-Claude Mocik ( 1958-02-09 ) 9 February 1958 Livry Gargan , France Nationality France Known for Dire
#2 Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions . Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He
#3 Aharon April
Aharon April ( Russian : Аарон Исаакович Априль ; Hebrew : אהרון אפריל ) was a Russian artist and contemporary Israeli artist born in Lithuania in 1932. His works are in major public and private collections in Europe, Russia and United States. 48 of his works are in museums around the world. Artist
Johann Rombauer ( Hungarian : Rombauer János , Slovak : Ján Rombauer ; 28 May 1782 – 12 February 1849) was a portrait painter in the Kingdom of Hungary . He also worked for a time in Saint Petersburg . He was a representative of the Biedermeier artistic style in Hungary. [1] Hungarian painter Self-p
Jerzy Walerian Skolimowski (9 December 1907 – 12 February 1985) was a Polish rowing coxswain who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics , in the 1932 Summer Olympics , and in the 1936 Summer Olympics . Polish coxswain (1907–1985) Jerzy Skolimowski Skolimowski in 1932 Personal information Birth name
Christina Quarles (born 1985) is a queer, mixed contemporary American artist and writer, living and working in Los Angeles, whose gestural, abstract paintings confront themes of racial and sexual identities, gender, and queerness. She grew up as an only child to a single mother and started drawing f
Randolph Caldecott ( / ˈ k ɔː l d ə ˌ k ɑː t / ; [1] 22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator , born in Chester . The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously rec
#8 Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen
Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen or Christoffel van der Laemen [1] (1607/1620 – c. 1651) was a Flemish painter who specialized in merry company scenes with elegant figures. [2] His favorite themes were card and backgammon players, brothel scenes, the prodigal son, dancing, music making and scenes
#9 Erling Enger
Erling Enger (17 May 1899 – 12 February 1990) was a Norwegian painter . He was born in Fåberg . Among his paintings at the National Gallery of Norway are Vekstring svinger lua from 1940, Gårdsgutten from 1943, and Familien from 1948. He has been portrayed with busts by Dyre Vaa and by Ragnhild Buten
#10 Wieland Förster
Wieland Förster (born 12 February 1930) is a German sculptor, artist and writer. [1] [2] A recurring theme of his work is victimhood, reflecting his own youthful experiences during the incineration of Dresden in February 1945 and of the Soviet justice system between 1946 and 1950. [3] German sculpto
#11 Vasily Sternberg
Vasily Ivanovich Sternberg (Ukrainian: Василь Іванович Штернберґ, Russian: Василий Иванович Штернберг; (12 February 1818, Saint Petersburg - 8 September 1845, Rome ) was a Russian and Ukrainian landscape and genre painter. [1] Russian painter Vasily Sternberg Василий Иванович Штернберг Self-portrait
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun ( French: [elizabɛt lwiz viʒe ləbʁœ̃] ; 16 April 1755 – 30 March 1842), [1] also known as Madame Le Brun , was a French portrait painter , especially of women, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. French artist (1755–1842) Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Self-portrait
#13 Miklós Barabás
Miklós Barabás (10 February 1810, in Markersdorf, Covasna County , Romania – 12 February 1898, in Budapest ) was a Hungarian painter. He is mostly known for his portrait paintings, including a famous portrait of a young Franz Liszt , done in 1847 and an 1853 portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I . This
#14 Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan " Joni " Mitchell CC ( née Anderson ; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. Drawing from folk , pop, rock, classical, and jazz , Mitchell's songs often reflect on social and philosophical ideals as well as her feelings about romance, womanhood, dis
#15 Albert Hertel
Albert Hertel (19 April 1843, Berlin - 12 February 1912, Berlin) was a German landscape painter. German painter Albert Hertel (1897)
#16 Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran (February 12, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains . Moran and his family, wife Mary Nimmo Moran and daughter Ruth took residence in New York where he obtained work as an artis
Frederick William Newton Whitehead (also known as Fred Whitehead; 1853 – 12 February 1938) [1] was an English landscape artist and illustrator . English painter For the English organist and composer, see Frederick Wilson Whitehead .
#18 Grigory Gagarin
Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin ( Russian: Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин , 11 May [ O.S. 29 April ] 1810 - 30 January [ O.S. 18 January ] 1893 ) was a Russian painter, Major General and administrator. [1] Russian painter Portrait of Grigory Gagarin by Alexandr Munster
William Parry ARA (2 May 1743 – 12 February 1791) was a Welsh artist. Primarily a portrait painter, he attracted extensive patronage in Wales due to his connections with Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet . Portrait of John Parry, William's father, circa 1770. National Museum Cardiff Welsh artist
#20 Joseph Chinard
Joseph Chinard ( Lyon , 12 February 1756 — Lyon 20 June 1813) was a French sculptor who worked in a Neoclassical style that was infused with naturalism and sentiment. French sculptor, 1756–1813 Joseph Chinard, miniature by Jean François Soiron
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork [1] ( Polish : Zamek w Malborku ; German : Ordensburg Marienburg ) is a 13th-century Teutonic castle and fortress located near the town of Malbork , Poland . It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [2]
#3 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
#4 Watts Towers
The Watts Towers , Towers of Simon Rodia , or Nuestro Pueblo ("our town" in Spanish ) are a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers, architectural structures, and individual sculptural features and mosaics within the site of the artist's original residential property in Watts, Los Angeles
The Thomas Center , formerly known as Hotel Thomas and Sunkist Villa , is an historic building in Gainesville , Florida , United States . It was built starting in 1910 in the Classical Revival style by noted Atlanta -based architect, William Augustus Edwards , designer of academic buildings at 12 in
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]
The Allahabad Museum is a national-level museum in Prayagraj , Uttar Pradesh . [1] [2] Established in 1931, [3] it is known for its rich collection and unique objects of art, and is funded by Ministry of Culture . Moreover, it is a premier research centre for archaeologists, historians and academici
Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury , Australia . Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house
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
#10 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education at New York University . ISAW's mission is to cultivate comparative, connective investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China . [1] Areas of specia
#11 Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art
The Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art ( 畠山記念館 , Hatakeyama Kinenkan ) is a private museum established in October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. [2] [3] Art museum in Shirokanedai Minato-ku Tokyo Japan Hatakeyama Memorial Museum of Fine Art Hatakeyama Memorial Museum Established October 1964 [1] Location
#12 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is located on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum , New York City , United States.
The Vancouver Art Gallery ( VAG ) is an art museum in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada. The museum occupies a 15,300-square-metre-building (165,000 sq ft) adjacent to Robson Square in downtown Vancouver , making it the largest art museum in Western Canada by building size. Designed by Franc
The Pinacothèque de Paris ( French: [pinakɔtɛk də paʁi] ) was an art gallery in Paris , France , with exhibition space for temporary exhibitions of artworks. [1] It was owned and run by Modigliani enthusiast Marc Restellini . [2] It closed in 15 February 2016 after going into receivership in Novem
#15 Skagens Museum
Skagens Museum is an art museum in Skagen , Denmark , that exhibits an extensive collection of works by members of the colony of Skagen Painters who lived and worked in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Important artists include Marie and P. S. Krøyer , Anna and Michael Ancher , La
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
#17 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
#18 Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery ( 聖徳記念絵画館 , Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan ) is a gallery commemorating the "imperial virtues" of Japan's Meiji Emperor , installed on his funeral site in the Gaien or outer precinct of Meiji Shrine in Tōkyō . The gallery is one of the earliest museum buildings in Japan and it
291 is the commonly known name for an internationally famous art gallery that was located in Midtown Manhattan at 291 Fifth Avenue in New York City from 1905 to 1917. Originally called the " Little Galleries of the Photo-Secession ", the gallery was established and managed by photographer Alfred Sti
#20 Rockwell Museum
The Rockwell Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate museum of American art located in the Southern Tier region of New York in downtown Corning, New York . Frommer's describes it as "one of the best-designed small museums in the Northeast ." In 2015, The Rockwell Museum was named a Smithsonian Affiliate ,
Bigger Trees Near Warter or ou Peinture en Plein Air pour l'age Post-Photographique is a large landscape painting by British artist David Hockney . Measuring 460 by 1,220 centimetres or 180 by 480 inches , [2] it depicts a coppice near Warter , Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is the
#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
The Constellations are a series of 23 paintings on paper produced from January 1940 to September 1941 by the Spanish surrealist Joan Miró . Art historians and museum curators have said of the paintings: "Universally considered one of the greatest achievements of his career", [1] : 1 p. "The Cons
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb , also called the Ghent Altarpiece ( Dutch : De aanbidding van het Lam Gods ), [upper-alpha 1] is a large and complex 15th-century polyptych altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent , Belgium. It was begun around the mid-1420s and completed by 1432, and it is attribu
Christian Wahl is a public artwork by Italian artist Gaetano Trentanove located in Wahl Park, which is in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. The bronze bust of Milwaukee businessman Christian Wahl was created in 1903, and is set atop a red granite pedestal. Altogether it measures 8 feet in heigh
Crystal Cubism (French: Cubisme cristal or Cubisme de cristal ) is a distilled form of Cubism consistent with a shift, between 1915 and 1916, towards a strong emphasis on flat surface activity and large overlapping geometric planes. The primacy of the underlying geometric structure, rooted in the ab
#7 The Red Boy
The Red Boy , or Master Lambton , are popular names for a portrait made in 1825 by Sir Thomas Lawrence . It is officially entitled with the name of its subject, Charles William Lambton , who was the elder son of John Lambton (later created Earl of Durham ). 1825 painting by Thomas Lawrence Charles W
#8 Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable
Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable is an 1860 Orientalist painting by Eugène Delacroix , signed and dated by the artist and now in the musée d'Orsay . [1] 1860 painting by Eugène Delacroix Arab Horses Fighting in a Stable (1860) by Eugène Delacroix
#9 Head of Christ (Rembrandt, New York)
Head of Christ is a 1650s painting by Rembrandt 's workshop. It shows Christ with a beard and long dark hair. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] Head of Christ Year 1650s Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions 47.3 cm (18.6 in) × 37.1 cm (14.6 in) Location Metropol
The " Streatham " portrait is an oil painting on panel from the 1590s believed to be a later copy of a woodcut of the English noblewoman Lady Jane Grey from 1580. [1] [2] [3] It shows a three-quarter-length depiction of a young woman in Tudor-period dress holding a prayer book , with the faded inscr
#11 President Barack Obama (painting)
President Barack Obama is a 2018 portrait of Barack Obama , the 44th president of the United States , by the artist Kehinde Wiley for the National Portrait Gallery . It received a mixed response from the media and the public. Painting by Kehinde Wiley President Barack Obama portrait of Barack Obama
#12 Head of Christ (Rembrandt, Philadelphia)
Head of Christ is a 17th-century painting by Rembrandt 's workshop. It shows Christ with a beard and long dark hair. It is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [1] Head of Christ Artist Rembrandt Year 1600s Dimensions 35.8 cm (14.1 in) × 31.2
#13 Changi Murals
The Changi Murals are a set of five paintings of biblical theme painted by Stanley Warren , a British bombardier and prisoner-of-war (POW) interned at the Changi Prison , during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II (WWII). His murals were completed under difficult conditions of sickn
#14 Wand (Wall)
Wand (Wall) is an oil painting by Gerhard Richter executed in 1994. It was in Richter's private collection for over 15 years before he sold it to the Wako Works of Art gallery in Tokyo in 2010. It was sold at Sotheby's , London, on 12 February 2014 for £17,442,500. [1] [2] [3] Painting by Gerhard Ri
The Four Freedoms is a series of four oil paintings made in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell . The paintings— Freedom of Speech , Freedom of Worship , Freedom from Want , and Freedom from Fear —are each approximately 45.75 by 35.5 inches (116.2 by 90.2 cm) , [1] and are now in the Norma
Patrick Lyon (1769, Edinburgh, Scotland – April 15, 1829, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Scottish-born American blacksmith, mechanic and inventor. After being falsely accused and imprisoned for a 1798 bank robbery, he became a working class hero. [1] A self-made businessman, he was among the fore
#17 An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Wright of Derby , one of a number of candlelit scenes that Wright painted during the 1760s. The painting departed from convention of the time by depicting a scientific subject in the reverential manner formerly reserv
Sentimental Music is a circa 1913 painting by Arthur Dove . It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] It is not currently on display. Painting by Arthur Dove Sentimental Music Artist Arthur Dove Year c. 1913 Dimensions 54.9 cm (21.6 in) × 45.7 cm (18.0 in) Location
#19 Head of Christ (Rembrandt)
The Head of Christ is a 1648 oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt . It is now in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin . [1] Head of Christ Christuskop Artist Rembrandt Year 1640s Medium oil paint , oak panel Dimensions 25 cm (9.8 in) × 21.7 cm (8.5 in) Owner Charles Sedelmeyer Acc
#20 First Lady Michelle Obama (painting)
First Lady Michelle Obama , initially titled Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama , is a portrait of former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama , painted by the artist Amy Sherald . Unveiled in 2018, it hangs in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, D.C. The six-by-five-foot (1.8
Anna Marguerite McCann (May 11, 1933 – February 12, 2017) was an American art historian and archaeologist . She is known for being an early influencer—and the first American woman—in the field of underwater archaeology , beginning in the 1960s. McCann authored works pertaining to Roman art and Class
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
András ( Andreas ) Ede Zsigmond Alföldi (27 August 1895 – 12 February 1981) was a Hungarian historian, art historian , epigraphist , numismatist and archaeologist , specializing in the Late Antique period. He was one of the most productive 20th-century scholars of the ancient world and is considered
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
#5 Friedrich Heinrich von Boetticher
Friedrich Heinrich von Boetticher (1826–1902) [1] was a German publisher, bookseller, scholar and art historian. Friedrich von Boetticher art historian Friedrich Heinrich von Boetticher Friedrich Heinrich von Boetticher Born ( 1826-06-23 ) 23 June 1826 Riga Died 12 February 1902 (1902-02-12) (aged
#6 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
#7 Max Hollein
Max Hollein (born 7 July 1969 in Vienna ) [1] is an Austrian art historian and the current Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City . He served as Director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco from July 2016, [2] until April 2018, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announ
Nurhan Atasoy (born February 12, 1934) is a Turkish art historian . She specializes in history of Ottoman [3] and Islamic art . She served as a Chair in the Department of Fine Arts, Archeology and Art History at Istanbul University until 1999 when she retired. [2] She is a resident scholar of the Tu
Gerardo Mosquera (born 1945 in Havana, Cuba ) is a freelance curator , critic , art historian, and writer based in Havana, Cuba . He was one of the organizers of the first Havana Biennial in 1984 and remained central to the curatorial team until he resigned in 1989. Since then, his activity turned t
William Cowper Prime (1825–1905) was an American journalist, art historian, numismatist, attorney, and travel writer. American art historian William Cowper Prime Born ( 1825-10-31 ) October 31, 1825 Cambridge, New York Died February 12, 1905 (1905-02-12) (aged 79) New York City Occupation Journali
#11 Timothy Binkley
Timothy Binkley (born Timothy Glenn Binkley on September 14, 1943 in Baltimore , MD), is an American philosopher , artist , and teacher , known for his radical [1] writings about conceptual art and aesthetics , as well as several essays that help define computer art . [2] [3] [4] He is also known fo
#12 Ernestine Carter
Ernestine Marie Carter OBE (née Fantl; 10 October 1906 – 1 August 1983) was an American-born British museum curator, journalist, and fashion writer. She became hugely influential in her roles as women's editor, and later associate editor of The Sunday Times . Ernestine Carter (OBE) Ernestine Carter
#13 Dan Cameron
Dan Cameron (born February 12, 1956 in Utica, New York ) is an American contemporary art curator. He has served as senior curator for Next Wave Visual Art at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), an annual exhibition of emerging Brooklyn-based artists since 2002. He is [ citation needed ] also a member o
#14 Jane Livingston
Jane Shelton Livingston (born 12 February 1944) is an American art curator . She is the author and co-author of numerous books and catalogs. American art curator (born 1944)
Jorge Aníbal Romero Brest (October 2, 1905 – February 12, 1989) was an influential art critic in Argentina, who helped popularize avant-garde art in his country. [1] Jorge Romero Brest Born ( 1905-10-02 ) October 2, 1905 Buenos Aires , Argentina Died February 12, 1989 (1989-02-12) (aged 83) Buenos
#16 Franz Roh
Franz Roh (21 February 1890 – 30 December 1965), was a German historian , photographer , and art critic . [1] [2] Roh is perhaps best known for his 1925 book Nach-Expressionismus: Magischer Realismus: Probleme der neuesten europäischen Malerei ("Post- expressionism : Magical Realism: Problems of the
Ottogerd Ludwig Wilhelm Mühlmann (12 February 1908, in Schmargendorf – 26 May 1987, in Nuremberg ) was a German academic, art historian, notable for his work in historical preservation . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how a
#1 LOOK II (sculpture in Plymouth)
LOOK II (alternatively, Look II , and colloquially, Rusty Reg [ citation needed ] ) is a permanent sculpture by British sculptor Antony Gormley on the south-western leg of West Hoe Pier, Plymouth , Devon , England . Sculpture by Antony Gormley on West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon LOOK II Rusty Reg LOOK II o
#2 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
#3 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
#4 National War Memorial (Canada)
The National War Memorial ( French : Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada ), titled The Response ( French : La Réponse ), is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Origin
#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 James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square , Savannah , Georgia , United States . The monument honors James Oglethorpe , the founder of the Province of Georgia , who established the city of Savannah in 1733. Efforts towards the monument's erection began in 1901 and were le
#7 Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Hodgenville, Kentucky)
The Abraham Lincoln Statue is a historic statue in the Hodgenville Commercial Historic District's public square in Hodgenville, Kentucky . Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpted the statue, as he also did the Lincoln statue at the capitol rotunda at Frankfort, Kentucky . [2] [3] The Abraham Lincoln Birth
#8 The Gates
The Gates were a group of gates comprising a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude . The artists installed 7,503 vinyl "gates" along 23 miles (37 km) of pathways in Central Park in New York City .
Lafayette Square (formerly Court House Park or Courthouse Square ) [1] is a park in the center of downtown Buffalo , Erie County, New York , United States that hosts a Civil War monument. The block, which was once square, is lined by many of the city's tallest buildings. The square was named for Gen
Erected in 1927, the Diamond War Memorial is located on The Diamond in the centre of Derry , County Londonderry , Northern Ireland . It is dedicated to the citizens of the city who lost their lives while in military service during World War I . Diamond War Memorial Northern Ireland For soldiers who
#11 List of sculptures in Central Park
Since 1863, twenty-nine sculptures [note 1] have been erected within New York City 's 843-acre (3.41 km 2 ) Central Park . Most have been donated by individuals or organizations, few by the city itself. While many early statues are of authors and poets along "Literary Walk", and American figures l
#12 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
#13 Monument to the Sunken Ships
The Monument to the Sunken Ships ( Russian : Памятник затопленным кораблям ; Ukrainian : Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям ) is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol , on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay , it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann in 1905.
#14 Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco
The Monument to the Victory of Chacabuco , also known as the Monument to the Battle of Chacabuco (truly To the Victory of Chacabuco ), [1] is a monument that commemorates the Battle of Chacabuco , [2] which took place on February 12, 1817. It was designed by Héctor Román Latorre and built in 1971. I
Oxley War Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at 1218 Oxley Road, Oxley, Queensland , Australia. It was built in 1920. It is also known as Oxley Memorial Park and Oxley Place. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 4 July 2006. [1] Historic site in Queensland, Australia Oxley War Mem
Rochdale Cenotaph is a First World War memorial on the Esplanade in Rochdale , Greater Manchester , in the north west of England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens , it is one of seven memorials in England based on his Cenotaph in London and one of his more ambitious designs. The memorial was unveiled i
#17 Abraham Lincoln (relief by Schwarz)
The Abraham Lincoln commemorative plaque is a work of public art designed by Marie Stewart in 1906, created by Rudolph Schwarz , and dedicated on 12 February 1907. Abraham Lincoln commemorative plaque Artist Rudolph Schwarz (sculptor) and Marie Stewart (designer) Year 1906 Type bronze plaque set in