langs: 1 января [ru] / january 1 [en] / 1. januar [de] / 1er janvier [fr] / 1º gennaio [it] / 1 de enero [es]
days: december 29 / december 30 / december 31 / january 1 / january 2 / january 3 / january 4
Georgy Bogdanovich Yakulov , (Armenian Յակուլյան Գևորգ Բոգդանի Georges Yakulov (January 2 (14), 1884, Tiflis — December 28, 1928, Yerevan ) - Russian and soviet artist of Armenian origin, painter , graphic artist , decorator, set designer , art theorist . Close to the circle of avant-garde innovator
İbrahim Balaban (1 January 1921 [1] – 9 June 2019) [2] was a Turkish painter. Turkish painter (1921–2019) İbrahim Balaban Born ( 1921-01-01 ) 1 January 1921 Seçköy, Osmangazi, Bursa , Turkey Died 9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) (aged 98) Istanbul , Turkey Nationality Turkish Known for Painter Website w
#3 Brücius
Brücius is an American born tattoo artist specializing in blackwork tattoos with a preference for fine lines and etchings. American tattoo artist This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages
Johannes de Renialme (Antwerp, ca. 1600 – buried Amsterdam, 20 April 1657) was a Dutch art dealer, active in Amsterdam and Delft between 1640 and 1657, notable for the scale of his dealings. De Renialme was known for being a dealer of Rembrandt , Hercules Seghers , Jan Lievens and Salomon Koninck .
Françoise Taylor (née Wauters) was a Belgian/British artist (1 January 1920 – 24 January 2007). Belgian artist Françoise Taylor Françoise Taylor (then Françoise Wauters, left of photo) with her mother in Brussels, 1945 Born ( 1920-01-01 ) 1 January 1920 Liège Died 24 January 2007 (2007-01-24) (aged
#6 Bartolomeo Ghetti (painter)
Bartolomeo (or Baccio ) di Zanobi Ghetti (died 1536) was a Florentine Renaissance painter who has only recently emerged from obscurity as a result of art historical research. Italian painter
Fausto Veranzio [2] [3] ( Latin : Faustus Verantius ; Croatian : Faust Vrančić ; Hungarian and Vernacular Latin : Verancsics Faustus ; [4] [5] c. 1551 – 20 January 1617) [6] was a polymath and bishop from Šibenik , then part of the Republic of Venice . Venetian polymath and bishop This article has m
Elizabeth Gorcey (born January 1, 1962 [1] ) is an American filmmaker, actress, and writer. She has held leading roles in films such as Kidco and Footloose while also producing and directing films which include Just Another Man's Story and Breast Pump & Blender . She is also the author of the childr
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky ( UK : / ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ k ɒ f s k i / , [1] US : / ˌ m ɑː j ə ˈ k ɔː f s k i / ; [2] Russian : Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский , IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ məjɪˈkofskʲɪj] ( listen ) ; 19 July [ O.S. 7 July ] 1893 – 14 April 1930) was a Russian and Sov
#10 Eugene Mackaben
Eugene Henry Mackaben (1920 –3 1 January 1984) was a regional artist based in Tucson, Arizona known for his simple and grassroots-style paintings. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points . ( July 2012 ) Eugene Mackaben Born 1920 Chicago, Illinois Died Janu
David Howard Hitchcock (May 15, 1861 – January 1, 1943) was an American painter of the Volcano School , known for his depictions of Hawaii . American painter This article is about the painter David Howard Hitchcock. For the comics writer David Hitchock, see David Hitchcock (comics writer) . D. Howar
#12 Mamata Banerjee
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
#13 Paul Schad-Rossa
Georg Paul Schad , known as Paul Schad-Rossa (1 January 1862, Nuremberg - 1 November 1916, Berlin ) was a German painter and sculptor, in the Symbolist style. German painter This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lac
Sono Osato (born January 1, 1960) is an American artist born in Baden Baden, Germany. She attended Arizona State University and California College of the Arts . [1] Osato's work includes sculptures and paintings. Both often include found objects, such as machine parts and animal bones. Her work atte
#15 Pinchas Burstein
Pinchas Burstein (1927 – 1977), later known as Maryan S. Maryan , was a Polish-born Jewish post- expressionist painter. Maryan Born Pinchas Burstein ( 1927-01-01 ) 1 January 1927 Nowy Sącz , Poland Died 15 June 1977 (1977-06-15) (aged 50) New York City , United States Nationality Polish, American
Charles Yardley "C. Y." Turner (25 November 1850, Baltimore, Maryland – 1 January 1919, New York City) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist and teacher. His genre scenes and American historical paintings were popularized through engravings and book illustrations. American artist (1850–1919
Béatrice Casadesus (born 1 January 1942) is a French painter and sculptor, and professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris , France. [1] [2] French painter and sculptor Béatrice Casadesus Born ( 1942-01-01 ) 1 January 1942 (age 80) Paris, France Nationality French Other n
#18 Paul Ninas
Paul Ninas (May 7, 1903—January 1, 1964) was an American artist. He was born in Leeton, Missouri . [1] He began to study engineering at the University of Nebraska before he travelled around the Middle East and North Africa, which inspired him to become a painter. He studied painting in Vienna in 192
#19 Nicolas Sicard
Nicolas Sicard (9 January 1846, Lyon - 1 January 1920, Lyon) was a French painter; known primarily for historical and battle scenes, although he worked in a wide variety of genres. French painter This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citati
#20 Betty Tompkins
Betty Tompkins (born 1945) is an American artist and arts educator. Her paintings revolve, almost exclusively, around photorealistic , close-up imagery of both heterosexual and homosexual intimate acts. [1] [2] She creates large-scale, monochromatic canvases and works on paper of singular or multipl
#1 Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum is a building in Prague , Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava . Since its opening in 1885, it has been associated with music and art. Currently, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Galerie Ru
Z33 is an art institution in Hasselt that connects art, design and architecture with social themes. Z33 presents itself as an art centre and not as a museum. In fact, the house initiates, produces and displays temporary exhibitions, without a permanent collection. Here, the starting point is the int
The Columbus Museum of Art ( CMA ) is an art museum in downtown Columbus, Ohio . Formed in 1878 as the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts (its name until 1978), [2] it was the first art museum to register its charter with the state of Ohio. The museum collects and exhibits American and European modern an
The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors (CoSM) is a transdenominational church and 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the realization of a shared 1985 vision of the American artists Alex and Allyson Grey to build a contemporary public chapel as "a sanctuary for spiritual renewal through contemplation of trans
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
Altonaer Museum is an art museum in the suburb of Altona in Hamburg , Germany . The museum association was established in 1863, when Altona was still part of Denmark . [1] [2] The museum has a collection of over 300 000 objects connected to the cultural history of Northern Germany. [3] This articl
The Moravian Gallery in Brno ( Czech : Moravská galerie v Brně ) is the second largest art museum in the Czech Republic , established in 1961 by merging of two older institutions. It is situated in five buildings: Pražák Palace, Governor's Palace, Museum of Applied Arts, Jurkovič House and Josef Hof
#8 Petit Palais
The Petit Palais ( French: [pəti palɛ] ; English: Small Palace ) is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris , France. This article is about the museum in Paris, France. For the museum in Avignon, France, see Petit Palais, Avignon . For the former commune in Gironde, France that was merged
The Museum of Black Joy is a virtual museum launched by Philadelphia artist Andrea "Philly" Walls in January 2020. [1] [2] The museum's mission statement says that it exists "To celebrate, cultivate, commemorate, & circulate stories that center Black joy". [3] The museum includes photography, videos
#10 Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris ( French pronunciation: [myze daʁ mɔdɛʁn də paʁi] , Paris' Museum of Modern Art) or MAM Paris , is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy , Gaston Suisse , [1] and He
Galería de la Raza ( GDLR ) is a non-profit art gallery and artist collective founded in 1970, that serves the largely Chicano and Latino population of San Francisco 's Mission District . GDLR mounts exhibitions, hosts poetry readings , workshops, and celebrations, sells works of art, and sponsors y
Vejle Museum of Art ( Danish : Vejle Kunstmuseum ) in the town centre of Vejle in southeastern Jutland , Denmark has Danish paintings and sculptures from classic modernism up until pre- COBRA on display. The museum is also home to a collection of Golden Age paintings from the Vejle area as well as a
#13 Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź
The Central Museum of Textiles is a museum of textiles located in the Ludwik Geyer's White Factory in Łódź , Poland . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( August 2010 ) Textile art, history and technique museum in – Łódź, Pol
The Design Museum of Chicago or "DMoC" (formerly Chicago Design Museum) is a museum of design in the Chicago loop . It was founded by Tanner Woodford in 2012 as a pop-up museum , [1] and hosted exhibitions in different venues around Chicago in 2012 and 2013. [2] [3] [4] Following a successful Kickst
#15 Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums ( Italian : Musei Vaticani ; Latin : Musea Vaticana ) are the public museums of the Vatican City . They display works from the immense collection amassed by the Catholic Church and the papacy throughout the centuries, including several of the most renowned Roman sculptures and mo
#16 National Gallery
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster , in Central London , England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. [note 1] Art museum in London, England For other uses, see List of national ga
Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural organization on the waterfront of Toronto , Ontario , Canada, situated at 235 Queens Quay West. Established as a crown corporation in 1972 [ dubious – discuss ] by the Government of Canada to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991.
SEA Foundation is a Dutch non-profit, artist-led organisation in Tilburg , The Netherlands established in 2013. SEA Foundation provides residencies for artistic research, experimentation and production out of which an ongoing public programme emerges. This programme consists of exhibitions, screenin
Randers Museum of Art ( Danish : Randers Kunstmuseum ) is a Danish art museum in Randers in northeastern Jutland , Denmark . The museum is located in the cultural centre of Kulturhuset (The House of Culture) in the town centre and displays many of the major works of Danish painters, especially those
#20 Museum Fodor
Museum Fodor ( Dutch pronunciation: [myˈzeːjʏm ˈfoːdɔr] ) is a former art museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands . The museum was located at the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam-Centrum in the building that currently houses the Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam . [1] [2] Art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands
#1 Fountain of the Lions (Porto)
The Fountain of the Lions ( Portuguese : Fonte dos Leões ), is a 19th-century fountain built by French company Compagnie Générale des Eaux pour l'Etranger, in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória in municipality of Porto . Cast by the Val d’Osne foundry
Our Lady of the Porta Vaga (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga , Filipino : Birhen ng Porta Vaga ) is a Roman Catholic Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated Marian painting. Marian apparition Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga Original image decorated w
The Letters of Utrecht ( Dutch : De Letters van Utrecht ) form an endless poem in the stones of a street in the center of the Dutch city of Utrecht . Every Saturday at 13:00, the next letter is hewn into the next cobblestone, [1] with the intent to continue for as long as there are Saturdays. It tak
#4 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
#6 Mural (1943)
Mural is a large painting by American artist Jackson Pollock . Although signed and dated 1943, the signature and date were not added until 1947, and the work was probably completed around the fall of 1943. It was made with oil paint (and an off-white water-based paint) on linen, and is Pollock's lar
The Lion Fountain ( Maltese : Il-funtana tal-iljun ), also known as the Vilhena Fountain , is a Baroque fountain located in St Anne Square in Floriana , Malta . It was installed in 1728 by Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena , and it was relocated a few metres from its original location in the 19
Willie Gillis, Jr. (more commonly simply Willie Gillis ) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. [1] Gillis was an everyman with the rank of private [2] who
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
#10 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – An 80th Birthday Portrait
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – An 80th Birthday Portrait is a 2005 oil painting of Queen Elizabeth II by Rolf Harris , commissioned by the BBC for the Queen's 80th birthday. It was unveiled at the Queen's Gallery in Buckingham Palace and publicly displayed there from 2005 to 2006. A BBC television
#11 Funeral Procession (painting)
Funeral Procession is the name of a painting by Ellis Wilson , which went from obscurity to notoriety in 1986, when it was featured heavily in the episode " The Auction " of TV series The Cosby Show ' s second season. In the episode, Mrs. Huxtable wins the painting at an auction and pays $11,000 for
#12 Laurentian Sow (sculpture)
The Laurentian Sow is a 1st or 2nd century AD Roman marble sculpture of a sow with feeding suckling pigs, now [ when? ] on display in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen , Denmark. Ancient Roman Marble sculpture of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek This article needs additional citations for verificat
#13 Portrait of the Family Hinlopen
The Portrait of the Family Hinlopen or Family of burgomaster Gillis Valckenier is a painting in the Berlin Gemäldegalerie by the Dutch Golden Age painter Gabriël Metsu of about 1663. There have been various ideas among art historians as to which family is actually represented, with the two main cand
#14 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
Les Joueurs de football , also referred to as Football Players , is a 1912–13 painting by the French artist, theorist and writer Albert Gleizes . The work was exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants , Paris, March–May 1913 (no. 1293). September through December 1913 the painting was exhibited at Ers
#17 Thomas A. Hendricks Monument
The Thomas A. Hendricks Monument is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park and is located on the southeast corner of the Indiana Statehouse grounds in Indianapolis, Indiana . The monument is a tribute to Thomas A. Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885), the 21st Vice Pre
Sunlight is an oil painting by Frank Weston Benson currently in the permanent collection at the Indianapolis Museum of Art . Oil painting by Frank Weston Benson Sunlight Artist Frank Weston Benson Year 1909 ( 1909 ) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 81 cm × 51 cm (32 in × 20 in) Location
#19 Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa ( / ˌ m oʊ n ə ˈ l iː s ə / ; Italian : Gioconda [dʒoˈkonda] or Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza] ; French : Joconde [ʒɔkɔ̃d] ) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci . Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance , [4] [5] it has been descri
#20 Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good
Jean Wauquelin presenting his 'Chroniques de Hainaut' to Philip the Good is a presentation miniature believed to have been painted by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden (or if not actually from his hand then certainly by his workshop to his designs). It decorates the frontispiece to the Chroni
#1 Kenneth de Burgh Codrington
Kenneth de Burgh Codrington (5 June 1899 – 1 January 1986) was a British archaeologist and art historian of India who was Keeper of the Indian Section of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1935–1948) and Professor of Indian Archaeology at the University of London (1948–1966). [1] British archaeologist
Jules-Antoine Castagnary (11 April 1830 – 11 May 1888) was a French liberal politician, journalist and progressive and influential art critic , who embraced the new term " Impressionist " in his positive and perceptive review of the first Impressionist show, in Le Siècle , 29 April 1874. [1] Portrai
Pietro Giordani (January 1, 1774 – September 2, 1848) was an Italian writer, classical literary scholar, and a close friend of, and influence on, Giacomo Leopardi . Pietro Giordani
Giovanni Battista Agucchi (20 November 1570 – 1 January 1632 [1] ) was an Italian churchman, Papal diplomat and writer on art theory . He was the nephew and brother of cardinals, and might have been one himself if he had lived longer. He served as secretary to the Papal Secretary of State , then t
#5 Laura Lopes
Laura Rose Lopes (née Parker Bowles ; born 1 January 1978) is an English art curator. She is the daughter of Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom , and Andrew Parker Bowles , and the stepdaughter of Charles III . British art curator (born 1978) Laura Lopes Portrait of Bowles in 2005 by Regin
Magnus Backes (17 September 1930 – 21 May 2019) was a German art historian and historic preservationist . From 1983 to 1991, he succeeded Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling and Hartmut Hofrichter as the third Landeskonservator [ de ] of the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinat
Wilhelm Egon Holmqvist (6 April 1905 – 9 August 1989) was a Swedish archaeologist, art historian and scholar. He published extensively, and among other work led excavations at Helgö . Wilhelm Holmqvist Born Wilhelm Holmqvist 6 April 1905 Ljusdal , Sweden Died 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) (aged 84) S
#8 Paul Adam (French novelist)
Paul Auguste Marie Adam (7 December 1862 – 1 January 1920) was a French novelist who became an early proponent of Symbolism in France, and one of the founders of the Symbolist review Le Symboliste . [1] French novelist This article is about the French novelist. For other uses, see Paul Adam (disambi
#9 Antonio Maria Zanetti (the younger)
Antonio Maria Zanetti (the younger) , also Anton Maria Zanetti , (1706–1778) was a Venetian art historian, noted for his knowledge of antiquities, numismatics, statues, cameos, and sculpted gems. He was skilled in architecture and perspective and was an expert in music. As custodian of the Marciana
#10 Barbara Brackman
Barbara Brackman (born July 6, 1945) is a quilter, quilt historian and author. [1] American art historian For other people with the same name, see Brackman . Barbara has written numerous books on quilting during the Civil War including Facts & Fabrications: Unraveling the History of Quilts and Slave
Frank Bigelow Tarbell (January 1, 1853 – December 4, 1920) was a professor of Classic Studies at the University of Chicago from 1893 until 1918. He was also an associate professor of Greek at that institution. A historian and archeologist , Tarbell published numerous books related to his field. Amer
Albrecht Alexander August Kurzwelly (20 January 1868 – 8 January 1917) was a German art historian, Volkskundler [ de ] and founding director of the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Leipzig [ de ] . German historian
Adolf Christian Bayersdorfer (7 June 1842, Erlenbach am Main – 21 December 1901, Munich ), was a German art historian and chess composer . Adolf Bayersdorfer (standing) with Arnold Böcklin Adolf Christian Bayersdorfer Bayersdorfer portrait by Hans Thoma (1873) Born 7 June 1842 Erlenbach am Main , Ge
#14 Horst Gerson
Horst Gerson (2 March 1907 – 10 June 1978) was a German-Dutch art historian. German-Dutch art historian Rembrandt self-portrait in Buckland Abbey museum
#15 Cornelius Gurlitt (art historian)
Cornelius Gustav Gurlitt (1 January 1850 – 25 March 1938) was a German architect and art historian . German architect and art historian This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( January 2021 )
#16 Iris Barry
Iris Barry (1895 – 22 December 1969) was a film critic and curator. In the 1920s she helped establish the original London Film Society, and was the first curator of the film department of the Museum of Modern Art , New York City in 1935. American art historian and film preservationist Iris Barry Bor
#17 James Dafforne
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
#18 Günter Meißner
Günter Meißner (3 July 1936 – 19 November 2015) was a German art historian , who became known as editor-in-chief and publisher of the Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon . German art historian
Sir Walter Rangeley Maitland Lamb KCVO (5 January 1882 – 27 March 1961) was a British classical lecturer, author and translator. [1] He was Secretary of the Royal Academy from 1913 to 1951. [2] He was born in Adelaide , Australia. [2] He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO),
#20 Robert Scull
Robert Scull (1915–January 1, 1986, age 70) was an American art collector, best known for his "world-famous collection of Pop and Minimal art". [1] Born in New York to Russian immigrant parents, Scull dropped out of high school and had various jobs until his wife inherited a share of a taxi business
Kwakiutl (or variously KwaKiutl ) [2] is a totem sculpture by Aboriginal Canadian artist Simon Charlie , which has caused controversy for its nudity over multiple decades of display in Chinguacousy Township , and later Brampton , both near Toronto in Ontario , Canada. Charlie, also known as Hwunumet
Faces Of War Memorial is a Vietnam War memorial located in Roswell , Georgia , US. It is located on the grounds of Roswell City Hall [1] and was dedicated on January 1, 1998. [2] Public memorial in Roswell, Georgia, US Faces of War Memorial in 2017
#3 Wind Wand
The Wind Wand is a 48-metre kinetic sculpture located in New Plymouth , New Zealand . [1] The sculpture includes a 45-metre tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye . [2] To residents, it is one of the main icons of New Plymouth. During the night, the Wind Wand lights up. Wi
The Arthur Ashe Monument is a bronze sculpture by Paul DiPasquale installed along Richmond, Virginia 's Monument Avenue . The statue depicts tennis player Arthur Ashe , who was born and raised in Richmond. Monument in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Arthur Ashe Monument The monument in 2015 Artist Paul DiP
#5 Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker is a colossal heroic nude statue by the Italian artist Antonio Canova , of Napoleon I of France in the guise of the Roman god Mars . He holds a gilded Nike or Victory standing on an orb in his right hand and a staff in his left. It was produced between 1802 and 1806 a
The Armed Forces Memorial is a national memorial in the United Kingdom , dedicated to the 16,000 servicemen and women of the British Armed Forces killed on duty or through terrorist action since after the Second World War . It is within the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire . Armed Forces
Mells War Memorial is a First World War memorial by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the village of Mells in the Mendip Hills of Somerset , south-western England. Unveiled in 1921, the memorial is one of multiple buildings and structures Lutyens designed in Mells. His friendship with two prominent families in 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]
#9 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
The Young Woman of Amajac [1] [2] (Spanish: La Joven de Amajac , pronounced [aˈmaxak] in Spanish) is a pre-Hispanic sculpture depicting an indigenous woman . The piece is on display at Mexico City's National Museum of Anthropology . It was discovered in January 2021 in the Huasteca region, in east
#11 HSBC lions
Various headquarters and branch buildings of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (and later the HSBC Group) feature a pair of lion sculptures. The HSBC lions have become distinctive landmarks in their own right in Hong Kong and Shanghai, with further pairs to be found in London and Birming
A statue of Frank Rizzo , sometimes called the Frank L. Rizzo Monument , was installed in Philadelphia , in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . Erected in 1998, [2] [3] the bronze sculpture was removed in June 2020. [1] [4] Black Lives Matter activists and others protested the statue's presence, and th
The Thiruvalluvar Statue , or the Valluvar Statue , is a 41-metre-tall (133 ft) stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar , author of the Tirukkural , an ancient Tamil work on Dharma and morality . It is located on a small island near the town of Kanyakumari on the southernmost po
#14 L'Été sans bras
L’Été sans bras is a sculpture made by Aristide Maillol in 1911. Sculpture by Aristide Maillol L’Été sans bras Artist Aristide Maillol Year 1911 ( 1911 ) Dimensions 1.63 m (64 in) Location Perpignan [1] Coordinates 42.70235478°N 2.896356582°E / 42.70235478; 2.896356582 Owner City of Perpigna
#15 Emancipation and Freedom Monument
The Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Brown's Island , Richmond, Virginia , is a public statue installed on September 22, 2021. [2] The monument includes two 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statues of an emancipated man and woman with an infant. [3] The woman is holding a piece of paper with the date Ja
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives. [1] In addition to film and television, the Awa
#17 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
#18 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
#19 Cross of Otto and Mathilde
The Cross of Otto and Mathilde , Otto-Mathilda Cross , or First Cross of Mathilde (German: Otto-Mathilden-Kreuz ) is a medieval crux gemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury . It was created in the late tenth century and was used on high holidays until recently. It
#20 Monument to Cánovas del Castillo
The Monument to Cánovas del Castillo ( Spanish : Monumento a Cánovas del Castillo ) is an instance of public art located in Madrid , Spain. The monument consists of a bronze statue of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo by Joaquín Bilbao at the top of a pedestal designed by José Grases Riera that features