langs: 20 января [ru] / january 20 [en] / 20. januar [de] / 20 janvier [fr] / 20 gennaio [it] / 20 de enero [es]
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Kanae Yamamoto ( 山本 鼎 , IPA: [ka.na.e] , 24 October 1882 – 8 October 1946) was a Japanese artist, known primarily for his prints and yōga Western-style paintings. He is credited with originating the sōsaku-hanga ("creative prints") movement, which aimed at self-expressive printmaking, in contras
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
Joseph Horace Eaton (October 12, 1815 – January 20, 1896) was an American artist and a career officer in the United States Army ( Regular Army ). He served as a major during the American Civil War . In recognition of his service, in 1866 he was nominated and in 1867 he was confirmed for appointment
#4 Phyllis Mark
Phyllis Mark was an American modern artist (January 20, 1921 – May 23, 2004). She was a leading proponent of kinetic sculpture , rotating indoor works on motors, outdoor works by wind or water. Mark also had an enduring interest in light. She first generated light within the work itself, using small
Alice Stanley Acheson (August 12, 1895 – January 20, 1996) was an American painter and printmaker. American painter (1895–1996) Alice Acheson Born Alice Stanley ( 1895-08-12 ) August 12, 1895 Charlevoix, Michigan , U.S. Died January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) (aged 100) Washington, D.C. , U.S. Resting
Paul-Émile Pissarro , also Paulémile Pissarro or Paul Émile Pissarro (22 August 1884 in Éragny-sur-Epte , France – 20 January 1972 in Clécy in the department of Calvados , France) was a French impressionist and neo-impressionist painter. He came from the Pissarro family of artists. French painter
#7 Terri Priest
Terri Priest (1928–2014) was an artist best known for her depictions of Vermeer inspired female figures. Priest was the recipient of many awards for her artistic talent and philanthropic contributions to many social organizations that focused on issues of homelessness, education, and civil rights. [
Carl Ludwig Brandt (September 22, 1831 – January 20, 1905) was a German-born artist who worked mostly in the United States. American painter Carl Ludwig Brandt Born September 22, 1831 Hamburg Died January 20, 1905 (aged 73) Savannah Resting place Bonaventure Cemetery Signature
#9 Atul Dodiya
Atul Dodiya (born 20 January 1959, in Ghatkopar , Mumbai , India) is an Indian artist. [1] This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( September 2013 ) Atul Dodiya Born ( 1959-01-20 ) 20 January 1959 (age 63) Mumbai, Maharashtra ,
Raymond Francis Robbins (January 20, 1912 – May 24, 1980) was an American artist often known for his intricate realist paintings of the 20th century. Oil paintings dominated much of his work, but he was equally gifted in watercolors and charcoal drawings. American painter Raymond Francis Robbins Ray
#11 Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni ( Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo di lodoˈviːko ˌbwɔnarˈrɔːti siˈmoːni] ; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known simply as Michelangelo ( English: / ˌ m aɪ k əl ˈ æ n dʒ ə l oʊ , ˌ m ɪ k -/ [1] ), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the Hig
Robert Seldon Duncanson (1821 – December 21, 1872) was a 19th-century American landscapist of European and African ancestry. Inspired by famous American landscape artists like Thomas Cole , Duncanson created renowned landscape paintings and is considered a second generation Hudson River School artis
#13 Francesco Gessi
Francesco Gessi (20 January 1588 – 1649) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna . Italian painter Temptation of Saint Thomas Aquinas . Sleeping Putti .
#14 Julian Onderdonk
(Robert) Julian Onderdonk (July 30, 1882 – October 27, 1922) was a Texan Impressionist painter, often called "the father of Texas painting." [ citation needed ] American painter Julian Onderdonk Portrait of Julian Onderdonk (1901), by William Merritt Chase , Witte Museum , San Antonio, Texas Born Ju
Arnold Hendrik Koning (1860-1945) (2 April 1860 - 20 January 1945) was a Dutch painter. He painted in the style of the Hague School . Nol Koning Born Arnold Hendrik Koning 2 April 1860 Winschoten Died 20 January 1945 Barneveld Nationality Dutch Education Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten Movement
Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau Nieto (born 20 January 1964) is a Spanish hyperrealist painter who specialises in historical military paintings that portray different eras of the Spanish Armed Forces through hyperrealistic naturalism. On January 11, 2022, he presented the Ferrer-Dalmau Foundation [1] [2] [3]
#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
Victor Mikhailovich Oreshnikov ( Russian : Виктор Михайлович Орешников ) (January 7 ( O.S. January 20), 1904, Perm – March 15, 1987, Leningrad ) was a Soviet Russian painter, People's Artist of the USSR , active member of the Soviet Academy of Arts (1954–1987), Stalin Prize winner, rector of Repin I
#19 Rex Slinkard
Rex Rudy Slinkard (June 5, 1887, Edwardsport, Indiana – October 18, 1918, Manhattan, New York City) was an American modernist painter and teacher. He is best remembered for his Symbolist works, most of which were unknown until after his premature death at age 31. [1] Self-Portrait ( c. 1910) Rex ( c
#20 Yabu Meizan
Yabu Meizan ( Japanese : 藪 明山 , birth name Yabu Masashichi ( 藪 政七 ), [1] January 20, 1853 – 1934) was a Japanese artist and workshop owner known for painting on porcelain. His studio produced high-end Satsuma ware , primarily for the export market. That term was originally coined for artistic pain
#1 Oregon College of Art and Craft
Oregon College of Art and Craft ( OCAC ) was a private art college in Portland, Oregon . The college granted Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees as well as art-focused certificates. The college offered an Artist-in-Residence program and provided continuing education in the arts to
The Musée Maillol is an art museum located in the 7th arrondissement at 59–61, rue de Grenelle, Paris , France . Museum in Paris Musée Maillol Established 1995 Location Paris Coordinates 48°51′17.2″N 2°19′29.6″E Type Art Museum Website www .museemaillol .com
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg , Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation. It is named after Gerd Bucerius and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus . The exhibition centre shows 3 - 4 exhibi
#4 Stamford Museum & Nature Center
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center , located in Stamford, Connecticut , is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum . The property covers 118 acres (ca. 48 hectares) beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway . It was originally a private estate. Stamford Museum & Nat
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
The Royal Castle in Warsaw ( Polish : Zamek Królewski w Warszawie ) is a royal residence that formerly served throughout the centuries as the official home of Polish monarchs . It is situated in Castle Square , at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town . The personal offices of the king and the adminis
#7 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna ( German : Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien ) is a public art school of higher education in Vienna , Austria . The academy is infamously known for not admitting Adolf Hitler as a student. Art school in Vienna, Austria "Vienna Academy" redirects here. For the Academy
#8 Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is located in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona on the former site of the Loloma Transit Station (N Marshall Way and E 1st St), and opened in January 2015. The two-story, 43,000-square-foot museum features the art, culture and history of 19 states in the Am
#9 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
#10 Musée Carnavalet
The Musée Carnavalet in Paris is dedicated to the history of the city . The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau . On the advice of Baron Haussmann , the civil servant who transformed Paris in the latter half of the 19th cen
#11 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 Jewish Museum is an art museum and repository of cultural artifacts, housed at 1109 Fifth Avenue , in the former Felix M. Warburg House , along Museum Mile on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , New York City . The first Jewish museum in the United States, as well as the oldest existing Jewish mu
#13 Maidstone Museum
Maidstone Museum is a local authority-run museum located in Maidstone , Kent , England, featuring internationally important collections including fine art, natural history, and human history. The museum is one of three operated by Maidstone Borough Council . The building is Grade II* listed . [1] Mu
#14 ZAZ10TS
ZAZ10TS, or ZAZ 10 Times Square, is an art gallery and cultural initiative located in Midtown Manhattan , New York City and situated in the lobby of the office building at 10 Times Square. [1] [2] Conceived by curator and philanthropist Tzili Charney, ZAZ10TS engages with the public through emerging
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street , in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend , opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions
The Louis Vuitton Foundation ( French : Fondation d'entreprise Louis-Vuitton ), previously Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation ( Fondation Louis-Vuitton pour la création ), is a French art museum and cultural center sponsored by the group LVMH and its subsidiaries. It is run as a legally separate,
Gainsborough's House is the birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough . [1] [2] It is now a museum and gallery, located at 46 Gainsborough Street in Sudbury , Suffolk, England. [3] Some of the pictures on display [4] have been acquired with the help of the Art Fund . [5] Birthpla
#18 August Wilson African American Cultural Center
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is a U.S. nonprofit arts organization based in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania that presents performing and visual arts programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans not only in Western Pennsylvania , but nationally and internationally. P
#19 Grohmann Museum
The Grohmann Museum , at the Milwaukee School of Engineering , houses an art collection dedicated to the evolution of human work. The museum opened on October 27, 2007 and is located at 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States. [ citation needed ] It is next to the German-English Acad
The Olympic Sculpture Park , created and operated by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), is a public park with modern and contemporary sculpture in downtown Seattle, Washington . The park, which opened January 20, 2007, consists of a 9-acre (36,000 m 2 ) outdoor sculpture museum, and indoor pavilion, an
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
Il Perdono di Gesualdo (in English, The Pardon of Gesualdo ) is an altarpiece created in 1609 by the Florentine painter Giovanni Balducci for a commission from the madrigal composer Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa , of the kingdom of Naples . Conserved in the private chapel of Gesualdo's church, S
The Alessandri Altarpiece is a tempera on panel painting by Filippo Lippi , also known as Saint Lawrence Enthroned Between Saints Cosmas and Damian and Donors and Saint Lawrence Enthroned with Saints and Donors . It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . [1] 15th c. painting by Filip
The Allegory of Faith , also known as Allegory of the Catholic Faith , is a Dutch Golden Age painting by Johannes Vermeer from about 1670–1672. It has been in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since 1931. [1] 1670–1672 painting by Johannes Vermeer The Allegory of Faith Artist Johannes Verme
#5 Portraits of Vincent van Gogh
The portraits of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) are the self-portraits , portraits of him by other artists, and photographs—one of which is dubious—of the Dutch artist. Van Gogh's dozens of self-portraits were an important part of his œuvre as a painter. Most probably, van Gogh's self-portraits are de
Proudhon and His Children is an oil on canvas group portrait by Gustave Courbet , created in 1865, now held in the Petit Palais in Paris . The main figure is a posthumously produced image of French philosopher Pierre-Joseph Proudhon , who appears with his two children reading and playing. Painting b
The Barack Obama "Hope" poster is an image of US president Barack Obama designed by American artist Shepard Fairey . The image was widely described as iconic and came to represent Obama's 2008 presidential campaign . [1] [2] It is a stylized stencil portrait of Obama in solid red, beige and (light a
#8 Etude in Leningrad painting of 1940-1980s
Retrospective Exhibition "Etude in Leningrad painting of 1940-1980s" ( Russian : Этюд в творчестве ленинградских художников. Живопись 1950-1980-х годов ) became one of the most notable event in the Saint Petersburg exhibition live of 1994. [1] The Exhibition took place in Nikolai Nekrasov Memorial M
#9 Grace Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston
Grace Elvina Curzon, Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston , GBE (née Hinds , formerly Duggan ; 16 May 1885 – 29 June 1958) [1] was a United States -born British marchioness and the second wife of George Curzon , British parliamentarian, cabinet minister, and former Viceroy of India . [2] The Most Honoura
Traffic Light Tree is a public sculpture in Poplar , London , England , created by the French sculptor Pierre Vivant following a competition run by the Public Art Commissions Agency for the London Docklands Development Corporation under their Public Art programme. Originally situated on a roundabout
The Oyster Dinner (French - Le Déjeuner d'huîtres ) is a 1735 painting by Jean-François de Troy . It and Nicolas Lancret 's The Ham Dinner were commissioned by Louis XV to decorate the dining room in the lesser apartments at the Palace of Versailles . It includes the first appearance of a champagne
#12 Alana collection
The Alana collection is a private collection of paintings, owned by the Chilean economist Álvaro Saieh and his wife Ana Guzmán and kept at their residence in Newark, Delaware . The couple have been collecting since the late 1990s, starting with Italian 'primitives' and Renaissance paintings and late
Kamran Afshar Naderi is an Iranian architect, architectural critic, painter and artist. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( May 2022 )
Robert Alwyn Petrie Hewison (born 2 June 1943) [1] is a British cultural historian . British art historian This article is about the cultural historian. For the football manager, see Bob Hewison . Robert Hewison, 2014 He was educated at Bedford School , Ravensbourne College of Art and Design , and B
Joseph-Aurélien Cornet FSC (born 20 May 1919 in Bièvre , died 20 January 2004 in Ciney , Belgium [1] ) was a Belgian-born Christian Brother, ethnologist and art historian who documented the art and culture of the Congolese region and people of the Congo in photographs, illustrated field notebooks, a
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
Dame Jessica Mary Rawson , DBE , FBA (born 20 January 1943) is an English art historian, curator and sinologist. She is also an academic administrator, specialising in Chinese art . British art historian and sinologist (born 1943) Dame Jessica Rawson DBE FBA Warden of Merton College, Oxford In offic
Christine Y. Kim is an American curator of contemporary art. She is currently the Britton Family Curator-at-Large at Tate . Prior to this post, Kim held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Before her appointment at LACMA in 2009, she was Associate Cu
Tommaso Sacchi (born 20 January 1983) is an Italian politician, curator, artistic director , Deputy-Mayor for Culture, Fashion and Design of the City of Florence . [1] Italian politician Tommaso Sacchi Personal details Born ( 1983-01-20 ) 20 January 1983 (age 39) Milan , Italy Profession Politicia
Mihai Rădulescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj rəduˈlesku] ; May 15, 1936 in Bucharest – January 20, 2009 in Bucharest) was a Romanian novelist, poet, historian and art critic. For the Romanian Olympic biathlete, see Mihai Rădulescu (biathlete) . In November 1956, while he was a second year stu
Elodie (Courter) Osborn (1911–January 20, 1994) professionalized traveling exhibitions through her work at the Museum of Modern Art (1933–1947) as well as her involvement with UNESCO (1954) and the American Federation of Arts (1940s–50s). [1] [2] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link
#10 Ashok Vajpeyi
Ashok Vajpeyi ( Hindi : अशोक वाजपेयी ; born 1941) is an Indian Hindi -language poet , essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural and arts administrator , and a former civil servant. He was chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture,
Edward Pinnington (1846–1921) was a Scottish art historian , biographer and journalist. He is mainly known for his authoritative biographies of Scottish artists but he also wrote several articles on Robert Burns and his family. Edward Pinnington Born ( 1846-01-01 ) 1 January 1846 Blairgowrie , Perth
#12 Gertrud Otto
Gertrud Otto (7 June 1895 – 12 October 1970) was a German art historian who researched sculpture of the 15th and 16th centuries, in particular the late Gothic Memmingen and Ulm schools. German art historian This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2021 )
#13 Bernard Gavoty
Bernard Georges-Marie Gavoty (2 April 1908 – 24 October 1981) was a 20th-century French organist , musicologist , music critic , and talk show host.
Georg Kaspar Nagler (January 6, 1801 in Obersüßbach – January 20, 1866 in Munich) was a German art historian and art writer. Georg Kaspar Nagler; portrait by Robert Schneider (1840)
#15 Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste de Clarac
Charles Othon Frédéric Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Clarac (24 June 1777, Paris – 20 January 1847, Paris ) was a French artist, scholar and archaeologist. [1] He published a catalogue of the Musée du Louvre, and a Manuel de l'Histoire de l'art and also that which is considered his best work: the Musée de
Christine Leo Roussel (born January 20, 1939) [1] is an American author, art historian , curator, photographer, and consultant. [2] She worked under Thomas Hoving at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and then created her own studio, Roussel Art Conservation . [3] She is known for her knowledge of the a
#17 Natalie King
Natalie King OAM (born 1966) is an Australian curator and writer working in Melbourne , Australia. She specializes in Australian and international programs for contemporary art and visual culture. This includes exhibitions, publications, workshops, lectures and cultural partnerships across contempor
#18 Théodore Duret
Théodore Duret (20 January 1838, Saintes – 16 January 1927, Paris ) was a French journalist , author and art critic . He was one of the first advocates of Courbet, Manet, and the Impressionists . One of his best known works is Critique d'Avant Garde (Paris, 1885) [1] which was written in support of
Florence Mellowes Montgomery (July 22, 1914 – January 20, 1998) was an American museologist , art historian , and curator, specializing in textiles. She authored two influential books and worked as a curator at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library . She was married to Charles F. Montgomery , a fell
#20 David M. Lubin
David M. Lubin (born November 24, 1950) is an American writer, professor, curator, and scholar. He has published six books on American art, film, and popular culture. American writer and academic In a much-noted survey of scholarship in American art written for the Art Bulletin , Stanford art histor
#1 Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial
The Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial stands on the Promenade at Morecambe , Lancashire , England. [1] The Morecambe and Heysham Memorial Closer view of the lion atop the memorial It has two inscriptions in black lettering, after which are listed the names of those remembered [1] 1914–1919 TO THE H
#2 Monument to Galdós (Madrid)
Galdós or the Monument to Galdós is a sculpture in Madrid , Spain. A work by Victorio Macho , it is dedicated to Benito Pérez Galdós . It lies on the southern part of El Retiro . Statue by Victorio Macho in Buen Retiro park, Madrid, Spain Galdós Coordinates 40.412069°N 3.680151°W / 40.412069; -3.6
The Bunker Hill Monument is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston , Massachusetts , which was among the first major battles between the Red Coats and Patriots in the American Revolutionary War . The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in
Stolpersteine is the German name for small, cobblestone-sized memorials placed around Europe by the German artist Gunter Demnig . They commemorate the victims of Nazi Germany who were murdered, deported, exiled or driven to suicide. The first Stolpersteine in Milan , the capital of the Italian regio
#5 Entropa
Entropa is a sculpture by Czech artist David Černý . The project was commissioned by the Czech Republic to mark the occasion of its presidency of the Council of the European Union , and was originally designed as a collaboration for 27 artists and artist groups from all member countries of the Europ
Double Ascension is an abstract 14-1/2' high x 33' long public sculpture. The individual steps measure: 2'11" x 11' x 9". The sculpture is fabricated in painted steel public art sculpture by Herbert Bayer mounted within a 60-foot diameter pool. [1] It is located at City National Plaza at 515 South F
#7 Equestrian statue of Ambrose Burnside
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside , also known as the Ambrose Burnside Monument , is a monumental equestrian statue in Providence , Rhode Island , United States. The statue, located in the city's Burnside Park , was designed by sculptor Launt Thompson and depicts Ambrose Burnside , an officer in the
The Columbus Police Memorial is a memorial in Columbus, Ohio 's Genoa Park , United States. [1] It has inscriptions of the names of police officers killed while serving, [2] and serves as a gathering site for memorial services. [3] Its dedication ceremony was held on 26 May 2000. [4] Memorial in Col
The Monument to Nicholas I ( Russian : Памятник Николаю I ) is a bronze equestrian monument of Nicholas I of Russia on St Isaac's Square (in front of Saint Isaac's Cathedral ) in Saint Petersburg , Russia . It was created by French sculptor Auguste de Montferrand and unveiled on July 7 [ O.S. June
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois . The sculpture, which depicts a spider , is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm). [1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs an
#11 List of public art in Los Angeles
This is a list of public art in Los Angeles . This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum. Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML This list is incomplete ; you
The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States [1] [2] dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II . It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. . National memorial in Washington, D.C., US For other uses, see World War
#13 Bust of Martin Luther King Jr. (Alston)
A bronze bust of Martin Luther King Jr. was made by African-American artist Charles Alston in 1970, two years after King was assassinated. Alston received a commission from the Reverend Donald S. Harrington , of the Community Church of New York, to create a bust of King for $5,000. Five bronze busts
#14 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#15 Elgin Marbles
The Elgin Marbles ( / ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / ), [1] also known as the Parthenon Marbles ( Greek : Γλυπτά του Παρθενώνα , lit. "sculptures of the Parthenon"), are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias and his assistants. They are ori
The Torch of Friendship is a monument located on Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami , Florida , United States , at the northwest corner of Bayfront Park . [1] Miami Monument See also: La Antorcha de la Amistad This article needs additional citations for verification . ( April 2022 ) The Torch of F
#17 Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt (New York City)
Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt is a 1939 bronze sculpture by James Earle Fraser . [1] It was located on public park land at the American Museum of Natural History , New York City . The equestrian statue depicts Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Walking on either side of him are two men, on o
#18 Turra Coo
The Turra Coo ( Doric for "the Turriff Cow") was a white Ayrshire - Shorthorn cross dairy cow which lived near the Aberdeenshire town of Turriff in north-east Scotland in the early twentieth century. The cow became famous following a dispute between her owner, supported by local people, against the
#19 Le génie du mal
Le génie du mal (or The Genius of Evil or The Spirit of Evil ), known informally in English as Lucifer or The Lucifer of Liège [1] is a religious sculpture executed in white marble and installed in 1848 by the Belgian artist Guillaume Geefs . Francophone art historians often refer to the figure as a
#20 Nefertiti Bust
The Nefertiti Bust is a painted stucco -coated limestone bust of Nefertiti , the Great Royal Wife of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten . [1] The work is believed to have been crafted in 1345 BCE by Thutmose because it was found in his workshop in Amarna , Egypt. [2] It is one of the most-copied works of