langs: 21 января [ru] / january 21 [en] / 21. januar [de] / 21 janvier [fr] / 21 gennaio [it] / 21 de enero [es]
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#1 Doug Argue
Doug Argue (born January 21, 1962 in Saint Paul, Minnesota ) is an American painter based in New York City , New York , United States . [1] American painter Doug Argue Born ( 1962-01-21 ) January 21, 1962 (age 60) Saint Paul, Minnesota [1] Nationality American Education Bemidji State University Un
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (or Emily Kam Ngwarray ) (1910 – 3 September 1996) was an Aboriginal Australian artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory . [1] She is one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of Australian art . [2] Aboriginal Australian artist (1910–199
François Théodore Devaulx , or Théodore-François Devaulx , (September 15, 1808 – January 21, 1871) was a French sculptor . French sculptor François Théodore Devaulx Born ( 1808-09-15 ) September 15, 1808 Paris Died January 21, 1871 (1871-01-21) (aged 62) Nationality French France Education École
Adeline Palmier Wagoner (February 14, 1868 – April 21, 1929) was an American volunteer organizational leader and author. She served as president of the St. Louis , Missouri, branch of the National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild , a charity for the poor and afflicted, and as president of the Shakespea
Ina Maud Sheldon-Williams nee Thomson (1876–1956) was a British artist, known for her travel and landscape paintings. [1] British artist Ina Maud Sheldon-Williams Born Ina Maud Thomson ( 1876-01-21 ) January 21, 1876 Ardrishaig , Argyll, Scotland Died November 25, 1955 (1955-11-25) (aged 79) Natio
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
#7 Eugene Leake
Eugene "Bud" Leake pronounced "Leaky" (31 August 1911 – 21 January 2005) was a landscape painter and president of the Maryland Institute College of Art. His work was characterized by a consistent commitment to the depiction of the landscape, not following ever-changing trends of contemporary art i
David Reed (born 1946) is a contemporary American conceptual and visual artist . American painter David Reed Painting #580 by David Reed, 2006-2008 Born 1946 (age 75 – 76) [1] San Diego, California Nationality American Education Reed College , New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpt
#9 Heinz Mack
Heinz Mack (born March 8, 1931) is a German artist. Together with Otto Piene he founded the ZERO movement in 1957. He exhibited works at documenta in 1964 and 1977 and he represented Germany at the 1970 Venice Biennale . He is best known for his contributions to op art , light art and kinetic art .
#10 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#11 Adalbert Begas
Adalbert Franz Eugen Begas (8 March 1836, Berlin - 21 January 1888, Nervi ) was a German painter. German painter (1836-1888) The Merciful Samaritan (date unknown)
Glenn Douglas Packard is a choreographer, [1] dancer, reality television star, recording artist and film director born in Detroit, MI. He starred on two seasons of the VH1 reality series Brooke Knows Best . Packard made his directorial debut with the slasher film Pitchfork (film) , which was release
#13 Melchiorre Cafà
Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667), born Melchiorre Gafà and also known as Caffà, Gafa, Gaffar or Gafar, [lower-alpha 1] was a Maltese Baroque sculptor. Cafà began a promising career in Rome but this was cut short by his premature death following a work accident. He was the older brother of the architect L
#14 Fang Ganmin
Fang Ganmin ( simplified Chinese : 方干民 ; traditional Chinese : 方幹民 ; 15 February 1906 - January 1984) was a Chinese French-trained painter, sculptor and educator, who was educated in Paris and spent most of his adult life in China. Regarded as one of the fathers of Chinese oil painting, Fang was bor
Francesca Alexander (February 27, 1837 – January 21, 1917), born Esther Frances Alexander and also known as Fanny Alexander , was an American expatriate illustrator , author , folklorist , and translator . American artist "Fanny Alexander" redirects here. For the film by Ingmar Bergman, see Fanny an
#16 Gladys Nilsson
Gladys M. Nilsson (born May 6, 1940) is an American artist, one of the original Hairy Who Chicago Imagists , a group of representational artists active during the 1960s and 1970s. She is married to fellow-artist and Hairy Who member Jim Nutt . [1] American painter This article has multiple issues. P
Ruthadell Anderson ( née Isham , January 21, 1922 – March 8, 2018) was an American fiber artist . She was known for her sculptures and textiles. [3] American artist Ruthadell Anderson Born ( 1922-01-21 ) January 21, 1922 [1] San Jose, California , U.S. [2] Died March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) (aged 96)
Kimberly McDonald is an American jeweler based in New York City, [1] known for designs that feature geodes , agates , opals and diamonds . Her jewelry is sold by Bergdorf Goodman , [2] Browns of London, [3] and the Kimberly McDonald boutique in Atlanta, Georgia. [4] American jeweler based in New Yor
#19 Bernardo Rivero
Bernardo Rivero Arenazas was born in 1889 (some historians say 1886) in Callao , Peru and died in Lima in 1965. He is considered one of the greatest Peruvian painters of the early 20th century and one of the pioneers of Peruvian painting. The Law and Political Science Faculty of the Universidad de S
#20 Sue Williamson
Sue Williamson (born 1941) is an artist and writer based in Cape Town , South Africa. Messages from the Atlantic Passage, Installation, Basel Unlimited 2017, Switzerland This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject . ( January
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
The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta . It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) Art museum in Alberta, Canada Walter Phillips Gallery Walt
#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
Brummels Gallery in South Yarra, Melbourne , Australia, was a commercial gallery established by David Yencken in 1956 to exhibit contemporary Modernist Australian painting, sculpture and prints, but after a period of dormancy became best known in the 1970s, under the directorship of Rennie Ellis, as
The Galerie Barbazanges was an art gallery in Paris that exhibited contemporary art between 1911 and 1928. The building was owned by a wealthy fashion designer, Paul Poiret , and the gallery was used for Poiret's "Salon d'Antin" exhibitions. The gallery showed the work of avant-garde artists such as
Ronchini Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Lorenzo Ronchini in Umbria , Italy , in 1992. The gallery's first exhibition was a solo show of Italian Neo-Futurist artist Marco Lodola. Other artists exhibited at the gallery included Mario Schifano , Alighiero Boetti , Piero Gilardi , Paol
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
#8 Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora ( MoAD ) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco , California . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora , one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis
Jehangir Art Gallery is an art gallery in Mumbai ( India ). It was founded by Sir Cowasji Jehangir at the urging of K. K. Hebbar and Homi Bhabha . It was built in 1952. Managed by the Committee of Management, the entire cost of this mansion was donated by Cowasji Jehangir. This gallery is situated a
#10 Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art ( ACMAA ) is located in Fort Worth, Texas , in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in t
#11 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
#12 Centquatre-Paris
The Cent Quatre ( pronounced [sɑ̃ katʁ] , meaning "104") is a public cultural centre in Paris , which opened on 11 October 2008 on the site of a former municipal undertaker's at 104 rue d'Aubervilliers, in the 19th arrondissement of the city. Cent Quatre Established October 2008 Location Paris , F
The Museum of Old and New Art ( MONA ) is an art museum located within the Moorilla winery on the Berriedale peninsula in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia. It is the largest privately funded museum in the Southern Hemisphere. [2] MONA houses ancient , modern and contemporary art from the David Walsh co
#14 Rose Art Museum
The Rose Art Museum , founded in 1961, is a part of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts , US. Named after benefactors Edward and Bertha Rose, it offers temporary exhibitions, and it displays and houses works of art from the permanent collection of 9,000 objects. The museum has one of the l
#15 Old Ambulance Station, The Rocks
The Old Ambulance Station, The Rocks is a heritage-listed former ambulance station and public house and now the head quarters of The Argyle Network, a technology recruitment business located at 73 George Street in the inner city Sydney suburb of The Rocks in the City of Sydney local government area
#16 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
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
Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas , Texas , that houses the Patsy and Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture. It is located on a 2.4-acre (9,700 m 2 ) site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District . Museum in Dallas, U
The Audain Art Museum is a 56,000-square-foot private museum located in Whistler, British Columbia , housing the private art collection of Michael Audain . [1] Designed by Patkau Architects and opened to the public in 2016, it holds a comprehensive permanent collection of British Columbian art. [2]
#20 Women's Gallery
The Women's Gallery was a collectively established and run art gallery in Wellington , New Zealand, showing only the work of women, that ran for four years between 1980 and 1984. New Zealand art gallery collective
#1 Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando
Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando is an oil on canvas painting by the French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas . Painted in 1879 and exhibited at the Fourth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris that same year, [1] it is now in the collection of the National Gallery in London . It is Degas's only circus
#2 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
#3 Soviet Russia (Exhibition, 1967)
Third National Art Exhibition "Soviet Russia" (Moscow, 1967) ( Russian : Третья Республиканская художественная выставка "Советская Россия" 1967 года ) became a main national art event of 1967, as well as one of the largest Soviet art exhibitions of the 1960s. The exhibition took place in Manezh Exhi
#4 List of works by Vincent van Gogh
List of works by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete list of paintings and other works by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Little appreciated during his lifetime, his fame grew in the years after his death. According to the legend, Van Gogh sold only one painting, The Red Vineyard , boug
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
L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel ) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism , along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso . L'Oi
The Cellini Salt Cellar (in Vienna called the Saliera , Italian for salt cellar ) is a part- enamelled gold table sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini . It was completed in 1543 for Francis I of France , from models that had been prepared many years earlier for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este . Sculpture by Benv
The Death of Procris , A Satyr mourning over a Nymph or simply A Mythological Subject are names given to an unsigned, undated panel painting in the National Gallery in London , United Kingdom, securely attributed to Piero di Cosimo (who never signed his works). Its date is uncertain, and its subject
#9 Statue of Benjamin Franklin (College Hall, Philadelphia)
A bronze statue of a seated Benjamin Franklin by John J. Boyle is installed at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is located in front of College Hall , on Locust Walk, between 34th and 36th Streets, [1] and is one of three statues of Franklin on the campus. Statue out
The Death of Germanicus is a painting made in 1627 by Nicolas Poussin for Francesco Barberini . It is kept at the Minneapolis Institute of Art . Painting by Nicolas Poussin The Death of Germanicus French: La Mort de Germanicus Artist Nicolas Poussin Year 1627 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 147,96
Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape. The bartender may be a soda jerker , the t
Nighthawks is a 1942 oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopper that portrays four people in a downtown diner late at night as viewed through the diner's large glass window. The light coming from the diner illuminates a darkened and deserted urban streetscape. 1942 oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopp
Western Cattle in Storm is a $1 stamp issued by the United States Post Office Department as part of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Issue . Western Cattle in Storm is one of nine commemorative postage stamps in the series, which marked the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition held in Omaha, Nebraska. While
Watch Meeting—Dec. 31st 1862—Waiting for the Hour is an 1863 painting by the US artist William Tolman Carlton . The location of the original painting is not known, but a different version, possibly a study, is displayed in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House . Carte de visite , 1863, held in the
#15 Ferry to the Ile-de-la-Loge – Flood
Ferry to the Ile-de-la-Loge – Flood is a painting by Alfred Sisley . He produced it during a flood on the Seine , which had begun in late October and reached its peak on 17 December. [1] The painting was finished in December 1872. [ citation needed ] It was bought for 200 francs by Durand-Ruel on 21
#16 The Flight into Egypt in a Boat
The Flight into Egypt in a Boat is a 1764–1770 oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo , a variation on the Flight into Egypt theme featuring a boat rather than the more usual donkey. The two swans beside the boat are symbols of marital fidelity. It is now at the Museu Nacional de Arte A
Teaching a Child to Walk (c. 1668–1672) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Museum der bildenden Künste . Painting by Pieter de Hooch Teaching a Child to Walk Artist Pieter de Hooch Ye
#18 List of most expensive paintings
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The current record price is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017. [1] [2] Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ( c. 1500) is the most ex
#19 Statue of John James Ingalls
John James Ingalls is a 1905 marble sculpture of the politician of the same name by Charles Henry Niehaus , installed in the United States Capitol , in Washington D.C. , as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection . It was one of two statues donated by the state of Kansas . [1] [2] The statue w
#20 Jefferson Davis Memorial (Richmond, Virginia)
The Jefferson Davis Memorial was a memorial for Jefferson Davis (1808–1889), president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865, installed along Richmond, Virginia 's Monument Avenue , in the United States. The monument was unveiled on June 3, 1907. The bronze representation of Jeffers
#1 Vicente Grez
Vicente Grez Yávar (21 January 1847 – 1 June 1909 [note 1] ) was a Chilean politician, journalist, and writer.
Chauncey Devereux Stillman (November 9, 1907 – January 24, 1989) was a philanthropist , art collector, conservationist , and banking heir. [1] [2] As one biographer noted, "He was one of the richest men of his generation, but he was never idle of indolent." [3] American philanthropist and art collec
Ivor Pengelly Francis AM (13 March 1906 – 6 November 1993) was an artist and art critic and teacher in South Australia. He has been called South Australia's premier surrealist painter. Australian painter and critic For the actor, see Ivor Francis .
#4 Agnes Mongan
Agnes Mongan (January 21, 1905 – September 15, 1996) was an American art historian , who served as a curator and director for the Harvard Art Museums . [1] American art historian Agnes Mongan Born Agnes Mongan ( 1905-01-21 ) January 21, 1905 Somerville , Massachusetts , United States Died September
#5 Lucy Baxter
Lucy Emily Baxter (21 January 1837 – 10 November 1902) was an English writer on art, chiefly under the pseudonym of Leader Scott . She was born at Dorchester , the third daughter of William Barnes , the Dorsetshire poet, by his wife Julia Miles. She began writing at eighteen, and from the small prof
John Anthony Thwaites (21 January 1909 - 21 November 1981) was a British art critic and author, who lived and worked in West Germany from 1946. John Anthony Thwaites John Anthony Thwaites, 1965 Born ( 1909-01-21 ) 21 January 1909 Kensington , London , UK Died 21 November 1981 (1981-11-21) (aged 72
Friedrich Wilhelm Basilius von Ramdohr (21 July 1757 – 26 July 1822) was a German conservative lawyer , art critic and journalist based in Dresden . From 1806 he was a Prussian diplomat to Rome and Naples . Basilius von Ramdohr, by Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein Ramdohr
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
John Trevor Hayes CBE FRSA (21 January 1929 – 25 December 2005) was a British art historian and museum director . He was an authority on the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough . British art historian and museum director John Hayes
#10 Hessel Miedema
Hessel Miedema (21 January 1929, Sneek – 14 April 2019) [1] was a leading Dutch art historian and the world authority on Karel van Mander . Dutch art historian (1929–2019)
#11 Sydney M. Irmas
Sydney M. Irmas (July 27, 1925 – August 29, 1996) [1] was an American attorney, investor, philanthropist and art collector. American lawyer Sydney M. Irmas Born July 27, 1925 Los Angeles, California, US Died August 29, 1996 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, US Education University of California, Lo
#12 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
#13 Aaron Scharf
Aaron Scharf (22 September 1922 – 21 January 1993) was an American-born British art historian who contributed in particular to the history of photography in which he had developed an interest while studying at the Courtauld Institute . [1] His investigation uncovered links between painting (and othe
#14 Carolyn Burke
Carolyn Burke (born 1940) [1] is an Australian -born American translator , art critic , and author of four biographies. Her first was a life of the English poet Mina Loy , was published in 1996 and reprinted in 2021. She has also written books about the American photographer Lee Miller , the French
Olivier Berggruen (born 14 September 1963) is a German-American art historian and curator, [1] [2] described by the Wall Street Journal as playing "a pivotal role in the art world." [3] German-American art historian and curator
Johan August Strindberg ( / ˈ s t r ɪ n ( d ) b ɜːr ɡ / , [1] Swedish: [ˈǒːɡɵst ˈstrɪ̂nːdbærj] ( listen ) ; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright , novelist , poet , essayist and painter . [2] [3] [4] A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindb
Delia Mary, Lady Millar (1931–2004; née Dawnay ) C.V.O. , was the wife of the British art historian and Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures , Sir Oliver Nicholas Millar and an art historian in her own right. A specialist in the art of the Victorian era , she was appointed Commander of the Royal Victori
#18 Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda ( 池田 大作 , Ikeda Daisaku , born 2 January 1928) is a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate. [2] [3] [4] He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai , the largest of Japan's new religious movements . [5] :
Jean-Claude Lemagny (born 24 December 1931) is a French library curator and historian of photography; a specialist in contemporary photography, he has contributed to the world of fine-art photography in several roles. [1] French historian and curator of photography
#20 Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe
Oscar Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe (21 January 1893 – 26 June 1942) was a Swedish poet, translator, and member of the Swedish Academy . [1] [2] Swedish poet (1893–1942) Gunnar Mascoll Silfverstolpe Born ( 1893-01-21 ) 21 January 1893 Rytterne parish , Sweden Died 26 June 1942 (1942-06-26) (aged 49
#1 Jane Austen
Jane Austen ( / ˈ ɒ s t ɪ n , ˈ ɔː s -/ ; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on
#2 Fuente de Cibeles (Mexico City)
The Fountain of Cybele ( Spanish : Fuente de Cibeles ) in Mexico City is a bronze replica of the fountain located in the Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid that was built during the reign of Charles III by architect Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1792. The Mexican version is located at a traffic circle
#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 Statue of Lenin at Finland Station
The statue of Lenin at Finland Station in Saint Petersburg is one of the most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin in Russia . Erected in 1926, it was one of the first large-scale statues of Lenin, being completed within three years of his death. It depicts the man making a speech from atop an armoured
Muncaster War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the parish of Muncaster on the west coast of Cumbria in the far north-west of England. The memorial is one of fifteen War Crosses designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens ; it was unveiled in 1922 and is now a grade II listed building . [1] War memorial i
Vaillancourt Fountain , sometimes called Quebec libre! , is a large fountain in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco , designed by the Québécois artist Armand Vaillancourt in 1971. It is about 40 feet (12 m) high and is constructed out of precast concrete square tubes. Long considered controversial
The Houston Art Car Parade is an annual event in Houston , Texas , featuring a display of all types of rolling art. The first and largest Art Car parade in the world, at any given parade spectators will see cars , bicycles , motorcycles , roller-skaters , and many other types of motorized and human-
#8 New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel Township , New Jersey is a monument honoring New Jersey natives who served in the Vietnam War , especially the 1,562 men and one woman who lost their lives or went missing in action. [1] Dedicated in 1995, [2] the Memorial is located on the ground
#9 Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint . Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia . Designed by sculptor Gutzo
#10 Mike Meyer Disfarmer Gravesite
The Mike Meyer Disfarmer Gravesite is a historic gravesite in the Heber Springs Cemetery, Heber Springs, Arkansas . The grave is marked by a simple granite marker, bearing the legend "Mike Meyer Disfarmer / 1884-1959", with an egg-and-dart pattern in the bottom center between the dates, and a floral
The Golden Virgin , a/k/a 'The Leaning Virgin' [upper-alpha 2] is a gilded sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary offering up the Baby Jesus skyward. Standing atop of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières ( French ) Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières , a Catholic Church in Albert, France , it was sc
#12 George Gordon Meade Memorial
The George Gordon Meade Memorial , also known as the Meade Memorial or Major General George Gordon Meade , is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring George Meade , a career military officer from Pennsylvania who is best known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg . T
#13 Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park , in the New York City borough of Brooklyn . It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War . [1] The remains of a small
#14 Memorial against war and fascism
The memorial against war and fascism is a work by the Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka . [1] It has been standing since 1988 on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna – named after Helmut Zilk in 2009 – opposite the Palais Archduke Albrecht and the back of the Vienna State Opera . As a walk-in monument , it
#15 Cleopatra's Needle, London
Cleopatra's Needle in London (similarly named obelisks exist in New York and Paris) is an ancient Egyptian obelisk located on the Victoria Embankment in Westminster , London . Inscribed by Thutmose III and later Ramesses II of the Egyptian New Kingdom , the obelisk was moved to Alexandria in 12 BC,
#16 Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin , alternatively titled the Monument of Light [1] ( Irish : An Túr Solais ), [2] is a large, stainless steel, pin-like monument 120 metres (390 ft) in height, [3] located on the site of the former Nelson's Pillar (and prior to that a statue of William Blakeney ) on O'Connell Str
#17 Wächter (Anatol)
Wächter ( German: [ˈvɛçtər] , Guards or Guardians , also singular) is a series of large outdoor iron sculptures by Anatol Herzfeld , a student of Joseph Beuys who was both a traffic policeman and an artist, with a recurring theme. The sculptures are located at various places in Germany. One of them