langs: 8 января [ru] / january 8 [en] / 8. januar [de] / 8 janvier [fr] / 8 gennaio [it] / 8 de enero [es]
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Franciscus van der Steen [1] (Antwerp, c. 1625 – Vienna, 1672) was a Flemish painter and engraver who was active in Vienna. He is now mainly known for his reproductive prints after master paintings and various publications containing portraits of prominent persons. [2] No known paintings are current
Lette Valeska (August 20, 1885 – January 8, 1985) was a photographer, painter and sculptor in the Hollywood community. When her husband's chemical plant was confiscated by the Nazi regime, she left her homeland of Germany and traveled with her husband and daughter before moving to New York City in 1
#3 Roy Kiyooka
Roy Kenzie Kiyooka CM RCA (January 18, 1926 – January 8, 1994) was a Canadian painter, poet, photographer, arts teacher, and multi-media artist. [1] Canadian painter and poet (1926-1994) Roy Kiyooka Born Roy Kenzie Kiyooka ( 1926-01-18 ) January 18, 1926 Moose Jaw , Saskatchewan, Canada Died Janua
Cosimo Gamberucci (8 January 1562 – 24 December 1621), [1] a Florentine painter, was a scholar of Battista Naldini . He did not attain to great celebrity in the art, although some of his works in the churches at Florence, particularly his picture of St. Peter curing the lame Man, in San Pietro Maggi
Pierre-Yves Trémois (8 January 1921 – 16 August 2020) [1] was a French visual artist and sculptor, known for evocative works drawing in equal proportions on surrealism and science illustration, and for combining graphic precision and rigor with flamboyant fantasy. He was born in Paris . French visua
Henrietta Bromwell (1859–1946) was an artist, author, and a socialite from Denver. She is known for her landscape paintings and literature. [1] She was a co-founder of the Artists' Club of Denver, which led to the founding of the Denver Art Museum . She taught oil and watercolor painting in downtown
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
#8 Alexi Worth
Alexi Worth (born 1964, New York, NY) is a painter, curator, art critic, and writer who is known for his conceptually rich and visually graphic works that address modern life and artmaking. He is currently represented by DC Moore Gallery, New York. [1] American painter Alexi Worth Born Alexi Worth (
#9 Toby Mott
Toby Victor Mott (born 12 January 1964) [1] is a British artist, designer, and sometime Punk historian known for his work with the Grey Organisation , an artists' collective that was active in the 1980s, and for his fashion brand Toby Pimlico. More recently he has become known for his Mott Collectio
#10 Bill Ray (photojournalist)
Bill Ray (1936 – 2020) was an American photojournalist whose long career included twelve years of work for Life magazine spanning the 1960s. He was responsible for extensive photo essays and issue covers. His subjects ranged broadly from celebrities to international conflicts, social upheavals, and
#11 Ann Mikolowski
Ann Margaret (Stroman) Mikolowski (May 16, 1940 – August 6, 1999) was a twentieth-century American contemporary artist . She was a painter of portrait miniatures and waterscapes , as well as a printmaker and illustrator of printed matter ( small press , commercial). Mikolowski was part of Detroit's
#12 Lee J. Ames
Lee Judah Ames (January 8, 1921 [1] [2] [3] – June 3, 2011 [4] ) was an American artist noted for his Draw 50... learn-to-draw books. American painter He was born in Manhattan , New York . His first job at age eighteen was at Walt Disney Studios . He has since led a career as an advertising artist,
#13 Jacob Kassay
Jacob Kassay (born 1984 in Lewiston, New York ) is a post-conceptual artist best known for his work in painting, filmmaking, and sculpture. [1] Critics have noted the influence of minimalist music and composition on his work, [2] which applies a structural approach to the biological mechanisms of si
#14 Václav Dosbaba
Václav Dosbaba (January 8, 1945 − February 4, 2012 [1] ) was a Czech painter. He has exhibited in Brno , Louny , Ostrava , Prague , Litomyšl , Zlín and abroad in the U.S., Austria. [2] He joined the Group 4 in 1971. [3]
#15 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
Anna Lynch (April 22, 1865 – January 8, 1946) was an American painter. American painter Lynch, whose birthdate is sometimes given as 1868, was born in Elgin , Illinois . [1] A student of John Vanderpoel at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago , she first exhibited portrait miniatures at the in
#17 Han van Meegeren
Henricus Antonius " Han " van Meegeren ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ vɑˈmeːɣərə(n)] ; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) [1] was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. [2] Van Meegeren became a national hero after
Antonio Ortiz Echagüe (15 October 1883, Guadalajara, Spain – 8 January 1942, Buenos Aires ) was a Spanish Costumbrista painter, who spent much of his career in other countries. He was the older brother of the photographer, engineer and entrepreneur, José Ortiz Echagüe . Spanish painter (1883–1942) T
Clark Mills (September 1, 1815 – January 12, 1883) was an American sculptor, best known for four versions of an equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson , located in Washington, D.C. with replicas in Nashville, Tennessee , Jacksonville, Florida , and New Orleans , Louisiana . American sculptor Clark Mill
Shelby Shackelford (1899 – 1987) was an American artist who worked mainly within the art communities of Baltimore , Maryland, and Provincetown, Massachusetts . Her paintings, drawings, and prints were abstract , but not nonobjective. Each of them had, as she said, "a beginning in a visual experience
The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass . [2] Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, impl
Château de Linardié is the name for a once active cultural center located in the South West area of France seven kilometres from Gaillac in the Tarn, France . It operated for 10 years, from 1996 to 2006. Château de Linardié
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
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]
#5 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for
#6 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
#7 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
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 S.H. Ervin Gallery is a major public art institution housed in the historic National Trust Centre in Observatory Park, Sydney . [1] "The gallery's exhibition programme is designed to explore the richness and diversity of Australian art, both historical and contemporary, and present it in new con
#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 Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art
The Atchugarry Museum of Contemporary Art (in Spanish: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry) is a contemporary art museum in Manantiales in Uruguay. [1] [2] The museum is on a 90-acre landscape, and comentators called the museum the "first permanent contemporary art museum" in Uruguay. [1] [2] The
Meridian Museum of Art is an art museum located at 628 25th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 [2] and declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1985. [3] The building originally served as the home of the First Presbyterian Church of M
#13 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
#14 Museion (Bozen)
The Museion (from the greek μουσείον, meaning the temple of the muses ) is the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen , in South Tyrol , Italy. [1] Facade of the Museion facing the Talfer River in Bozen It was founded in 1985. [2] Since 2006 it has been managed by the Museion Foundation, fou
#15 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 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
Museum de Fundatie ( Dutch pronunciation: [myˌzeːjʏm də fʏnˈdaː(t)si] ) is a museum for the visual arts in Zwolle , Netherlands . Museum de Fundatie forms part of the Hannema-de Stuers Foundation, to which Kasteel het Nijenhuis in Heino also belongs. Museum de Fundatie possesses a collection of visu
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
#19 Artmuza
Artmuza is a contemporary art gallery and a creative space in Saint Petersburg on Vasilievsky Island in Russia . Since 2013, it has been at the location of the former factory of musical instruments "Muzdetal". [1] Art museum in Saint Petersburg, RU Creative Cluster Artmuza Established January 8, 2
#20 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
#1 1798 in art
Events from the year 1798 in art . Overview of the events of 1798 in art Overview of the events of 1798 in art List of years in art ( table ) … 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Phi
#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 Mellow Pad is a 1945–1951 jazz -inspired painting by American modernist painter Stuart Davis . It is held by the Brooklyn Museum of Art in Brooklyn , New York . [1] Painting by Stuart Davis The Mellow Pad Artist Stuart Davis Year 1945–1951 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 66.7 cm × 107 cm (
#4 Regatta at Sainte-Adresse (Monet)
The Regatta at Sainte-Adresse is an oil-on-canvas painting by the impressionist painter Claude Monet . It was painted in 1867 and is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . 1867 painting by Claude Monet Regatta at Sainte-Adresse Artist Claude Monet Year 1867 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions
#5 A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère ( French : Un bar aux Folies Bergère ) is a painting by Édouard Manet , considered to be his last major work. It was painted in 1882 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of that year. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonge
#6 The Virgin and Child Surrounded by the Holy Innocents
The Virgin and Child surrounded by the Holy Innocents or The Virgin and Child with Angels is a 1616 oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens , showing the Virgin and Christ Child with the Holy Innocents . It was originally produced as oil on panel, before being transferred to canvas. In 1671 it was acquire
#7 Portrait of the Trip Sisters
Portrait of the Trip Sisters , also known as Portrait of Margarita Trip as Minerva Teaching Her Sister Anna Maria Trip , is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Ferdinand Bol , created in 1663. It is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum , in Amsterdam , but is currently displayed at the Koninkl
#8 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
#9 Portrait of Clemenceau (Manet, Paris)
Portrait of Clemenceau is an oil painting on canvas of 1879–80 by Édouard Manet , now in the Musée d'Orsay . The work can be dated via two letters of 9 December 1879 and 8 January 1880 from their subject fixing sitting dates. [1] Clemenceau was not happy with the work, stating "My portrait by Manet?
#10 Ten Dollar Bill (Lichtenstein)
Ten Dollar Bill (also referred to as The Dollar Bill ) is a 1956 proto- pop art lithographic drawing by Roy Lichtenstein . Considered to be a combination of Americana art and cubism , the work is referred to as the beginning of Lichtenstein's work on pop art. Twenty-five editions of the lithograph w
#11 Portrait of Feyntje Steenkiste
Portrait of Feyntje van Steenkiste is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals , painted around 1635 and now in the Rijksmuseum , in Amsterdam . It is considered a pendant to the portrait of Feyntje's husband Lucas de Clercq . Painting by Frans Hals Portrait of Feyntje Va
#12 Portrait de l'éditeur Eugène Figuière
Portrait de l'éditeur Eugène Figuière , also referred to as The Publisher Eugene Figuiere ( Portrait de Figuière , L'Editeur Eugène Figuière , Portrait d'un Editeur , Portrait d'Eugène Figuière or Portrait of the Publisher Eugene Figuiere ), is a painting created in 1913 by the artist, theorist and
#13 En Canot
En Canot is a Cubist oil painting created by Jean Metzinger in 1913. The work is referred to in various publications as Femme à l'ombrelle , Im Boot , Le Canot , En Bâteau , In the Canoe , The Boat , On the Beach , Am Strand , Im Schiff , V Člunu and Im Kanu . The painting was exhibited in Paris at
The Blue Period ( Spanish : Período Azul ) is a term used to define the works produced by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso between 1901 and 1904 when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors. These somber works, inspired b
Guernica ( Spanish: [ɡeɾˈnika] ; Basque: [ɡernika] ) is a large 1937 oil painting by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso . [1] [2] It is one of his best-known works, regarded by many art critics as the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. [3] Guernica is exhibited in the Museo Reina S
#16 Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn
Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn ( Lithuanian : Aušros Vartų Dievo Motina , Polish : Matka Boska Ostrobramska , Belarusian : Маці Божая Вастрабрамская , German : Mutter Gottes vor den Toren der Morgenröte , Ukrainian : Богородиця біля брами світанку , Russian : Остробрамская икона Божией Матери ) is the
Portrait of Suzanne Bloch is an oil on canvas painting executed by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in Paris in 1904, towards the end of his Blue Period . The subject, Suzanne Bloch, was a singer known for her Wagner interpretations, and the sister of the violinist Henri Bloch. [2] The painting is h
#1 Nada Shabout
Nada M. Shabout (born 8 January 1962, Glasgow , Scotland) is an American [ citation needed ] art historian specializing in modern Iraqi art . She has been a professor of art history at the University of North Texas since 2002. She is the president and co-founding board member of the Association for
Tricia Collins is an American art critic , art gallerist and curator of contemporary art. She was half of the curatorial team Collins & Milazzo , with Richard Milazzo , who together co-published and co-edited Effects : Magazine for New Art Theory from 1982 to 1984. [1] She later ran the art galler
#3 Bruce Cole
Bruce Milan Cole (August 2, 1938 – January 8, 2018) was a longtime professor of art history at Indiana University , a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., a member of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and the eighth Chair of the National Endowment for the Human
Sir Alfred George Temple FSA (27 October 1848 – 8 January 1928) was the director of the Guildhall Art Gallery in London , England , from 1886 to 1928. Temple was born in London and educated at Denmark Hill Grammar School . He joined an underwriting firm as a junior clerk, but was sacked two years la
Regenia A. Perry is one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in art history. [1] In 1975, Perry served as the first African American guest curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. [2] She has written extensively about African American artists and folk artists. American a
Roy C. Craven (Roy Curtis Craven, Jr.) was (born in Cherokee Bluffs, Alabama on July 29, 1924. [1] - May 30, 1996) [2] He was the founding director of the University Gallery at the University of Florida . [3] American art historian Roy C. Craven authored, co-authored, and co-created (as with contrib
#7 Lea Vergine
Lea Vergine , born Lea Buoncristiano (5 March 1936 – 20 October 2020), was an Italian art critic , essayist and curator. Italian art historian (1936–2020) Lea Vergine Born Lea Buoncristiano 5 March 1936 Naples , Kingdom of Italy Died 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) (aged 84) Milan , Italy Nationality
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
#9 Tudor Vianu
Tudor Vianu ( Romanian: [ˈtudor viˈanu] ; January 8, 1898 – May 21, 1964) was a Romanian literary critic , art critic, poet, philosopher, academic, and translator. He had a major role on the reception and development of Modernism in Romanian literature and art . He was married to Elena Vianu , her
#10 Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria ( German : Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius Prinz von Bayern ) (25 May 1902 – 8 January 1990) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a leading German art historian. Prince Joseph Cle
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
#12 Kellie Jones
Kellie Jones (born 1959) is an American art historian and curator. She is a Professor in Art History and Archaeology in African American Studies at Columbia University . [1] She won a MacArthur Fellowship in 2016. [2] American art historian and curator (born 1959) For those of a similar name, see Ke
#13 Janet Waring
Janet Waring (January 4, 1870 – January 8, 1941) was an American art historian specializing in American decorative arts. American art historian
#14 Cristín Leach
Cristín Leach (born 8 January 1976) is an Irish author, radio and television presenter, journalist, and art critic. Irish author, radio and television presenter, journalist, and art critic Cristín Leach Born 8 January 1976 (age 46) Dublin , Ireland Nationality Irish Education BA, MA Known for Art
#15 Vasily Botkin
Vasily Petrovich Botkin ( Russian: Васи́лий Петро́вич Бо́ткин ; 8 January 1812 [ O.S. 27 December 1811 ] – 22 October [ O.S. 10 October ] 1869 ) was a Russian essayist, literary, art and music critic, translator and publicist. Vasily Botkin Born Vasily Petrovich Botkin 8 January 1812 [ O.S. 27 D
#16 Donald Brook
Donald Brook (born 8 January 1927-died 17 December 2018) was an Australian artist, art critic and theorist whose research and publications centre on the philosophy of art, non-verbal representation and cultural evolution . He initiated the Experimental Art Foundation in Adelaide and was Emeritus Pro
#17 Natalia Fuchs
Natalia Fuchs (born November 6, 1981) is an art critic , new media researcher, international curator and cultural producer. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for biographies . ( June 2019 ) Natalia Fuchs Наталия Вадимовна Фукс Born ( 1981-11-06 ) November 6, 198
#18 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
Philippe de Montebello (born May 16, 1936 in Paris ) is a museum director. He served from 1977 to 2008 as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . On his retirement, he was both the longest-serving director in the institution's history and the third longest-serving director of an
#20 Daniel Farson
Daniel James Negley Farson (8 January 1927 – 27 November 1997) was a British writer and broadcaster, strongly identified with the early days of commercial television in the UK, when his sharp, investigative style contrasted with the BBC's more deferential culture. British writer and broadcaster This
#1 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
#2 Two Busts of Cardinal Scipione Borghese
Two Busts of Cardinal Scipione Borghese are marble portrait sculptures executed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1632. Cardinal Scipione Borghese was the nephew of Pope Paul V , and had commissioned other works from Bernini in the 1620s. Both versions of this portrait are in the Galleri
#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 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
#5 Equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (Washington, D.C.)
Andrew Jackson is a bronze equestrian statue by Clark Mills mounted on a white marble base in the center of Lafayette Square within President's Park in Washington, D.C. , just to the north of the White House . [1] [2] [3] Jackson is depicted dressed in military uniform, raising his hat with his righ
The Christ of Havana (Spanish: Cristo de La Habana ) is a large sculpture representing Jesus of Nazareth , on a hilltop overlooking the bay in Havana , Cuba . It is the work of the Cuban sculptor Jilma Madera , who won the commission for it in 1953. The Christ of Havana
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
Otis Bowen is a bronze bust of Dr. Otis Bowen , who was the Governor of Indiana from 1973–1981 and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1985–1989 under President Ronald Reagan . Otis Bowen Artist Lou Ann Lanagan Year 1981 Type Bronze sculpture Dimensions (20.5" in × 13" in) Locatio
The Santo Bambino of Aracoeli ("Holy Child of Aracoeli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracoeli ("Child Jesus of Aracoeli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli , depicting the Child Jesus [1] swadd
#10 Statue of Hans Christian Heg
Hans Christian Heg is a statue by Paul Fjelde that was cast in 1925 and installed at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison , Wisconsin , United States in 1926. The bronze statue depicting the Union soldier and abolitionist Hans Christian Heg was torn down by rioters, decapitated and thrown
Monument to Humanity ( Turkish : İnsanlık Anıtı , Armenian : Մարդկության հուշարձան ) was a nearly completed statue in Kars , Turkey . Created by Turkish artist Mehmet Aksoy , the 30 m (98 ft) tall monument stood atop Kazıktepe, across from the ancient Castle of Kars . Visible from neighboring Ar
#12 Ten Commandments Monument (Oklahoma City)
The Ten Commandments Monument , authorized by the Oklahoma legislature and approved by the governor in 2009, was installed on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol , in Oklahoma City , in 2012. The mere concept engendered years of political controversy, court suits based on religious freedom of
#13 Achill-henge
Achill-henge is a concrete structure on Achill Island off the northwest coast of County Mayo , Ireland . The term henge is used colloquially only and does not indicate genuine structural or cultural similarity to prehistoric monuments found in Ireland. Achill Henge exterior, June 2016