langs: 6 июля [ru] / july 6 [en] / 6. juli [de] / 6 juillet [fr] / 6 luglio [it] / 6 de julio [es]
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#1 Christiana Mary Demain Hammond
Christiana Mary Demain Hammond (6 August 1860 – 11 May 1900) was an English painter and illustrator. She was a member of the Cranford School of illustration, and illustrated reissues of classic English texts from the 19th century. Her illustrations were frequently found in Cassell's Magazine , the
#2 Nasser Azam
Nasser Azam (born 1963, in Jhelum , Pakistan) is a British contemporary artist, living and working in London. British artist This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2012 ) Nasser Azam circa 2012
Roland Vivian Pitchforth RA ARWS (25 April 1895 – 6 August 1982) was an English painter, teacher and an official British war artist during the Second World War . [1] He excelled at watercolours and in later years concentrated on landscapes, seascapes and paintings of atmospheric effects. [2] English
#4 Jan Matulka
Jan Matulka (7 November 1890 – 25 June 1972) was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia . Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes , sometimes in the same day. He has directly influenced artists like Dorothy Dehner , Francis Criss , Burgoyne Diller , I. Rice P
Elaine Alys Haxton, AM (26 September 1909 – 6 July 1999) [1] was an Australian painter, printmaker , designer and commercial artist . [2] Australian artist
Augusto Stoppoloni , or Augusto Guglielmo Stoppoloni , (22 March 1855 – 6 July 1936) was an Italian painter. Italian painter (1855–1936) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (
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
Alan Blyth ( fl. 1921 – 1953) was an English artist who primarily painted landscape and botanical paintings, predominantly in the oil medium. [1] English painter
#9 Carl Nesjar
Carl Nesjar (né Carlsen; 6 July 1920 – 23 May 2015) was a Norwegian painter, sculptor and graphic artist. He is best known for his collaborations with Pablo Picasso ; serving for nearly twenty years as Picasso's chosen fabricator — the artist who turned Picasso's drawings and scale models into large
#10 Stephen Etnier
Stephen Morgan Etnier (September 11, 1903 – November 7, 1984) was an American realist painter, painting for six decades. His work is distinguished by a mixture of realism and luminism , favoring industrial and working scenes, but always imbued with atmospheric light. Geographically, his career spann
John Massey (born July 6, 1950) is a Canadian artist from Toronto, Ontario , Canada. Since the 1980s, Massey’s installations, sculptures, and films have established him as one of Canada’s most prominent contemporary artists. [2] Massey combines conventional photography with computer manipulation. In
#12 Robert Kost
Robert Theodore Kost (1936–2003) was a self-taught Canadian prairie artist known for his magical realism style. [1] His art focused on small-town life and the simple beauty of the prairies . His work is featured in the collection of The Canada Council for the Arts [2] [3] and can be seen in collecti
#13 John Hennings
John Hennings (c. 1833 – 13 October 1898) was a theatrical scene painter and theatre manager in Melbourne , Australia. He has been identified as Johann Friederich Hennings, probably born on 6 July 1835, son of Danish-born parents Johann Hennings, merchant, and his wife Caroline, née Schutze. [1] His
#14 Airco Caravan
Airco Caravan (born May 24, 1965) is a painter and conceptual artist based in Amsterdam and New York City . Dutch painter Airco Caravan Airco Caravan, 2014 Born Ine Reijnen ( 1965-05-24 ) May 24, 1965 (age 57) Boven-Leeuwen, Netherlands Education Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht Known for Pain
#15 Della Purves
Rodella Anne Purves (6 July 1945 – 17 January 2008) was a British botanical artist. [1] British botanical artist (1945–2008) Della Purves Born ( 1945-07-06 ) 6 July 1945 Paisley, United Kingdom Died 17 January 2008 (2008-01-17) (aged 62) Edinburgh, United Kingdom Nationality British Education St M
#16 Daniel Chorny
Daniil Chorny ( Russian : Даниил Чёрный ) (c. 1360 – 1430) was a Russian monk and icon painter. Fresco Bosom of Abraham by Daniil Chyorny This article needs additional citations for verification . ( July 2022 )
#17 Ernests Brastiņš
Ernests Brastiņš (19 March 1892 – 28 January 1942) was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist. He is known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturība , which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Uni
#18 Gerda Kratz
Gerda Kratz (6 July 1926 – 13 March 2011) was a German sculptor. German sculptor
#19 Leo Friedlander
Leo Friedlander (July 6, 1888 – October 24, 1966) was an American sculptor , who has made several prominent works. Friedlander studied at the Art Students League in New York City , the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Brussels and Paris , and the American Academy in Rome . He was an assistant to the sculptor
#20 Robert Wight
Robert Wight MD FRS FLS (6 July 1796 – 26 May 1872) was a Scottish surgeon in the East India Company , whose professional career was spent entirely in southern India, where his greatest achievements were in botany – as an economic botanist and leading taxonomist in south India. He contributed to the
The Sequim Museum & Arts , located in downtown Sequim, Washington , is a free-admission local history museum . Founded in 1976, the museum is home to the Manis Mastodon tusks and bones which were found at an early human encampment located on the present day Manis Farm , famous as one of the first-kn
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House (House of Display at Old Bailey House, formerly and commonly the Bailey House Museum ) is a museum of Hawaiian history and art located in Wailuku , on the island of Maui , in Hawai ʻ i. It is owned and operated by the Maui Historical Society. [3] Old Bailey House
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 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
#6 Artechouse
Artechouse (stylized in all caps ) is an American innovative art space and destination for immersive and interactive art exhibitions. Dedicated to showcasing works by new media artists, Artechouse main goal is to present exhibitions that support its mission to inspire, educate, and empower others. [
The Montforthaus Feldkirch is a multi-purpose cultural centre in Feldkirch , Vorarlberg ( Austria ). It is used for conventions, balls, trade fairs, concerts and theatre performances. [1] Building in Vorarlberg, Austria Montforthaus Feldkirch General information Status music venue , congress centre,
The Long View Center is a historic church building located in the Moore Square Historic District of Raleigh , North Carolina , United States . The facility sits directly across from Moore Square, one of two surviving four-acre (1.6 ha ) parks from Raleigh's original 1792 plan. [1] Built between 1879
Revue virtuelle (1992–1996) was an exhibition project for early new media , virtual art technologies, computer graphics , virtual reality , hypermedia and digital art projects that was housed in the Musée National d'Art Moderne , Centre Pompidou from1992 to 1996. [1] This article has multiple issues
The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art in Bregenz , Vorarlberg ( Austria ). Contemporary art museum in Austria This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2011 ) Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunsthaus Bregenz Established 1990–1997 Locat
#11 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna , Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district of the city, on the south-eastern edge of its centre. It
#13 Fonds régional d'art contemporain
A Fonds régional d'art contemporain ( Frac ) is a public regional collection of contemporary art set in one of the metropolitan or overseas regions of France. [1] There are currently 23 Fracs across the country, organised into a national network called Platform since 2005. [2] [3] Fracs are funded b
The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago. Since 2006, HPAC has been located just north of Hyde Park Boulevard, at 5020 S.Cornell Avenue, in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chicago , Illinois . Hyde Park Art Center Es
#15 Harding's Gallery (Boston)
Harding's Gallery (c. 1833-1847) in Boston , Massachusetts , exhibited works by European and American artists in the 1830s-1840s. The building on School Street also housed a newspaper press; the Mercantile Library Association ; [1] [2] the Boston Artists' Association ; [3] and artists' studios. [4]
#16 Latvian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
The Latvian Museum of Decorative Arts and Design is an arts museum in Riga , Latvia . The museum was established on 1 January 1989 and opened to the public on 6 July 1989. It is located in the former church St. George's Church, Riga , the oldest surviving stone building in Riga. Museum in Riga, Latv
#17 Memorial Hall (Philadelphia)
Memorial Hall is a Beaux-Arts style building in the Centennial District of West Fairmount Park , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Built as the art gallery for the 1876 Centennial Exposition , it is the only major structure from that exhibition to survive. It subsequently housed the Pennsylvania Museum
#18 Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) is the main gallery of contemporary art in Glasgow , Scotland. Art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Gallery of Modern Art Established 1996 ( 1996 ) Location Royal Exchange Square Glasgow Scotland G1 3AH Coordinates 55.8602°N 4.25249°W / 55.8602; -4.252
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 street scenes are a work of art by the artists Ernst Ludwig Kirchner made between 1913 and 1915. They are dubbed to be one of the most important works of German expressionism . It consists of eleven paintings, 32 pages from sketchbooks, 15 ink brush drawings, 17 pastel and chalk drawings, 14 woo
The Juneau Monument is a public artwork by American artist Richard Henry Park located on the grounds of Juneau Park , which is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . The base of the statue is made of limestone . On top of the base is a bronze statue of Solomon Juneau . On each side of the base are bronze reliefs
Wheatfield with Crows is a July 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh . It has been cited by several critics as one of his greatest works. [1] [2] 1890 painting by van Gogh Wheatfield with Crows Artist Vincent van Gogh Year July 1890 Catalogue F779 JH2117 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 50.2 cm × 10
The Weeping Woman (French: La Femme qui pleure [1] ) is a series of oil on canvas [2] paintings by Pablo Picasso , the last of which was created in late 1937. The paintings depict Dora Maar , Picasso's mistress and muse. The Weeping Woman paintings were produced by Picasso in response to the bombing
Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (15 August 1739 – 23 October 1815) was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, Sheriff of Derbyshire . His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century. Francis Noel Clarke Mundy c. 1762, by Josep
#7 Funerary Monument to Sir John Hawkwood
The Funerary Monument (or Equestrian Monument ) to Sir John Hawkwood [2] is a fresco by Paolo Uccello , commemorating English condottiero John Hawkwood , commissioned in 1436 for Florence Cathedral . The fresco is an important example of art commemorating a soldier-for-hire who fought in the Italian
#8 A Vision of the Last Judgement
A Vision of the Last Judgement is a painting by William Blake that was designed in 1808 before becoming a lost artwork . The painting was to be shown in an 1810 exhibition with a detailed analysis added to a second edition of his Descriptive Catalogue . This plan was dropped after the exhibition was
#9 Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste is a bronze sculpture of Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste Charbonneau by American artist Alice Cooper , located in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon , in the United States. [1] Statue in Portland, Oregon Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste The sculpture in 2006 Artist Alice Cooper Y
#10 Wedding dress of Princess Mary of Teck
The wedding dress of Princess Mary of Teck is the gown worn by the future Queen Mary at her wedding to Prince George, Duke of York ( King George V from 1910 to 1936) on 6 July 1893 at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace , in London. The dress now belongs to the British Royal Collection and is part
#11 Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds
Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds (in Dutch, Korenveld onder onweerslucht ) (F778, JH2097) is an 1890 oil painting by Vincent van Gogh . The painting measures 50.4 cm × 101.3 cm (19.8 in × 39.9 in) . It depicts a relatively flat and featureless landscape with fields of green wheat, under a
A Goldsmith in His Shop is a 1449 painting by Petrus Christus , a leading painter in Bruges. [1] It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . This is an oil painting on an oak panel that measures 100.1 x 85.8 cm (39 3/8 x 33 3/4 inches) overall and the painted surface is 98 x 85.2 cm (38 5/8 x
#13 Portrait of Gustave Geffroy
Portrait of Gustave Geffroy is a c. 1895 painting by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cézanne . It portrays Gustave Geffroy , a French novelist and art critic noted as one of the earliest historians of Impressionism . [1] Painting by Paul Cézanne Portrait of Gustave Geffroy Artist Paul Céza
#14 Statue of Medea
The Medea statue is a monument to Medea , a Colchian Princess of the Greek mythology erected in Batumi , Georgia . For other uses, see Medea (disambiguation) . Statue of Medea Subject Medea Location Batumi It was unveiled by the President of Georgia , Mikheil Saakashvili , on 6 July 2007. [1]
The Virgin of Vladimir , also known as Vladimir Mother of God , Our Lady of Vladimir [1] ( Russian : Влади́мирская ико́на Бо́жией Ма́тери , Ukrainian : Вишгородська ікона Божої Матері ), and the Theotokos of Vladimir ( Greek : Θεοτόκος του Βλαντίμιρ ), is a 12th-century Byzantine icon depicting the
The Massacre at Chios ( French : Scène des massacres de Scio ) is the second major oil painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix . [A] The work is more than four meters tall, and shows some of the horror of the wartime destruction visited on the Island of Chios in the Chios massacre . A frieze
For the artistic term, see trompe-l'oeil Artwork by Maria Bettina Cogliatti Trompe-l'œil The mural in April 2019 Artist M. B. Cogliatti Year 1998 ( 1998 ) Type Mural Medium acrylic paint Movement Color field Designation On behalf of the municipal government of Zug [1] Condition Renovated Location
#18 Working on the Statue of Liberty
Working on the Statue of Liberty , also known as Statue of Liberty , is a 1946 oil painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell , showing workmen cleaning the torch held aloft by the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor . [1] 1946 painting by Norman Rockwell Working on the Statue of Liberty (Sta
The Galerie des Batailles ( French: [galʁi de bataj] ; English: "Gallery of Battles" ) is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles , joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine . 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epi
The Madonna della Vittoria is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea Mantegna ; the painting was executed in 1496. Madonna della Vittoria Artist Andrea Mantegna Year 1496 Medium Tempera on canvas Dimensions 280 cm × 166 cm (110 in × 65 in) Location Louvre Museum , Paris Det
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 Jewett Mather Jr. (6 July 1868 – 11 November 1953) was an American art critic and professor . He was the first "modernist" (i.e., post-classicist) professor at the Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University . [1] American art critic and educator
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
Count Antoine Seilern (17 September 1901 – 6 July 1978) was an Anglo-Austrian art collector and art historian. He was considered, along with Sir Denis Mahon , to be one of a handful of important collectors who was also a respected scholar. The bulk of his collection was bequeathed anonymously to the
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Fedorov-Davydov (Russian: Алексей Александрович Фёдоров-Давыдов; 18 March 1900 – 6 July 1969) was a Soviet art scholar and historian. Russian art historian
#6 Lee Johnson (art historian)
Professor Lee Frederick Johnson (7 September 1924 – 6 July 2006) was an art historian and specialist in the works of the French nineteenth-century painter Eugène Delacroix .
Jean Robiquet (6 July 1874 – 26 March 1960) was a French art historian, art critic and curator . He was also a playwright and opérettes librettist known under the pseudonym Jean Roby . Jean Robiquet Born 6 July 1874 Meudon Died 26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) (aged 85) Biarritz Occupation Art historian
Cecil Fergerson (July 6, 1931 – September 18, 2013) was an African-American art curator and community activist. He is widely credited with fostering African-American and Latin-American art communities in Los Angeles for more than 50 years, and was named a "Living Cultural Treasure" by the city in 19
Pierre de Massot (April 10 1900, Lyon – 3 January 1969, Paris) was a French writer associated with the Dada and surrealist movements. French poet
#10 Una Platts
Una Platts (1908 – 6 July 2005) was a New Zealand artist and one of the country's first art historians. [1] Una Platts Born 1908 Wellington Died 6 July 2005 (aged 96–97) Takapuna Alma mater Auckland University College Occupation Art historian, teacher
#11 Paul Garon
Paul Arthur Garon (July 6, 1942 – July 26, 2022) was an American author, writer, and editor, noted for his meditations on surrealist works, and also a noted scholar on blues as a musical and cultural movement. [1] American writer (1942–2022) This article needs additional citations for verification .
Sir Charles Hercules Read , Kt FSA FRAI FBA (6 July 1857 – 11 February 1929) was a British archaeologist and curator who became Keeper of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography at the British Museum , and President of the Society of Antiquaries of London , following his mentor Augustus Wo
Juan Antonio Gaya Nuño (1913–1976) was a Spanish art historian, author, teacher, and art critic. He was a member of the Generation of '36 ( Spanish : Generación del 36 ). In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Gaya and the second or maternal family name is Nuño . Juan Antonio Gaya N
#14 Tristan Tzara
Tristan Tzara ( French: [tʁistɑ̃ dzaʁa] ; Romanian: [trisˈtan ˈt͡sara] ; born Samuel or Samy Rosenstock , also known as S. Samyro ; 28 April [ O.S. 16 April ] 1896 [1] – 25 December 1963) was a Romanian and French avant-garde poet, essayist and performance artist . Also active as a journalis
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
Richard Krautheimer (6 July 1897 in Fürth ( Franconia ), Germany – 1 November 1994 in Rome , Italy ) was a 20th-century art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citatio
Chauncey Brooks McCormick (December 7, 1884 – September 8, 1954) was an American businessman and art collector in the McCormick family . American businessman (1884–1954) Chauncey Brooks McCormick Born ( 1884-12-07 ) December 7, 1884 Died September 8, 1954 (1954-09-08) (aged 69) Seal Harbor, Maine
#18 Ernst Langlotz
Ernst Langlotz (6 July 1895, in Ronneburg – 4 June 1978, in Bonn ) was a German classical archaeologist and art historian, who specialized in Greek sculpture of the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. He studied classical archaeology, philology and art history at the universities of Leipzig and Munich , rece
Tiziano Thomas Dossena is an Italian American author and art critic. Italian American author and art critic Tiziano Thomas Dossena Born ( 1952-09-19 ) September 19, 1952 Milan , Lombardy , Italy Occupation art critic , author , journalist Language Italian, English Nationality Italian Relatives Emili
#20 Ion Vinea
Ion Vinea (born Ioan Eugen Iovanaki , sometimes Iovanache ; April 17, 1895 – July 6, 1964) was a Romanian poet, novelist, journalist, literary theorist, and political figure. He became active on the modernist scene during his teens—his poetic work being always indebted to the Symbolist movement —and
#1 Equestrian statue of Thomas Munro
The statue of Thomas Munro is an equestrian statue of Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet , Major-General in the British Army and Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827, located in the city of Chennai , India . The bronze statue sculpted by Francis Chantrey in the United Kingdom in 1834 and shipped to Madras in
#2 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
#3 One & Other
One & Other was a public art project by Antony Gormley , in which 2,400 members of the public occupied the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square , London, for an hour each for 100 days. The project began at 9 am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. The first person to offici
#4 Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located in Hanover Square in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan , New York City . It commemorates the Commonwealth victims of the September 11, 2001 , attack on the World Trade Center . It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on July 6, 2
#5 Corridart
Corridart (sometimes stylized as Corrid'Art) was an almost 6 km (4 mile) long public exhibit of monumental installation artwork that took place in Montreal , Quebec , Canada, on Sherbrooke Street from July 6 to July 13 1976. The exhibition was cancelled by the City of Montreal, two days before the o
#6 Confederate War Memorial (Cape Girardeau, Missouri)
The Confederate War Memorial is a memorial to Confederate soldiers located behind the Common Pleas Courthouse in Cape Girardeau , Missouri . It was erected by the Cape Girardeau United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1931. [1] It was moved to its current location in 1995. [2] Beside it is a fountain
The Vulcan statue is the largest cast iron statue in the world, and is the city symbol of Birmingham, Alabama , reflecting its roots in the iron and steel industry . The 56-foot (17 m) tall statue depicts the Roman god Vulcan , god of the fire and forge, with ironworking equipment. It was created
The River , locally known as the Floozie in the Jacuzzi , [1] is an artwork in Victoria Square , Birmingham , England . The River in 2016, with the water replaced by a flowerbed The River and Youth in 2005
#9 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is a memorial in London dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales , who died in a car crash in 1997. It was designed to express Diana's spirit and love of children. [1] Memorial in London, England The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain, in London's
#10 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
#11 Wow! Gorillas
Wow! Gorillas was a project organised by Bristol Zoo in 2011 that displayed 61 decorated life-sized fibreglass gorilla sculptures on the streets of Bristol , England . [1] [2] Art installation in Bristol, England The project followed the concept of the “Land in Sicht” the original Swiss project by a
#12 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
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia , United States, from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg) . [1] The structure was sometimes referred to as an "A
#14 Monument to Castelar (Madrid)
Castelar or the Monument to Castelar ( Spanish : Monumento a Castelar ) is an instance of public art in Madrid , Spain. A work by Mariano Benlliure , it is dedicated to Emilio Castelar , president of the First Spanish Republic . It lies on the centre of the namesake Glorieta de Emilio Castelar [ e
#15 List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
During the civil unrest [1] that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of monuments and memorials associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in the United States , but also in several
Shaun in the City was a public charity arts trail organised by Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation and Aardman Animations , in which 120 giant, artist and celebrity-decorated fibreglass sculptures of Shaun the Sheep were displayed in famous locations and green spaces around London and Bristol .
#17 A Subtlety
A Subtlety (also known as the Marvelous Sugar Baby and subtitled an Homage to the unpaid and overworked Artisans who have refined our Sweet tastes from the cane fields to the Kitchens of the New World on the Occasion of the demolition of the Domino Sugar Refining Plant ) is a 2014 piece of installat