langs: 21 июня [ru] / june 21 [en] / 21. juni [de] / 21 juin [fr] / 21 giugno [it] / 21 de junio [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
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya (1915-1978) was a political artist of the mid-20th century. He preferred watercolor and printmaking, avoiding oil on canvas. Chittaprosad used prints to disseminate leftist ideas and propaganda . [1] Indian leftist political artist and writer Chittaprosad Bhattacharya Born
George Henry Harlow (10 June 1787 – 4 February 1819) was an English painter known mostly for his portraits. English painter This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( December 2020 ) Self-portrait of Harlow, Metropolitan Museum of Art Portrait of a woman
Tella Kitchen (February 14, 1902 – June 21, 1988) [1] was a folk artist known for her paintings of landscapes and town life in rural Indiana and Ohio . She was a self-taught artist , whose work was based on her memories of her life. [2] Her work achieved national recognition, and can be found in t
Paweł Bryliński (21 June 1814 in Wieruszów – 18 April 1890 in Masanów ) [1] was a Polish folk - sculptor . He is perhaps best known for a series of works concerning Holy Week . An example of Paweł Bryliński's work
Stanisław Frenkiel RWA (14 September 1918 in Kraków - 21 June 2001 in London ) was a Polish-British expressionist painter, graphic artist, art historian, teacher, academic and writer. Polish painter This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline cit
Vattaparambil Sankaran Valiathan (October 1919 – 21 June 2006), commonly referred to as Artist V. S. Valiathan, was an Indian artist from Pandalam , who was known for his classical style of painting in the Raja Ravi Varma tradition. [1] His paintings show muted colours and natural overtones. [2]
Farkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) [1] was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist. [2] [3] He is associated with the first generation of Bauhaus movement , [4] and was active in Budapest. [5] Hungarian architect, designer, painter (1897–1945) This article may be expand
Gaston Balande (born 1880 in Madrid , died 1971 in Paris ), was a French painter and illustrator . French painter and illustrator Gaston Balande Gaston Balande, Self-portrait . Private collection. Born ( 1880-05-31 ) 31 May 1880 Madrid , Spain Died 8 April 1971 (1971-04-08) (aged 90) Paris , Franc
#10 Frederic Warde
Frederic Warde (June 21, 1894 – July 31, 1939) was a book designer, editor, and typography designer. One of the great book designers of the twentieth century, Will Ransom described him as "a curious blend of romantic idealism and meticulous practicality. [1] " In describing his own work, Warde state
#11 Sid Barron
Sidney Arnold Barron (June 13, 1917 in Toronto – April 29, 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia ) was a Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist. During his career as a cartoonist, he drew for the Victoria Times , the Toronto Star , Maclean's , and The Albertan . His cartoons were satirical takes on s
#12 Philip Fruytiers
Philip Fruytiers [1] (1610–1666) was a Flemish Baroque painter and engraver . Until the 1960s, he was especially known for his miniature portraits in watercolor and gouache. Since then, several large canvases signed with the monogram PHF have been ascribed to him. [2] These new findings have led to
#13 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
#14 Claudio Francesco Beaumont
Claudio Francesco Beaumont (4 July 1694 – 21 June 1766) was an Italian painter, active in a late baroque -style mostly in the Piedmont region. [1] Italian painter (1694–1766)
#15 Egon Schiele
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele ( German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ( listen ) ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter of whom Gustav Klimt , figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor . His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-
#16 Elizabeth Coffin
Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin (1850–1930) was an American artist, educator and philanthropist who is known for her paintings of Nantucket , Massachusetts. Well-educated and accomplished, she was one of the " New Women " of the 19th century who explored opportunities not traditionally available to women
Jesús Álvarez Amaya (November 19, 1925 – June 21, 2010) was a Mexican painter and graphic artist , mostly known for mural work and his graphic work as head of the Taller de Gráfica Popular , which he led from 1967 until his death. His murals can be found in various parts of the country and his art m
#18 Vittorio Bigari
Vittorio Bigari (1692 – 1776) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period. Italian painter (1692–1776) San Martino, Bologna , Carmine Chapel, frescoes by Vittorio Bigari
Vincenzo Cabianca (June 21, 1827, Verona – March 21, 1902, Rome ) [1] was an Italian painter of the Macchiaioli group. Italian painter Vincenzo Cabianca
#20 Bernard Safran
Bernard Safran (June 3, 1924 – October 14, 1995) was an American painter known for his realistic portraits and scenes of everyday life in New York and in rural Canada . He created many portraits for Time magazine covers, with subjects that included Elizabeth II , Pope John XXIII , Dwight D. Eisenhow
Nuuk Art Museum ( Danish : Nuuk Kunstmuseum ) is a national museum in Greenland , located in Nuuk , the capital. [1] [2] The museum contains a notable collection of paintings, watercolors, drawings, graphics, figures in soapstone, ivory, and wood, with many items collected by the businessman Svend J
#2 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County , Illinois , United States . The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contemporary art venues. The museum's collection is composed of th
The Red House Cone is a glass cone located in Wordsley in the West Midlands , adjacent to the Stourbridge Canal bridge on the A491 High Street . It is a 90-foot (27 m) high conical brick structure with a diameter of 60 feet (18 m) , used for the production of glass. [1] It was used by the Stuart
The Samstag Museum of Art , also known as the Samstag Museum , was opened in October 2007 as the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum of Art , in the Hawke Building of the CityWest campus of the University of South Australia (UniSA). The museum is named in honour of Anne & Gordon Samstag, "two distinguished
#5 Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts ( German : Museum für angewandte Kunst ) is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt . Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design , the museum especially focuses on architecture and contempora
Toorak Art Gallery was an art gallery 277 Toorak Road, South Yarra , Melbourne, Victoria, which specialised in contemporary figurative and abstract Australian art. It was in operation from 1964 to 1975. [1] [2] Australian art gallery in Melbourne closed 1975
Strathmore is a cultural and artistic venue and institution in North Bethesda, Maryland , United States. Strathmore was founded in 1981 and consists of two venues: the Mansion and the Music Center. Arts center in North Bethesda, Maryland, US This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it o
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]
The Medina Museum is located in Braga , Portugal , in the same building of the Pius XII Museum This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2022 ) Medina Museum, in Braga The collection comprises 83 oil paintings and 21 drawings of the naturalist painter Henrique Medina . Among
#10 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
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of the Holy Cross , Our Lady of Regla , and St Francis of Assisi is the main ecclesiastical building of the Catholic Church in Chihuahua City , Chihuahua , Mexico . It is considered perhaps the finest example of colonial architecture in northern Mexico [1] and it wa
The Seattle Asian Art Museum (often abbreviated to SAAM ) is a museum of Asian art at Volunteer Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle , Washington , United States. Part of the Seattle Art Museum , the SAAM exhibits historic and contemporary artworks from China, Korea, Japan, India, the Hi
#13 Ronchini Gallery
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 Totem Heritage Center is a historical and cultural museum founded in 1976 and located in Ketchikan , Alaska . The center is operated by the city of Ketchikan. Totem Heritage Center Established 1976 Location 601 Deermount Street, Ketchikan, Alaska Coordinates 55°20′33″N 131°38′03″W Collection siz
#15 Samson's Cottage
Samson's Cottage is a historic building in Sydney , Australia. It was built for William Cormack and built from 1883, and over the years, it has housed a Chinese laundry , an art gallery and an antique shop . It is located at 75-75.5 George Street in the inner city suburb of The Rocks in the City of
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
#17 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
#18 Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
The Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery ( QVMAG ) is a museum located in Launceston , Tasmania , Australia . The QVMAG is the largest museum in Australia not located in a capital city. [1] Museum and art gallery in Launceston, Tasmania For the gallery and museum in Liverpool , England , see Victor
#19 Wave Hill
Wave Hill is a 28-acre (11 ha) estate in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale in the Bronx , New York City . Wave Hill currently consists of public horticultural gardens and a cultural center, all situated on the slopes overlooking the Hudson River , with expansive views across the river to the Ne
#20 Koffler Centre of the Arts
The Koffler Centre of the Arts is a broad-based cultural institution established in 1977 by Murray and Marvelle Koffler and based at Artscape Youngplace in the West Queen West area of downtown Toronto , Ontario . [1] Koffler Centre of the Arts Location of the Koffler in Toronto Established 1977 Loca
#1 A Young Lady Playing a Clavichord
Young Lady Playing a Clavichord is a 1660s genre painting by Gerrit Dou . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is today in a private collection. [1] Painting by Gerard Dou Young Lady Playing a Clavichord Artist Gerrit Dou Year 1660s Medium oil paint , panel Dimensions 39 cm (15 in
#2 Equestrian Portrait of Charles I
The Equestrian Portrait of Charles I (also known as Charles I on Horseback ) is a large oil painting on canvas by Anthony van Dyck , showing Charles I on horseback. Charles I had become King of England , Scotland and Ireland in 1625 on the death of his father James I , and Van Dyck became Charles's
#3 The Madonna and Child with Saints Joseph, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist
The Madonna and Child with Saints Joseph, Elizabeth, and John the Baptist is a glue-tempera painting on canvas, with gilded highlights and measuring 62.9 cm by 51.3 cm. It was painted around 1490 by Andrea Mantegna and is now in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth , Texas . [1] Painting by Andr
The Barrymore Madonna is a 1508 – 1510 painting by Antonio da Correggio . [1] Madonna and Child Year 1508 – 1510 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions 56.3 cm (22.2 in) × 41 cm (16 in) Location National Gallery of Art Collection Samuel H. Kress Collection [ edit on Wikidata ]
#5 Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)
The Assumption of the Virgin is an oil on canvas painting by Greek-born artist Doménikos Theotokópoulos, known as El Greco in 1577–1579. The painting was a central element of the altarpiece of the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, Spain. [1] It was the first of nine paintings that El Gre
#6 Wheat Fields
Wheat Fields is a series of dozens of paintings by Dutch Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh , borne out of his religious studies and sermons, connection to nature, appreciation of manual laborers and desire to provide a means of offering comfort to others. The wheat field works demonstrate h
#7 Madonna and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Martha of Bethany
Madonna and Child with Saint Dominic and Saint Martha of Bethany is a 1517-1520 oil on canvas painting by Andrea Previtali produced for the monastery of Santa Marta (dedicated to Saint Martha) in Bergamo and since 2010 in the collections of the UBI Banca in Bergamo . Detail of the Tarasque Detail of
#8 Arles: View from the Wheat Fields
Arles: View from the Wheat Fields (also known as Wheat Field with Sheaves and Arles in the Background ) was painted by Vincent van Gogh in June 1888, among a number of paintings he made of wheat fields that summer. It is currently displayed at the Musee Rodin in Paris , France . Main article: Wheat
Bill Bowerman is an outdoor 2000 sculpture of the American track and field coach of the same name by Diana Lee Jackson, installed outside the Bowerman Family Building, in the corner of Hayward Field , on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon , in the United States. [1] 2000 sculpture by
The Serenade is a 1629 oil painting by Judith Leyster in the collection of the Rijksmuseum . [1] It was attributed for centuries to Frans Hals until Wilhelm von Bode saw it in the Six collection in 1883. He noticed the prominent "J" in the signature, and attributed it to Jan Hals . [1] This is one o
Luis Cardoza y Aragón (June 21, 1901 - September 4, 1992) was a Guatemalan writer, essayist, poet, art critic, and diplomat. Born in Antigua Guatemala , he spent part of his life living in exile in Mexico . In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Cardoza and the second or maternal fa
Hubert Janitschek (30 October 1846 – 21 June 1893) was an Austrian-German art historian . Janitschek was born in Troppau , Silesia . Austrian-German art historian Hubert Janitschek, 1846-1893 From 1868 to 1873 he studied history and philosophy at the University of Graz , followed by several years st
#3 Klaus Ertz
Klaus Ertz (born 1945) is a German art historian specializing in the Brueghel family of artists and their workshop. German art historian Klaus Ertz Born 1945 Homburg Nationality Germany Ertz was born in Homburg and is best known for his catalogues raisonnés on Jan Brueghel the Elder , his son Jan II
Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén (21 June 1924 – 26 October 2006) was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth century. He was the pioneering former head of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm and i
Eivind Stenersen Engelstad (21 June 1900 – 16 February 1969) was a Norwegian archaeologist and art historian. Norwegian archaeologist and art historian Eivind Stenersen Engelstad Eivind Stenersen Engelstad Born ( 1900-06-21 ) 21 June 1900 Died 16 February 1969 (1969-02-16) (aged 68) Nationality
#6 Perpessicius
Perpessicius ( Romanian: [perpeˈsit͡ʃjus] ; pen name of Dumitru S. Panaitescu , also known as Panait Șt. Dumitru , D. P. Perpessicius and Panaitescu-Perpessicius ; October 22, 1891 – March 29, 1971) was a Romanian literary historian and critic, poet, essayist and fiction writer. One of the promine
Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti ( Italian: [fiˈlippo tomˈmaːzo mariˈnetti] ; 22 December 1876 – 2 December 1944) was an Italian poet, editor, art theorist, and founder of the Futurist movement. He was associated with the utopian and Symbolist artistic and literary community Abbaye de Créteil betw
Kenworth W. Moffett (born 1934 in East Orange, New Jersey – June 21, 2016) [1] [2] was an American art curator, museum director and author. Moffett took a degree in art history at Columbia University , where he studied with Meyer Schapiro and Philip Pouncey , and graduated in 1960. [3] [4] He then p
Alessandra Comini (born November 24, 1934) [1] is an American art historian and curator. She is University Distinguished Professor of Art History Emerita at Southern Methodist University in University Park , Texas . Proficient in music and languages as well as art history, Comini brought an interdis
#10 Benoy K. Behl
Benoy K. Behl is an Indian documentary filmmaker, [1] art historian and photographer known for his work in documenting the art heritage of India and Asia. [2] [3] He has taken more than 50,000 photographs of Asian monuments and has produced more than 140 documentaries which are regularly screened at
#11 Theodore Sizer (art historian)
Theodore Sizer (March 19, 1892 – June 21, 1967) was an American professor of the history of art at Yale University and a director of the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut . He was named the first Pursuivant of Arms for Yale University in 1963. [1] [2] American art historian Theod
#12 Marta Kuzma
Marta Kuzma (born June 21, 1964 [1] ) is a curator, art theorist, and educator. In 2016, she became Dean of the Yale School of Art and is the first woman to serve in that role since the school was founded in 1869. [2] [3] [4] American curator, art theorist, and educator Marta Kuzma Born June 21, 196
#13 Standish Lawder
Standish Dyer Lawder (1936 – 21 June 2014) was an American artist, art historian and inventor, who contributed to the structural film movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] American artist and filmmaker, 1936–2014
#14 Gonzaga Duque
Luís Gonzaga Duque Estrada , known as Gonzaga Duque (21 June 1863, Rio de Janeiro - 29 September 1911, Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian writer and critic. He was of Swedish descent on his father's side. Gonzaga Duque; portrait by Rodolfo Amoedo (1888)
#15 Fabien Danesi
Fabien Danesi , a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History , is a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens . [1] [2] Former resident of the Villa Medici , [3] French Academy in Rome in 2007–2008, [4] he previously taught at the François Rabelais University of To
#16 Peter Selz
Peter Howard Selz (March 27, 1919 – June 21, 2019) was a German-born American art historian and museum director and curator who specialized in German Expressionism . German-born American art historian (1919–2019) Peter Selz Born Peter Howard Selz ( 1919-03-27 ) March 27, 1919 Munich , People's State
#17 Tim Benton
Tim Benton (born 21 June 1945, Rome [1] ) is Professor Emeritus in the History of Art at the Open University in the UK [2] as well as a writer and broadcaster. He has also taught at Columbia University , Williams College , and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne . [3] He has written extensively
#18 Mark Chamberlain (photographer)
Mark Phineas Chamberlain [1] (July 16, 1942 – April 23, 2018) was an American photographer, installation artist, gallery owner, and curator. Born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, he received his BA in Political Science in 1965, and Masters in Operations Research in 1967, from the University of Iowa . Ch
#19 Max Kozloff
Max Kozloff (born 1933) is an American art historian, art critic of modern art and photographer. He has been art editor at The Nation , and Executive Editor of Artforum . His essay "American Painting During the Cold War" is of particular importance to the criticism on American Abstract Expressionism
#20 Catherine David
Catherine David (born 1954) is a French art historian, curator and museum director. David was the first woman and the first non-German speaker to curate documenta X in Kassel , Germany (21 June – 28 September 1997). [1] David is currently deputy director of the National Museum of Modern Art ( Musée
#1 Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland)
The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a major Civil War monument in Cleveland , Ohio , honoring the more than 9,000 individuals from Cuyahoga County who served the Union throughout the war. [1] It was dedicated on July 4, 1894, and is located on the southeast quadrant of Public Squa
The Hiker is a statue created by Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson . It commemorates the American soldiers who fought in the Spanish–American War , the Boxer Rebellion and the Philippine–American War . The first version of it was made for the University of Minnesota in 1906, [1] but at least 50 copies were
The Samuel Hahnemann Monument , also known as Dr. Samuel Hahnemann , is a public artwork dedicated to Samuel Hahnemann , the founder of homeopathy . It is located on the east side of Scott Circle , a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. The Classical Revival monument consists
#4 Monument to North Carolina Women of the Confederacy
The Monument to North Carolina Women of the Confederacy was installed in Raleigh, North Carolina , United States in 1914. [1] It was located in the surrounds of the North Carolina State Capitol , until its removal on June 21, 2020, during the protests following the murder of George Floyd . [2] [3] M
#5 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
#6 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
#7 Goddess of Democracy (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong's Goddess of Democracy is a 6.4-metre faux bronze statue sculpted by Chen Weiming , inspired by the original 10-metre tall Goddess of Democracy . The original foam and papier-mâché statue was erected by the Chinese pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square at the end of May 1989, and dest
#8 Puepahk Tugypahgyn Noomwevehchuh Psehdtuhneeyet
Puepahk Tugypahgyn Noomwevehchuh Psehdtuhneeyet (also known as Seasons of Our Story ) is a 1993 glass and red sandstone sculpture by Janet Shapero, installed in Salt Lake City , Utah , United States. Sculpture in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Puepahk Tugypahgyn Noomwevehchuh Psehdtuhneeyet Seasons of O
George Washington was a life-size marble statue of George Washington , done in the style of a Roman general , by the Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova . Commissioned by the State of North Carolina in 1815, it was completed in 1820 and installed in the rotunda of the North Carolina State H
The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey , between Aaron Burr , the Vice President of the United States , and Alexander Hamilton , the first and former Secretary of the Treasury , on the morning of July 11, 1804. The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed b
#11 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 Shot at Dawn Memorial is a monument at the National Memorial Arboretum near Alrewas , in Staffordshire , UK . It commemorates the 306 British Army and Commonwealth soldiers executed after courts-martial for desertion and other capital offences during World War I . [1] War memorial Shot at Dawn M
#13 Solar Collector (sculpture)
Solar Collector is an interactive light art installation in Cambridge, Ontario , Canada . It was commissioned by the Region of Waterloo and designed by Gorbet Design Inc. The sculpture consists of twelve aluminum shafts lined with solar panels and high-intensity LEDs . Each shaft is arranged to opti
#14 Fame (Confederate monument)
Fame , also called Gloria Victis ("Glory to the Defeated" or "Glory to the Conquered"), [1] is a Confederate monument in Salisbury, North Carolina . Cast in Brussels in 1891, Fame is one of two nearly-identical sculptures by Frederick Ruckstull (the other being the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors M
#15 Dorchester Heights Monument
The Dorchester Heights Monument is a large public monument in the Dorchester Heights area of Boston , Massachusetts , United States . The monument, consisting of a 115-foot (35 m) marble tower , honors the evacuation of Boston during the American Revolutionary War , an early American victory in th
#16 Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Located in Frankfort, Kentucky , overlooking the state capital, Kentucky Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains the name of 1,108 Kentuckians killed in the Vietnam War . The memorial is in the form of a sundial with the names placed so that the tip of the gnomon 's shadow touches each man's name on the
#17 Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Syracuse, New York)
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (1908–1911) is a Beaux-Arts monument in Syracuse, New York , dedicated to the 12,265 men of Onondaga County who served in the Civil War . [1] It was designed by architect Clarence Blackall and includes two bronze sculptures, The Call to Arms and An Incident at Gettysbur
#18 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
#19 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
#20 Statue of Abraham Lincoln (District of Columbia City Hall)
Abraham Lincoln is a marble sculpture of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln by Irish artist Lot Flannery , located in front of the old District of Columbia City Hall in Washington, D.C. , United States. The statue is the nation's oldest extant memorial to the president and was installed several blocks f