langs: 28 июня [ru] / june 28 [en] / 28. juni [de] / 28 juin [fr] / 28 giugno [it] / 28 de junio [es]
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Giovanni Maria delle Piane (1660 – 28 June 1745) was an aristocratic Genovese who served as primary court painter for over 60 years in the late- Baroque period. He is also known as " il Molinaretto ". Italian painter Self-portrait, il Molinaretto , 17th century, Private Collection. Portrait of Queen
Mária Balážová (born 31 August 1956 in Trnava , Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia) is a contemporary Slovak artist. Her practise as an artist is usually associated with new geometry, post-geometry and postmodern. Mária Balážová Born ( 1956-08-31 ) 31 August 1956 (age 66) Trnava , Slovakia Nationalit
Kenneth Miller Adams (1897 – 1966) was an American artist. American artist Kenneth Miller Adams Born ( 1897-08-06 ) August 6, 1897 Topeka, Kansas Died ( 1966-06-28 ) June 28, 1966 Albuquerque, New Mexico Nationality American Education Andrew Dasburg Alma mater Art Institute of Chicago; Art Student
Howard Jarvis (6 February 1903 – 28 June 1964) was a British painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics . [1] British painter Howard Jarvis Born ( 1903-02-06 ) 6 February 1903 Liverpool , England Died 28 June 1964 (1964-06-28) (aged 61) Lis
#5 Jan Fabre
Jan Fabre (born 1958) is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist , playwright , stage director , choreographer and designer . Belgian artist, choreographer, designer, playwright, stage director Not to be confused with Jean Fabre . Jan Fabre Jan Fabre (center) in 2008 Born 1958 Antwerp , Belgium
Rowland Frederick Hilder OBE (28 June 1905 – 21 April 1993) was an English landscape artist , and book illustrator . British marine, landscape artist, illustrator (1905–1993) A Hilder picture from the Second World War
#7 August Friedrich Oelenhainz
August Friedrich Oelenhainz (June 28, 1745 – November 5, 1804) was a German painter. [1] German painter Portrait of Maria Josepha Hermengilde von Liechtenstein by August Friedrich Oelenhainz Oelenhainz's father was a preacher. He studied under his uncle Wolfgang Dietrich Mayr in Tübingen , and then
#8 Sonya Clark
Sonya Clark (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American artist of Afro-Caribbean heritage. Clark is a fiber artist known for using a variety of materials including human hair and combs to address race, culture, class, and history. [1] Her beaded headdress assemblages and braided wig series of the l
Giuseppe Cesari (14 February 1568 – 3 July 1640) was an Italian Mannerist painter , also named Il Giuseppino and called Cavaliere d'Arpino , because he was created Cavaliere di Cristo by his patron Pope Clement VIII . He was much patronized in Rome by both Clement and Sixtus V . He was the chief of
Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Houël (28 June 1735 – 14 November 1813) [1] was a French painter, engraver and draftsman. During his long life, Houël witnessed the reign of Louis XV , the French Revolution , and the period of Napoleon's First Empire . French Neoclassical painter and engraver (1735–1813) T
John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows and both opera and theatre sets. His work often focused on the British landscape , especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets
#12 Antón Lamazares
Antón Lamazares (born 1954) is a Spanish painter, who is, along with José María Sicilia, Miquel Barceló and Víctor Mira, a member of the "generación de los 80". Working elaborate surfaces of wood and cardboard with varnish and other materials, he has created a very personal medium and artistic langu
#13 Anne Goldthwaite
Anne Goldthwaite (June 28, 1869 – January 29, 1944) was an American painter and printmaker and an advocate of women's rights and equal rights. [1] Goldthwaite studied art in New York City. She then moved to Paris where she studied modern art, including Fauvism and Cubism , and became a member of a c
#14 Peeter Allik
Peeter Allik (June 28, 1966 in Põltsamaa – December 31, 2019 in Tartu ) [1] was an Estonian artist and Surrealist ( black and white dactyloscopic tendency). Estonian artist (1966–2019) He graduated from University of Tartu . In 1997, he became the first laureate of Ado Vabbe Prize. In 2002, he also
#15 Prosper Baccuet
Pierre Henry Prosper Baccuet (30 October 1797, Paris - 28 June 1854, Paris) [1] was a French military officer and landscape painter; known primarily for his Orientalist scenes. French painter Oriental Scene
#16 Ezzelina Jones
Ezzelina Jones born Ezzelina Gwenhwyfar Williams aka Gwen Jones (28 June 1921 – 7 November 2012) was a Welsh artist and sculptor. Welsh artist and sculptor Ezzelina Jones Born Ezzelina Gwenhwyfar Williams 28 June 1921 Pontarddulais , Wales Died 7 November 2012 ( 2012-11-08 ) (aged 91) Llanelli ,
#17 James Bama
James Elliott Bama (April 28, 1926 – April 24, 2022) was an American artist known for his realistic paintings and etchings of Western subjects. Life in Wyoming led to his comment, "Here an artist can trace the beginnings of Western history, see the first buildings, the oldest wagons, saddles and gun
Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal KCVO RA (12 June 1863 – 10 October 1931), usually known as Bertram Mackennal , was an Australian sculptor and medallist, most famous for designing the coinage and stamps bearing the likeness of George V . He signed his work "BM". Sir Bertram Mackennal Sir Bertram Macken
#19 Mario Puccini
Mario Puccini (28 June 1869, Livorno – 18 June 1920, Florence ) was an Italian Post-impressionist painter who specialized in landscapes and village scenes. He was sometimes referred to as "The Italian Van Gogh". [1] Italian painter Mario Puccini Mario Puccini (date unknown) Born Mario Puccini ( 1869
#20 Richard Texier
Richard Texier (born June 28, 1955) is a French painter and sculptor. [1] [2] He lives and works in Paris. French painter and sculptor (born 1955) Portrait of Richard Texier
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
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
#3 National Gallery of Jamaica
The National Gallery of Jamaica , in Kingston, Jamaica , is Jamaica 's public art museum. It was established in 1974 and is located in the Kingston Mall, a commercial and cultural center on Kingston harbour. The National Gallery of Jamaica also has a branch in Montego Bay, National Gallery West. Thi
Belvedere Palace Chapel is a chapel located in the south eastern corner tower of the Upper Belvedere in Vienna , Austria . It was designed by the Austrian architect Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt . [1] Belvedere Palace Chapel
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
Artspace is a contemporary art gallery and non-profit organization located in downtown New Haven , Connecticut . Artspace presents gallery exhibitions, outdoor installations, a major annual Open Studios festival, and a teen education program. Artspace has been recognized for its artistic merit by th
The National Museum of Serbia ( Serbian : Народни музеј Србије / Narodni muzej Srbije ) is the largest and oldest museum in Belgrade , Serbia . It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the Republic Square , formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina, Vasin
#8 Asia Society
The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia . It has several centers in the United States ( Manhattan , Washington, D.C. , Houston , Los Angeles , and San Francisco ) and around the world ( Hong Kong , Manila , Mumbai , Seoul , Shanghai , Melbourne ,
#9 Villa Manin
Villa Manin at Passariano is a Venetian villa located in Passariano of Codroipo , province of Udine , northern Italy . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( October 2014 ) Main façade of t
#10 National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria , popularly known as the NGV , is an art museum in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. Art museum in Melbourne, Australia National Gallery of Victoria NGV International on St Kilda Road in Southbank
#11 Museum of Latin American Art
The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) was founded by Dr. Robert Gumbiner in 1996 in Long Beach, California , United States and serves the greater Los Angeles area . MOLAA is the only museum in the United States dedicated to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latino art. Museum of Latin Am
#12 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 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 Glasgow School of Art ( GSA ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow , Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture , fine art , and design . Scottish fine art school This article needs to be updated . ( April
#15 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds , founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , the house originally occupied the cente
Campbell House is an 1822 heritage house and museum in downtown Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It was built for Upper Canada Chief Justice Sir William Campbell and his wife Hannah. [1] The home was designed for entertaining and comfort, and constructed at a time when the Campbells were socially and eco
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
The Palace of Versailles ( / v ɛər ˈ s aɪ , v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair- SY , vur- SY ; [1] French : Château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ( listen ) ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles , about 12 miles (19 km) west of Paris , France. The palace is owned by the F
#19 Creux de l'Enfer
The Creux de l'Enfer is a contemporary art center located in Thiers , France. It opened in 1988 in a former cutlery factory which closed in 1956. [1] French art gallery This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (October 2020) Click [show] for import
#20 Proteus Gowanus
Proteus Gowanus was an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room founded in 2005 in Gowanus, Brooklyn . The gallery, which curated year-long theme-based shows, took its name from shape-shifting Greek sea god Proteus and the nearby Gowanus Canal . Proteus Gowanus closed on June 28, 2015. [1] In 2006
#1 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
#2 The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors
The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28 June 1919 is an oil-on-canvas painting by Irish artist William Orpen , completed in 1919. It was one of the paintings commissioned from Orpen to commemorate the Peace Conference at Versailles in 1919. The work is held by the Imperial War Mu
#3 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
#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 Guardian is a 20 m (66 ft) tall statue overlooking Parc Arael Griffin, the landscaped former Six Bells Colliery site, in the South Wales mining town of Abertillery , Blaenau Gwent . It was designed and created by artist Sebastien Boyesen. Statue in Wales, United Kingdom For the public artwor
#6 Statue of Richard Seddon, Hokitika
This statue of Richard Seddon is in Hokitika , on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The statue is situated on Sewell Street, outside the Government Buildings known as Seddon House. Statue of Richard Seddon Statue of Richard Seddon , outside Hokitika Government Buildings Statue of Ri
#7 Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki
The Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki ( 紫式部日記絵巻 ) is a mid-13th century emaki (Japanese picture scroll) inspired by the private diary ( nikki ) of Murasaki Shikibu , lady-in-waiting at the 10th–11th century Heian court and author of The Tale of Genji . This emaki belongs to the classical style of Japanes
#8 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
The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma , designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the hand. It was donated to the State of Oklahoma by millionaire oilman E. W. Marland . He commissioned models
#10 Declaration of Independence (painting)
Declaration of Independence is a 12-by-18-foot (3.7 by 5.5 m) oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist John Trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress . It was based on a much smaller version of the same scene, presently held by the Yale Un
#11 Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I
The Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I is an oil painting by Albrecht Dürer , dating to 1519 and now at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna , Austria . It portrays the emperor Maximilian I . Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I Artist Albrecht Dürer Year 1519 Type Oil on linden wood Dimensions 74 cm
#12 Trojeručica
Bogorodica Trojeručica ( Serbian Cyrillic : Богородица Тројеручица, Greek : Παναγία Τριχερούσα, Panagia Tricherousa, meaning "Three-handed Theotokos " ) or simply Trojeručica (Тројеручица, Three-handed ) is a famous wonderworking icon in the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos , Gr
The Victorious Charge is a public artwork by American artist John S. Conway located on the Court of Honor on West Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States . The 1898 bronze sculpture is 9'10" high and sits on a 20' square granite pedestal. The Victorious Charge Artist John
#14 The Hay Wain
The Hay Wain – originally titled Landscape: Noon – is a painting by John Constable , completed in 1821, which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour between the English counties of Suffolk and Essex . [1] [2] It hangs in the National Gallery in London and is regarded as "Constable's most famous im
Little Sister Thuy ( Em Thúy ), often referred as Little Thuy , is an oil painting created by painter Trần Văn Cẩn (Tran Van Can) in 1943 . Depicting the artist's 8-year-old niece, the painting is considered one of Tran Van Can's finest works as well as one of the typical portraits of 20th-century V
#16 USS Maine National Monument
The USS Maine National Monument is an outdoor monument located at the Merchants' Gate entrance to Central Park , at Columbus Circle , in Manhattan , New York City . It was cast on September 1, 1912 and dedicated on May 30, 1913 to the men killed aboard USS Maine (ACR-1) when the ship exploded in
The Forsbrook Pendant is a piece of Anglo Saxon jewellery found in Forsbrook , Staffordshire , England and sold to the British Museum in 1879. [1] [2] It is a 7th-century setting of a 4th-century gold Roman coin in gold cellwork with garnet and blue glass inlays. Piece of Anglo Saxon jewellery found
#18 A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay
A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay is an oil-on-canvas painting by Irish artist William Orpen , completed in 1919. It was one of the paintings commissioned from Orpen to commemorate the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. The work is held by the Imperial War Museum in London. Painting by William Orp
#19 Reds Legends of Crosley Field
Reds Legends of Crosley Field is a group of bronze sculptures by artist Tom Tsuchiya , located at the main entrance of Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati , Ohio . [1] [2] The sculptures represent four Crosley Field era Cincinnati Reds players: Ted Kluszewski , Ernie Lombardi , Joe Nuxhall and Fr
When Will You Marry? ( French : Quand te maries-tu ? , Tahitian : Nafea faa ipoipo? ) is an oil painting from 1892 by the French Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin . On loan to the Kunstmuseum in Basel , Switzerland for nearly a half-century, it was sold privately by the family of Rudolf Staec
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
Charles Theodore Seltman PhD (4 August 1886 – 28 June 1957) was an English art historian and writer particularly in the area of numismatics . British historian Charles Seltman Born Charles Theodore Seltman 4 August 1886 ( 1886-08-04 ) Paddington, London, England Died 28 June 1957 ( 1957-06-29 )
Janet Cox-Rearick (June 28, 1930 - November 27, 2018) was an American art historian, Distinguished Professor of Art History at the City University of New York . American art historian (1930–2018) Janet Cox-Rearick Waldman Cox-Rearick with a portrait of Duchess Eleonora di Toledo by Agnolo Bronzino.
#4 Guido Kaschnitz von Weinberg
Guido Kaschnitz von Weinberg (28 June 1890 in Vienna – 1 September 1958 in Frankfurt am Main ) was an Austrian-German archaeologist and art historian . He was the husband of writer Marie Luise Kaschnitz . Guido Kaschnitz von Weinberg Born ( 1890-06-28 ) June 28, 1890 Vienna , Austria-Hungary Died Se
Gerard Baldwin Brown , FBA (31 October 1849 – 12 July 1932) was a British art historian . British art historian
Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe , DCVO DStJ FSA (27 May 1944 – 28 June 2020) [1] was a writer on English art and Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 2004 to 2018. [2] British art historian (1944–2020) Dame Ingrid Roscoe DCVO DStJ FSA Ingrid Roscoe, Inspecting the 3rd Battalion (Duke of Wellington's) of t
Giovanni Antonio Moschini or Giannantonio Moschini (June 28, 1773 - July 8, 1840) was an Italian author and Roman Catholic Somascan priest. He was an art critic who wrote mainly about art and architecture in Venice and the Veneto . Giannantonio Moschini Born 28 June 1773 Venice , Republic of Venic
Aleksander Wat was the pen name of Aleksander Chwat (1 May 1900 – 29 July 1967), a Polish poet, writer, art theoretician, memorist, and one of the precursors of the Polish futurism movement in the early 1920s, considered to be one of the more important Polish writers of the mid 20th century. [1] In
Mildred Constantine Bettelheim (June 28, 1913 – December 10, 2008) was an American curator who helped bring attention to the posters and other graphic design in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in the 1950s and 1960s
Elvira Dyangani Ose (born in 1974) [1] is an art curator . Her family comes from Equatorial Guinea , and Dyangani Ose was born and raised in Spain . [2] She is the director of MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona. [3] From 2018 to 2021, she has been director and chief curator at The Showroom g
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 Virgilio Noè
Virgilio Noè (30 March 1922 – 24 July 2011) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal . He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1991. The neutrality of this article is disputed . ( March 2021 ) His Eminence Virgilio Noè Vicar General Emeritus for the Vatican State President Emeritus of the Fa
Ellen Trane Nørby (born 1 February 1980 in Herning ) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. From 28 November 2016 to 27 June 2019 she was Denmark's Minister of Health . [1] Danish politician Ellen Trane Nørby Ellen Trane Nørby Minister of Health In
#14 Carl Georg Heise
Carl Georg Heise (28 June 1890 – 11 August 1979) was a German art historian . From 1945 to 1955 he was director of the Kunsthalle Hamburg . German art historian (1890-1979)
John Stephen Gage , FRSA , FBA (28 June 1938 – 10 February 2012) was an art historian known for his work on the use of colour in art. He was an authority on the work of J. M. W. Turner , about which he wrote three books and edited a collection of the artist's letters. This article uses bare URLs , w
#16 Gerardo Mosquera
Gerardo Mosquera (born 1945 in Havana, Cuba ) is a freelance curator , critic , art historian, and writer based in Havana, Cuba . He was one of the organizers of the first Havana Biennial in 1984 and remained central to the curatorial team until he resigned in 1989. Since then, his activity turned t
#17 Cathérine Hug
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
Reynaldo dos Santos GCSE (3 December 1880 – 6 May 1970) was a Portuguese physician , writer, and art historian . As a physician, he was a pioneer in the fields of vascular surgery and urology ; as an art historian, he published numerous works on 15th-century Portuguese art, including on the Manuelin
Gavriil Vasilyevich Baranovsky ( Russian : Гавриил Васильевич Барановский , also spelled as Baranovskii, 6 April [ O.S. 25 March ] 1860 ( 1860-04-06 ) - 28 June 1920 ( 1920-06-29 ) ) [1] was a Russian architect, civil engineer, art historian and publisher, who worked primarily in Saint Peter
#20 David Mirvish
David Mirvish , CM OOnt (born August 29, 1944) is a Canadian art collector, art dealer, theatre producer, real estate developer and son of the late Toronto discount department store owner "Honest" Ed Mirvish and artist Anne Lazar Macklin. Canadian art collector, businessman (b. 1944) David Mirvish 8
The Cecil John Rhodes Statue is a monument erected at Company's Garden in Cape Town . The statue was erected in 1908. [1] It features a full body replica of Rhodes wearing a three-piece suit, standing with his left hand raised and pointing north. It has been compared to the Jan van Riebeeck statue,
The William Moultrie statue is a monumental statue in Charleston , South Carolina , United States . Located in White Point Garden , the statue was unveiled in 2007 and honors William Moultrie , a general in the American Revolutionary War . William Moultrie statue William Moultrie statue (2013) Locat
#3 Karl Marx Monument (Rostov-on-Don)
Monument to Karl Marx ( Russian : Памятник Карлу Марксу ) is a monument situated at Karl Marx Square in the city of Rostov-on-Don , Rostov Oblast , Russia . It was installed in 1959 at the site of the old Karl Marx Monument, which was destroyed during World War II . It is officially declared as an o
#4 Monument to Women Memorial Garden
Monument to Women Memorial Garden is a statuary monument in Nauvoo, Illinois , owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The monument is a two-acre garden with twelve statues depicting traditional women's roles . It was constructed in the 1970s to serve as a replacement
The Gay Liberation Monument is part of the Stonewall National Monument , which commemorates the Stonewall uprising of 1969. Created in 1980, the Gay Liberation sculpture by American artist George Segal was the first piece of public art dedicated to gay rights and solidarity for LGBT individuals, whi
#6 Boston Irish Famine Memorial
The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a memorial park located on a plaza between Washington Street and School Street in Boston , Massachusetts . The park contains two groups of statues to contrast an Irish family suffering during the Great Famine of 1845–1852 with a prosperous family that had emigrate
#7 Monument to the Unknown Hero
The Monument to the Unknown Hero ( Serbian : Споменик Незнаном јунаку , romanized : Spomenik Neznanom junaku ) is a World War I memorial located atop Mount Avala , south-east of Belgrade , Serbia , and designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović . [1] The memorial was built in 1934-1938 [1] on the pla
#8 United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster
United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster (208 F. Supp. 99 – Dist. Court, D. Nevada 1962) [1] is a United States District Court for the District of Nevada civil forfeiture case between the United States and a solid gold statue of a rooster . As the rooster was made of solid gold, t
#9 Victims of Iași Pogrom Monument
The Victims of Iaşi Pogrom Monument ( Romanian : Monumentul Victimelor Pogromului de la Iaşi ) is an obelisk to the victims of Iași pogrom , unveiled on June 28, 2011, in front of the Great Synagogue (Iaşi) , Romania . [1] The black marble obelisk replaced a former obelisk "In Memory of the Victims
#10 Pope John Paul II Memorial (Boston)
A memorial placard of Pope John Paul II , sometimes called Papal Mass Plaque , [1] is installed in Boston Common in Boston , Massachusetts , United States. Sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Pope John Paul II Memorial The memorial in 2010 Coordinates 42°21′16.8″N 71°4′5.3″W Location Boston Typ
#11 Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation
The Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation ( Romanian : Monument în memoria victimelor ocupației sovietice ) is a proposed monument in Chișinău , Moldova . Monument to the Victims of the Soviet Occupation Coordinates 47°01′32″N 28°49′39″E Location Central Chișinău , Moldova Beginning dat
#12 Statue of the Viscount Slim, London
The statue of William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim in Whitehall , London, is a work of 1988–1993 by the sculptor Ivor Roberts-Jones . It is one of three memorials to British military leaders of World War II on Raleigh Green, outside the Ministry of Defence 's Main Building , the others being Oscar Nemon
#13 The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph is a war memorial on Whitehall in London, England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens , it was unveiled in 1920 as the United Kingdom's national memorial to the British and Commonwealth dead of the First World War , was rededicated in 1946 to include those of the Second World War , and has s
#14 RAF Bomber Command Memorial
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in The Green Park , London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War . [1] The memorial, on the south side of Piccadilly , facing Hyde Park Corner , was built to mark the sacrifice of
#15 Statue of Queen Victoria, Kensington Palace
A statue of Queen Victoria stands near Kensington Palace . It was sculpted by Victoria's fourth daughter Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and erected in 1893. The statue was made from white marble on a Portland stone base. It depicts Victoria aged 18, seated in her coronation robes , resembling th
#16 The Defenders of Fort Moultrie
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie , also commonly known as the Jasper Monument , is a monument in Charleston , South Carolina , United States . Located in White Point Garden , the monument depicts Sergeant William Jasper and was dedicated in 1877 to all South Carolina militiamen involved in the Battle
#17 Statue of Christopher Columbus (Providence, Rhode Island)
Columbus is a historic statue in Providence, Rhode Island , United States which formerly stood on Elmwood Avenue in Columbus Square . The statue is a bronze cast of a sterling silver statue which was created by Rhode Island's Gorham Manufacturing Company for the 1892 World's Columbian Exposition in
#18 Dewey Cannon
The Dewey Cannon is an antique Spanish bronze cannon. Currently, it is a Michigan registered historic site located in Three Oaks in the U.S. state of Michigan . [1] Originally emplaced on the island of Corregidor , the cannon was captured by the United States Navy in 1898 after the Battle of Manila
Liverpool Cenotaph stands on St George's Plateau, to the east of St George's Hall in Liverpool, England. It was erected as a memorial to those who had fallen in the First World War. The dates of the Second World War were subsequently added. The cenotaph consists of a rectangular block of stone on a
#20 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