langs: 6 июня [ru] / june 6 [en] / 6. juni [de] / 6 juin [fr] / 6 giugno [it] / 6 de junio [es]
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Jean-Claude Mocik , was born on February 9, 1958 in Livry Gargan . He is a filmmaker, video director, a director and teacher. Jean-Claude Mocik Jean-Claude Mocik in 2012, photo Sara Holt Born Jean-Claude Mocik ( 1958-02-09 ) 9 February 1958 Livry Gargan , France Nationality France Known for Dire
#2 Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions . Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He
#3 Aharon April
Aharon April ( Russian : Аарон Исаакович Априль ; Hebrew : אהרון אפריל ) was a Russian artist and contemporary Israeli artist born in Lithuania in 1932. His works are in major public and private collections in Europe, Russia and United States. 48 of his works are in museums around the world. Artist
#4 Kain Tapper
Kain Tapper (6 June 1930, in Saarijärvi – 17 August 2004) was a Finnish sculptor . He created works that are "remote", evoking things contemplated from a distance. Even when small, his pieces loom like menhirs , their massiveness imposing an inhuman scale. [1] He combined nature and natural phenomen
Justus Juncker (24 July 1703 – 14 June 1767) was a German genre and flower painter. He is also known for his association with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and his father Johann Caspar Goethe . Justus Juncker A self-portrait by Juncker titled "Selbstbildnis vor der Staffelei" ("Self-portrait in front o
Henriette-Hélène de Beauvoir (6 June 1910 – 1 July 2001) was a French painter. She was the younger sister of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir . Her art was exhibited in Europe, Japan, and the US. [1] She married Lionel de Roulet. [2] French painter Hélène de Beauvoir Born Henriette-Hélène de Beauvoir
Alfred Lambourne (February 2, 1850 – June 6, 1926) [1] is an English-born American artist and author. In the 1860s, he and his family moved to the American West with the Mormon pioneers . He is best remembered for his paintings, but he also wrote short fiction for Mormon periodicals, [2] and other w
Eva Widermann (born June 6, 1978) [1] is an illustrator and concept artist whose work appears in role-playing games . [2] Eva Widermann Born ( 1978-06-06 ) June 6, 1978 (age 44) [1] Nationality German Known for Fantasy art
Jordan Belson (June 6, 1926 – September 6, 2011) [1] was an American artist and abstract cinematic filmmaker who created nonobjective, often spiritually oriented, abstract films spanning six decades. American artist and filmmaker Jordan Belson Born Jordan Belson June 6, 1926 ( 1926-06-06 ) Chi
#10 Hanaa Malallah
Hanaa Malallah (born 1958) is an Iraqi artist and educator living in London , England . Her surname also appears in English as Mal-Allah . [1] She is noted for developing the technique called the Ruins Technique in which found objects are incorporated into artwork. Iraqi artist and educator Hanaa Ma
Jacobus Linthorst (1745 – 7 August 1815) was a painter from the Northern Netherlands . Still life with fruit, 1808 Dutch painter Jacobus Linthorst Born 1745 Amsterdam Died 7 August 1815 Amsterdam Nationality Netherlands Linthorst was born in Amsterdam where he is known for fruit and flower arrangeme
#12 Emil Mayer
Dr. Emil Mayer FRPS (October 3, 1871 – June 8, 1938) was an Austrian photographer , lawyer, inventor, and businessperson. Dr. Emil Mayer FRPS Portrait of Dr. Emil Mayer Born October 3, 1871 Neubydzow, Bohemia Died 8 June 1938 (1938-06-08) (aged 66) Vienna , Austria Nationality Austrian Education U
#13 Magdalene Bärens
Magdalene Margrethe Bärens ( née Schäffer ) (30 September 1737 – 6 June 1808) was a Danish artist. She was one of the first professional female artists in Denmark, and the first woman to be elected into the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts . She was a flower- and still-life painter. Danish artist (
Johanne-Catharina Tecklenborg (6 June 1851 – 11 May 1933) was a German painter. German painter (1851–1933)
#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
#16 Ronald Bladen
Ronald Bladen (July 13, 1918 – February 3, 1988) was an American painter and sculptor. He is particularly known for his large-scale sculptures. [1] His artistic stance, was influenced by European Constructivism , American Hard-Edge Painting , and sculptors such as Isamu Noguchi and David Smith . [2]
#17 Renée Sintenis
Renée Sintenis , née Renate Alice Sintenis (20 March 1888 – 22 April 1965), also known as Frau Emil R. Weiss , was a German sculptor, medallist , and graphic artist who worked in Berlin . She created mainly small-sized animal sculptures, female nudes, portraits, and sports statuettes. She is especia
Richard Diebenkorn (April 22, 1922 – March 30, 1993) was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In the late 1960s he began his extensive series of geometric, lyrical abstract painting
#19 Carlo Pittara
Carlo Pittara (6 June 1835 – 25 October 1891) was an Italian painter who specialized in animals, pastoral landscapes, rivers and peasants at work. He was also the leader of what came to be known as the Scuola di Rivara [ it ] . Italian painter (1835–1891) Carlo Pittara (date unknown) Return to the
#20 J. C. Heywood
Not to be confused with lawyer and poet Joseph Converse Heywood Canadian artist (born 1941) J. C. Heywood Born John Carl Heywood ( 1941-06-06 ) June 6, 1941 Toronto , Ontario Education Ontario College of Art , Toronto with Fred Hagan (1959-1963); Atelier 17, Paris with Stanley William Hayter (1967-1
#1 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design ( Norwegian : Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design ), also known as the National Museum , in Oslo is a Norwegian state-owned museum. [1] National Museum in Oslo This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding arti
The Frick Pittsburgh is a cluster of museums and historical buildings located in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, United States and formed around the Frick family's nineteenth-century residence known as "Clayton". It focuses on the interpretation of the life and times of Henry Clay Frick (1849 – 1919), in
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 Black Joy is a virtual museum launched by Philadelphia artist Andrea "Philly" Walls in January 2020. [1] [2] The museum's mission statement says that it exists "To celebrate, cultivate, commemorate, & circulate stories that center Black joy". [3] The museum includes photography, videos
#5 Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw , Poland . It was established in 2005. This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Polish . (July 2010) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Po
The Subway Gallery was a contemporary art gallery in the West End of London , England . It is now permanently closed. [ citation needed ] 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.
The East–West Center ( EWC ), or the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West , is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia , the Pacific , and the United
#8 Smack Mellon
Smack Mellon is a non-profit arts organization located at 92 Plymouth Street, in Dumbo, Brooklyn . Smack Mellon supports emerging, under-recognized mid-career, and women artists through a highly regarded exhibition program, competitive studio residency, and technical support to realize new and ambit
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
Punta della Dogana is an art museum in one of Venice's old customs buildings, the Dogana da Mar . It also refers to the triangular area of Venice where the Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal , and its collection of buildings: Santa Maria della Salute , (hence the area is also known as Punta della
The Michael C. Carlos Museum is an art museum located in Atlanta on the historic quadrangle of Emory University 's main campus. The Carlos Museum has the largest ancient art collections in the Southeast, [1] including objects from ancient Egypt , Greece , Rome , the Near East , Africa and the ancien
The Cleveland Museum of Art ( CMA ) is an art museum in Cleveland , Ohio , located in the Wade Park District , in the University Circle neighborhood on the city's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egyptian art, the museum houses a diverse permanent collect
#13 Kenwood House
Kenwood House (also known as the Iveagh Bequest ) is a former stately home in Hampstead , London, on the northern boundary of Hampstead Heath . The house was originally constructed in the 17th century and served as a residence for the Earls of Mansfield during the 18th and 19th centuries. Country ho
#14 Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC), [1] a non-collecting museum, was founded in 1972 and is located in the former Central Vermont & Boston & Maine Union Station building in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont . Art museum in Brattleboro, Vermont Brattleboro Museum & Art Center Established 1972
#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
#16 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
Jugendstilsenteret is an Art Nouveau Center located in central Ålesund , in Møre og Romsdal , Norway . [1] Museum in Ålesund, Norway Jugendstilsenteret in Ålesund , Norway . Entrance to Jugendstilsenteret. The pharmacists dining room, exhibited at Jugendstilsenteret. Jugendstilsenteret is part of th
#18 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
#19 Serralves
Serralves is a cultural institution located in Porto , Portugal . It includes a Contemporary Art Museum, a Park, and a Villa, each one an example of contemporary architecture, Modernism , and Art Deco architecture. The Museum, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira , is now the second most visited museum in
National Museum Cardiff ( Welsh : Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd ) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff , Wales. The museum is part of the wider network of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales . Entry is kept free by a grant from the Welsh Government ; however, they do ask for donations throug
Our Lady of Berdyczow (Polish: Matka Boza Berdyczowska ) is a 17th-century icon of the Virgin Mary , patterned after Rome ’s Our Lady of the Snows . The icon, whose size was 70 x 51 centimeters, was crowned on July 16, 1756. At that time, it was kept at a Roman Catholic shrine at Berdyczow , Polish–
Il Perdono di Gesualdo (in English, The Pardon of Gesualdo ) is an altarpiece created in 1609 by the Florentine painter Giovanni Balducci for a commission from the madrigal composer Carlo Gesualdo , Prince of Venosa , of the kingdom of Naples . Conserved in the private chapel of Gesualdo's church, S
La Vie (Zervos I 179) is a 1903 oil painting by Pablo Picasso . It is widely regarded as the pinnacle of Picasso's Blue Period . [1] [2] [3] Painting by Pablo Picasso La Vie (The Life) Artist Pablo Picasso Year 1903 ( 1903 ) Medium Oil-on-canvas Movement Picasso's Blue Period Location Cleveland Mu
The Bucky O'Neill Monument , also known as the Rough Rider Monument , was created by Solon Borglum and is an equestrian sculpture of Buckey O'Neill and honors a group of men who gallantly served their country during the Spanish–American War in 1898. It is located at Courthouse Plaza, Prescott, Arizo
John M. Clayton is a 1934 marble sculpture depicting the American lawyer and politician of the same name by Bryant Baker , installed in the United States Capitol , in Washington D.C. , as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection . It is one of two statues donated by the state of Delaware [1] Th
The Constellations are a series of 23 paintings on paper produced from January 1940 to September 1941 by the Spanish surrealist Joan Miró . Art historians and museum curators have said of the paintings: "Universally considered one of the greatest achievements of his career", [1] : 1 p. "The Cons
Glass Tea House - KOU-AN is a chashitsu (teahouse) created by Japanese designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka . Teahouse created by Tokujin Yoshioka Glass Tea House - KOU-AN Artist Tokujin Yoshioka Year 2011- Medium Glass and stainless steel The teahouse made its debut at the 54th La Biennale di Venez
Extermination of evil ( 辟邪絵 , Hekija-E ) is a set of five paintings depicting traditional Asian deities banishing evil . The paintings are collectively listed as a national treasure of Japan and held at the Nara national museum . Set of five handing scrolls held at the Nara national museum Extermina
#9 Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg
Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg is a watercolor by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh that he made in January 1882, shortly after taking up residence in The Hague . [Works 1] [Letters 1] Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1882 (January) Catalogue F910 , JH99
A statue of António Vieira stands in Trindade Coelho Square in the civil parish of Misericórdia in Lisbon , in front of the Church of Saint Roch and the headquarters of the Lisbon Holy House of Mercy . António Vieira (1608–1697) was a noted Jesuit preacher and missionary in Colonial Brazil . It was
#11 Equestrian statue of Nathanael Greene
Major General Nathanael Greene is a bronze equestrian statue, by Henry Kirke Brown . [3] It is located in Stanton Park , Northeast, Washington, D.C. , in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. [4] Statue by Henry Kirke Brown in Washington, D.C, U.S. See also: Nathanael Greene Nathanael Greene Artist Henry K
The Wedding Feast at Cana ( Nozze di Cana , 1562–1563), by Paolo Veronese , is a representational painting that depicts the biblical story of the Marriage at Cana , at which Jesus miraculously converts water into red wine (John 2:1–11). Executed in the Mannerist style (1520–1600) of the late Renaiss
Girl with Balloon (also, Balloon Girl or Girl and Balloon ) is a 2002-started London series of stencil murals by the graffiti artist Banksy , depicting a young girl with her hand extended toward a red heart-shaped balloon carried away by the wind. The locations for this work include street murals in
Fruits on a Table or Still Life with Apples and Grapes ( Nature Morte a la Comptesse de N ) is a still life painting by French artist Paul Gauguin painted in 1889. [1] It was one of two works stolen from the private collection of Terence F. Kennedy in London in June 1970 and recovered by the Carabin
#15 Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares (São Paulo)
The Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares is a 1624 portrait by Diego Velázquez ( Seville , June 6, 1599 – Madrid , August 6 1660), the most celebrated painter of the Spanish Golden Age . It is housed in the São Paulo Museum of Art in São Paulo , Brazil . This article includes a list of reference
#16 Fallen Astronaut
Fallen Astronaut is a 3.5-inch (8.9 cm) aluminum sculpture [1] created by Paul Van Hoeydonck. It is a small stylized figure, meant to depict an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was commissioned
#17 Parade de cirque
Parade de cirque (English: Circus Sideshow ) is an 1887-88 Neo-Impressionist painting by Georges Seurat . It was first exhibited at the 1888 Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants (titled Parade de cirque , cat. no. 614) in Paris, where it became one of Seurat's least admired works. Parade de
#18 A Woman and Two Men in an Arbour
A Woman and Two Men in an Arbour (1657) is an oil -on-panel painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch ; it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art . A Woman and Two Men in an Arbour Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1657 Dimensions 43.2 cm × 36.5 c
On the wallaby track is a 1896 painting by the Australian artist Frederick McCubbin . The painting depicts an itinerant family; a woman with her child on her lap and a man boiling a billy for tea. The painting's name comes from the colloquial Australian term "On the wallaby track" used to describe i
The exhibition Battle of the Sexes – Franz von Stuck to Frida Kahlo ( Geschlechterkampf – Franz von Stuck bis Frida Kahlo ) was held from 24 November 2016 to 19 March 2017 at the Städel-Museum in Frankfurt am Main. 140 paintings, films and sculptures reflected the change in gender roles and the perc
Hans Prinzhorn (6 June 1886 – 14 June 1933) was a German psychiatrist and art historian . German psychiatrist and art historian Hans Prinzhorn (1904) Prinzhorn's birthplace in Hemer Born in Hemer , Westphalia , he studied art history and philosophy at the University of Vienna , receiving his doctora
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 )
#3 Archer Cust
Colonel Sir Lionel George Archer Cust CBE (6 June 1896 – 22 May 1962) was a British civil servant, art historian, and General Secretary of the Royal Empire Society . Archer Cust (2nd from right) with members of Shaw Commission 1929 He was the son of Sir Lionel Henry Cust , grandson of Henry Cockayne
Scarlat A. Cantacuzino (June 6, 1874 – August 8, 1949) was a Romanian poet, essayist and diplomat.
Robert Morse Edsel [1] (born December 28, 1956) is an American businessman and author. He has written three non-fiction books - Rescuing Da Vinci (2006), Monuments Men : Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (2007); and Saving Italy (2013) - chronicling the recovery o
Nicolae Iorga ( Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e ˈjorɡa] ; sometimes Neculai Iorga , Nicolas Jorga , Nicolai Jorga or Nicola Jorga , born Nicu N. Iorga ; [1] 17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. C
Princess Akiko of Mikasa ( 彬子女王 , Akiko Joō , born 20 December 1981) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the elder daughter of Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and Princess Tomohito of Mikasa (Nobuko). Japanese Princess Akiko Princess Akiko in May 2011 Born ( 1981-12-20 ) 20 December 1981 (age
Olga Lvovna Sviblova (Russian: Ольга Львовна Свиблова, born on June 6, 1953 in Moscow , USSR ) is a Russian curator , film director , and arts administrator. In 1996, she founded the Moscow House of Photography , which later became the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow ; she has been a director there si
Louis Edmond Duranty (6 June 1833 – 9 April 1880) was a prolific French novelist and art critic . [1] French novelist and art critic This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2008 ) Louis Edmond Duranty; portrait by Edgar Degas , 1879. Duranty supported the realist cause
#10 Didier Ottinger
Didier Ottinger , born in Nancy in 1957, is a French museum curator, art critic and author. He is known for organizing exhibitions and publishing books on modern and contemporary painting. He is now assistant director of the Centre Pompidou [1] [2] at the Musée national d'art moderne in Paris. [3] F
#11 John Williams (art historian)
John W. Williams (February 25, 1928 – June 6, 2015) was an American art historian was an expert in Spanish medieval art . He was Andrew W. Mellon Professor of History of Art and Architecture end eventually Professor Emeritus, Medieval Art and Architecture, both at the University of Pittsburgh . [1
#12 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
#13 Gustave Coquiot
Gustave Coquiot (24 September 1865 – 6 June 1926) was a French art critic and writer. A collector of paintings by Maurice Utrillo , he also was one of Auguste Rodin 's secretaries. French art critic and writer Gustave Coquiot Born 24 September 1865 Puits ( Côte-d'Or ) Died 6 June 1926 (1926-06-06) (
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg (2 August 1937 in Luxeuil (Haute-Saône) – 6 June 2020, Paris) was a French art historian and honorary general curator for heritage, a specialist on Gothic and Romanesque art . French art historian (1937–2020) Alain Erlande-Brandenburg Erlande-Brandenburg in 2017 Born ( 1937
Robert Studley Forrest Hughes AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian-born art critic , writer, and producer of television documentaries . He was described in 1997 by Robert Boynton of The New York Times as "the most famous art critic in the world." [1] [2] Australian-born art critic &
Jean-Christophe Ammann (14 January 1939 – 13 September 2015) was a Swiss art historian and curator . Swiss art historian
#17 Werner Spies
Werner Spies (born 1 April 1937 in Tübingen ) is a German art historian, journalist and exhibition organizer. From 1997 to 2000, he was a director of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris . [1] Klaus Albrecht Schröder, director of the Albertina in Vienna , has called Spies "one of the most influentia
#18 Sharon Cather
Sharon Cather (5 August 1947 – 6 June 2019 [1] ) was an art historian who taught at Cambridge University and was a professor at the Courtauld Institute of Art , where she specialised in the preservation of wall paintings . [2] [3] American art historian (1947–2019)
#19 Lily Auchincloss
Lily Auchincloss (née van Ameringen ) (April 5, 1922 – June 6, 1996) was an American journalist, philanthropist, and art collector. American journalist and art collector Lily Auchincloss Born Lily van Ameringen ( 1922-04-05 ) April 5, 1922 Newark, New Jersey , US Died June 6, 1996 (1996-06-06) (aged
#1 Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters Memorial
The Indiana Law Enforcement and Firefighters Memorial , officially titled the Indiana Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Memorial , is a public artwork and memorial dedicated to law enforcement officers and firefighters from Indiana who lost their lives in the line of duty. Its design and constructio
#2 Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Confederate Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States, that commemorates members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War . Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier
Appomattox is a bronze statue commemorating soldiers from Alexandria, Virginia , who had died while fighting for the Confederacy during the American Civil War . The memorial was located in the center of the intersection of South Washington Street ( Virginia Route 400 ) and Prince Street in the Old T
#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 Drinking fountains in Philadelphia
Public drinking fountains in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States, have been built and used since the 19th century. Various reform-minded organizations in the city supported public drinking fountains as street furniture for different but overlapping reasons. One was the general promotion of pu
#6 Confederate Memorial (Romney, West Virginia)
The Confederate Memorial (also referred to as the First Confederate Memorial ) at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia , commemorates residents of Hampshire County who died during the American Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America . It was sponsored by the Confeder
Will Rogers is a statue created by Jo Davidson , two versions of which were unveiled in 1938. Statue by Jo Davidson Will Rogers Statue at the National Statuary Hall Collection Artist Jo Davidson Year 1938 ( 1938 ) Subject Will Rogers Location National Statuary Hall Collection , Washington, D.C. St
#8 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
The British Normandy Memorial is a war memorial near the village of Ver-sur-Mer in Normandy , France . It was unveiled on 6 June 2021, the 77th anniversary of D-Day , and it is dedicated to soldiers who died under British command during the Normandy landings . [lower-alpha 1] War memorial in Normand
#10 Captain Nathan Hale (statue)
Captain Nathan Hale is a bronze statue of Nathan Hale , by Bela Lyon Pratt . It is located at the south facade of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building , 10th Street and Constitution Avenue , Northwest, Washington, D.C. [3] Statue by Bela Pratt For other uses, see Nathan Hale . Statue
#11 Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy, Moscow
The Statue of Yuriy Dolgorukiy is an equestrian statue which commemorates the founding of Moscow in 1147 by Yuriy Dolgorukiy (1099 – 1157). Dolgorukiy was the Grand Prince ( Velikiy Knyaz ) of the Kievan Rus' ( Kiev ) and a member of the Rurik dynasty . On 6 June 1954, the statue was erected on Sovi
The World War II Memorial is a national memorial in the United States [1] [2] dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II . It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. . National memorial in Washington, D.C., US For other uses, see World War
#13 Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Spanish–American War Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States that commemorates those American military personnel who died in the Spanish–American War . Constructed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and dedi
#14 Statue of Winston Churchill, Paris
A statue of Winston Churchill by Jean Cardot was inaugurated in the grounds of the Petit Palais on the Avenue Winston Churchill in the 8th arrondissement of Paris in 1998. The statue of the former British prime minister is one of few statues of foreigners in the French capital. [1] The statue in 201
Frank D. Layman Memorial is a historic monument located at Hunter in Greene County, New York . It was erected in 1901 to commemorate Frank D. Layman, who died on the site of the memorial on August 10, 1900, while fighting a forest fire . It is pyramidal in shape, four sided, and rises upward from a
The Macdonald Monument ( French : Monument à Sir John A. Macdonald ) is a monument to John A. Macdonald , first Prime Minister of Canada , by sculptor George Edward Wade (1853-1933), located at Place du Canada in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. Former monument in Montreal Macdonald Monument Monument à S
Glenn McGrath is a 2009 statue by artist Brett "Mon" Garling. The work is installed in Tom Perry Park in Narromine , a town in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] The statue commemorates former Australian Test cricketer , Glenn McGrath . McGrath grew up in Narromine where he first pl
#18 Statue of James S. T. Stranahan
J.S.T. Stranahan is a bronze statue in Brooklyn 's Prospect Park in New York City . Designed by Frederick William MacMonnies and erected in 1891 near the park's entrance at Grand Army Plaza , it honors James S. T. Stranahan , a businessman from Brooklyn who served on the city's park commission and w
#19 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
#20 McKinley National Memorial
The McKinley National Memorial in Canton, Ohio , United States , is the final resting place of William McKinley , who served as the 25th president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901. Canton was a significant place in McKinley's life; he lived there, practiced as an attorney,