langs: 12 марта [ru] / march 12 [en] / 12. märz [de] / 12 mars [fr] / 12 marzo [it] / 12 de marzo [es]
days: march 9 / march 10 / march 11 / march 12 / march 13 / march 14 / march 15
Georgy Bogdanovich Yakulov , (Armenian Յակուլյան Գևորգ Բոգդանի Georges Yakulov (January 2 (14), 1884, Tiflis — December 28, 1928, Yerevan ) - Russian and soviet artist of Armenian origin, painter , graphic artist , decorator, set designer , art theorist . Close to the circle of avant-garde innovator
#2 Alice Neel
Alice Neel (January 28, 1900 – October 13, 1984) was an American visual artist , who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. Her work depi
Konrad Eberhard (25 November 1768 – 12 March 1859), a German historical painter , better known as a sculptor, was one of the foremost artists of the so-called Nazarene School , which at one time gathered round Friedrich Overbeck in Rome . German historical painter and sculptor Amor and the Muse , 18
Sigurd Forchhammer (18 April 1906 – 12 March 1981) was a Danish sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . [1] Danish sculptor Sigurd Forchhammer Born ( 1906-04-18 ) 18 April 1906 Neu-Isenburg , Denmark Died 12 March 1981 (1981-03-12) (age
Alison Baily Rehfisch (23 January 1900 – 12 March 1975) was an Australian painter born in Sydney . Australian artist (1900–1975)
#6 Jan Carbaat
Jan Carbaat ( Koog aan de Zaan , 12 March 1866 – Rhenen , 24 May 1925) was a Dutch painter of still lifes, landscape scenes, and buildings. [1] Dutch painter Jan Carbaat, Still life, 1911 Jan Carbaat was the son of Johanna Oosterhoorn and Jan Carbaat sr. He grew up in Koog aan de Zaan. [2] He spent
Patrick Procktor RA (12 March 1936 – 29 August 2003) was a British painter and printmaker. [1] British artist (1936–2003)
Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 1964) is a French contemporary artist . He lives and works in Paris. French sculptor (born 1964) This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2022 ) Jean-Michel Othoniel Born 1964 Saint-Etienne , France Occupation Artist
Jerzy Luczak-Szewczyk (2 January 1923, Lublin , Poland - 12 April 1975, Örebro , Sweden ) was a Polish-born Swedish painter, drawer and sculptor. Jerzy Luczak-Szewczyk Jerzy Luczak-Szewczyk, 1974 Born Wojciech Stanisław Szewczyk ( 1923-01-02 ) 2 January 1923 Lublin , Poland Died 12 April 1975 (1975-
#10 Aviva Uri
Aviva Uri ( Hebrew : אביבה אורי; March 12, 1922 – September 1, 1989) was an Israeli painter. [1] Israeli painter Aviva Uri Born ( 1922-03-12 ) March 12, 1922 Safad , Gaillee, British Palestine Died September 1, 1989 (1989-09-01) (aged 67) Tel Aviv , Israel Nationality Israeli , Jewish Known for
#11 Alma Lesch
Alma Lesch (March 12, 1917 – May 15, 1999) was an American fiber artist known for her fiber portraits. [1] She was "the undisputed grande dame of Kentucky textile arts." [2] A historic marker notes her achievements in Shepherdsville , Kentucky where Lesch lived and had her studio. [3] Lesch's quilt,
#12 Josef Riedl
Josef Riedl (12 March 1884 – 16 November 1965) was an Austrian sculptor . His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics . [1] Austrian sculptor Josef Riedl Born ( 1884-03-12 ) 12 March 1884 Vienna , Austria-Hungary Died 16 November 1965 (1965-11-16) (age
Joshua Smith (12 March 1905 – 22 July 1995) was an Australian artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944 with his portrait of Hon Sol Rosevear , MP, Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives , but is better known as the subject of the previous year's controversial Archibald Prize win, Mr
William Henry Dorsey (1837-1923) was a bibliophile, artist, scrapbooker, numismatist, social historian, and collector of Black history and art. He was most noted for the 388 scrapbooks he compiled of newspaper and magazine clippings chronicling Black life in his hometown of Philadelphia and across t
#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
Serge Attukwei Clottey (born 1985) is a Ghanaian artist who works across installation , performance , photography and sculpture. [1] He is the creator of Afrogallonism, an artistic concept, which he describes as 'an artistic concept to explore the relationship between the prevalence of the yellow oi
Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov ( Russian : Илларио́н Миха́йлович Пря́нишников ; 20 March [ O.S. 1 April ] 1840 – 24 March [ O.S. 12 March ] 1894 ) was a Russian painter , one of the founders of the Peredvizhniki artistic cooperative, [1] which broke away from the rigors of their time an
#18 George A. Norris
George Alexander Norris (24 December 1928 – 12 March 2013) was a Canadian artist and sculptor. Norris is best known for his many public sculptures in Vancouver , British Columbia . [1] Canadian artist and sculptor George Norris
#19 Leon Lee Dorsey
Leon Lee Dorsey (born March 12, 1958) is an American jazz bassist , composer , arranger , producer, and educator known for his well-received debut for Landmark Records . [1] He teaches at the Berklee School of Music in Boston . American jazz bassist For the American serial killer , see Leon Dorsey .
Alice Mavrogordato (née Alice Blum ; 1916–2000) was an Austrian-born American artist, and translator. She is known for her abstract oil paintings, and is associated with the Washington Color School movement. [2] She worked as a translator during the Nuremberg trials in the mid-1940s. Alice Mavrogord
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
Larimer Memorial Library is a historic library at 216 Reid Street in the city of Palatka , Putnam County , Florida , in the United States . It was given to the Arts Council of Greater Palatka in 1992, and renamed the Larimer Arts Center . [1] On March 12, 2008, it was added to the U.S. National Regi
The Singapore Biennale is a large-scale biennial contemporary art exhibition in Singapore , serving as the country’s major platform for international dialogue in contemporary art. [1] [2] It seeks to present and reflect the vigour of artistic practices in Singapore and Southeast Asia within a global
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]
Saint Michael's Castle ( Russian : Миха́йловский за́мок , Mikhailovsky zamok ), also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineers' Castle ( Russian : Инженерный замок , Inzhenerny zamok ), is a former royal residence in the historic centre of Saint Petersburg , Russia . Saint Michael's Castle was
The Museum of Grenoble ( French : Musée de Grenoble ) is a municipal museum of Fine Arts and antiquities in the city of Grenoble in the Isère region of France. Art museum, in place Lavalette Grenoble Museum of Grenoble Established 1798 Location 5 place Lavalette 38000 Grenoble Type Art museum, Visit
#7 Forty Hall
Forty Hall is a manor house of the 1620s in Forty Hill in Enfield , north London . The house, a Grade I listed building , is today used as a museum by the London Borough of Enfield . Within the grounds is the site of the former Tudor Elsyng Palace . Manor House in Forty Hill Forty Hall Forty Hall fr
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
#9 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
The Public was a multi-purpose venue and art gallery in West Bromwich , West Midlands, England, at the forefront of a regional regeneration programme which was – by late 2013– to also bring Europe's biggest Tesco, a multiplex cinema, restaurants and a new retail centre. [1] [2] [3] It closed in Nove
#12 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education at New York University . ISAW's mission is to cultivate comparative, connective investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China . [1] Areas of specia
#13 Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle ( / b æ l ˈ m ɒr əl / ) is a large estate house in Aberdeenshire , Scotland , and a residence of the British royal family . It is near the village of Crathie , 9 miles (14 km) west of Ballater and 50 miles (80 km) west of Aberdeen . Royal residence in Scotland Balmoral Castle Bal
#14 Society for Art History in Switzerland
The Society for Art History in Switzerland ( German : Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte (GSK) , French : Société d'histoire de l'art en Suisse (SHAS) , Italian : Società di storia dell' arte in Svizzera (SSAS) ) is a Swiss learned society dedicated to promoting the understanding of Swi
The Shed (formerly known as Culture Shed and Hudson Yards Cultural Shed ) is a cultural center in Hudson Yards , Manhattan , New York City . Opened on April 5, 2019, the Shed commissions, produces, and presents a wide range of activities in performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture. "Bloomberg B
#16 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 Pinacothèque de Paris ( French: [pinakɔtɛk də paʁi] ) was an art gallery in Paris , France , with exhibition space for temporary exhibitions of artworks. [1] It was owned and run by Modigliani enthusiast Marc Restellini . [2] It closed in 15 February 2016 after going into receivership in Novem
#18 Speed Art Museum
The Speed Art Museum , originally known as the J.B. Speed Memorial Museum , now colloquially referred to as the Speed [1] by locals, is the oldest, largest, and foremost museum of art in Kentucky . It was established in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky on Third Street next to the University of Louisvill
#19 Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish, New Hampshire , preserves the home, gardens, and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), one of America's foremost sculptors. This was his summer residence from 1885 to 1897, his permanent home from 1900 until his death in 1907, and the cente
Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable [1] photography gallery in Cardiff Bay , Wales . It opened in 2010 and predominantly featured documentary photography, [2] often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers. [3] It closed in 2016. [ citation needed ] Opening
#1 1798 in art
Events from the year 1798 in art . Overview of the events of 1798 in art Overview of the events of 1798 in art List of years in art ( table ) … 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Phi
Sir William Gibson Craig, 2nd Baronet FRSE (2 August 1797 – 12 March 1878), was a Scottish advocate and politician. The Right Honourable Sir William Gibson Craig Portrait by Henry Raeburn Member of Parliament for Edinburgh In office 1841–1852 Member of Parliament for Midlothian In office 1837–1841 P
#3 Ecce homo
Ecce homo ( / ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ / , Ecclesiastical Latin : [ˈettʃe ˈomo] , Classical Latin : [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː] ; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John , when he presents a scourged Jesus , bound and crowned with thorns , to
The Saint Fina Chapel ( Italian: Cappella di Santa Fina ) is an Early Renaissance chapel in the right aisle of the Collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta , located in San Gimignano , Tuscany, Italy. It was designed by Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano in 1468 to enshrine the relics of Saint Fina .
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
#6 Statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a 7 ft (2.1 m) bronze statue of Ruth Bader Ginsburg , the second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court . It was installed permanently outside 445 Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn 's City Point in New York City on March 12, 2021. 2021 statue of Ru
#7 1728 in art
Events from the year 1728 in art . Overview of the events of 1728 in art Overview of the events of 1728 in art List of years in art ( table ) … 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Phi
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
Serenity is a public artwork by Catalan artist Josep Clarà i Ayats , (1878, Olot , Girona , Spain – 1958, Barcelona , Spain) located at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C. , United States . Serenity was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. [1] S
#10 Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio, Milan)
Supper at Emmaus (1606) is a painting by the Italian master Caravaggio , housed in the Pinacoteca di Brera ( Sala XXIX ), Milan . Painting by Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus Artist Caravaggio Year 1606 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 141 cm × 175 cm (56 in × 69 in) Location Pinacoteca di Bre
#11 Self-portrait (Thomas Eakins)
Self-portrait is an oil on canvas painting by Thomas Eakins , presented as a diploma piece upon his election as an Associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1902. Although Eakins included himself as an observer or participant in group portraits and genre scenes, this and a smaller unsign
#12 The Battle of Anghiari (Leonardo)
The Battle of Anghiari (1505) was a planned painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Salone dei Cinquecento (Hall of the Five Hundred) in the Palazzo Vecchio , Florence . Its central scene would have depicted four men riding raging war horses engaged in a battle for possession of a standard at the Battl
Joseph Wheeler is a bronze sculpture commemorating the Confederate and American military commander and politician of the same name by Berthold Nebel , installed in the United States Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection . The statue was gifted by the state of Alabama in 1925. [1]
The Annunciation is a painting widely attributed to the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci , dated to c. 1472–1476 . [n 1] Leonardo's earliest extant major work, it was completed in Florence while he was an apprentice in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio . The painting was made oil and
#15 Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (painting)
Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1787) is an oil on canvas portrait painted by Thomas Gainsborough between 1785 and 1787. It was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 1937. Mrs. Sheridan ( Elizabeth Ann Linley ) was a talented musician who enjoyed professional success in Bath and London before m
Roxana Robinson (born 30 November 1946) is an American novelist and biographer whose fiction explores the complexity of familial bonds and fault lines. She is best known for her 2008 novel, Cost , which was named one of the Five Best Novels of the Year [1] by The Washington Post. She is also the aut
August Liebmann Mayer (27 October 1885 – 12 March 1944) was a German curator, art historian and art collector specializing in Spanish Golden Age painting. He was fired from his job, his art collection was looted and he was murdered by Nazis because he was Jewish. German curator, art historian and ar
Sergey Valentinovich Kudryavtsev ( Russian : Серге́й Валенти́нович Кудря́вцев ) is a Russian film critic and historian. [1] Russian film critic and historian (born 1956) For people with a similar name, see Sergei Kudryavtsev (disambiguation) . Sergey Kudryavtsev Born Sergey Valentinovich Kudryavtsev
Ferdinand Alexander "Ferry" Hoogendijk (23 November 1933 – 14 February 2014) was a Dutch journalist and politician. Dutch journalist and politician Ferry Hoogendijk Hoogendijk in 1983 Member of the House of Representatives In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003 Personal details Born ( 1933-11-23
#5 John Richardson (art historian)
Sir John Patrick Richardson , KBE , FBA (6 February 1924 – 12 March 2019) was a British art historian and biographer of Pablo Picasso . Richardson also worked as an industrial designer and as a reviewer for The New Observer . American art historian (1924–2019) For other people with the same name, se
Hermann Julius Theodor Hettner (March 12, 1821 – May 29, 1882), was a German literary historian and museum director . German literary historian and museum director 1870 photo of Hermann Theodor Hettner
Léonce Rosenberg (12 September 1879 in Paris – 31 July 1947 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was an art collector, writer, publisher, and one of the most influential French art dealers of the 20th century. His greatest impact was as a supporter and promoter of the cubists, especially during World War I and in
Andrew J. Tallon (12 March 1969 – 16 November 2018) was a Belgian art historian. He used lasers to create a precise model of Notre-Dame de Paris , among other buildings. Belgian art historian Andrew J. Tallon Tallon at Vassar College Born ( 1969-03-12 ) 12 March 1969 Leuven , Belgium Died 16 Novembe
Diana Widmaier Picasso (born March 12, 1974) is a French art historian specialized in modern art, living in Paris. French art historian Diana Widmaier Picasso Born ( 1974-03-12 ) March 12, 1974 (age 48) Marseille , France Other names Diana Widmaier–Picasso Occupation art historian , art curator
#10 Caroline Elam
Caroline Mary Elam (born 12 March 1945) is a British art historian specializing in Florentine architecture, art and patronage in the Renaissance . She has been a Senior Research Fellow at the Warburg Institute in the University of London since 2012. British art historian
#11 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
#12 John W. Coffey
John W. Coffey (March 12, 1954 - ) is an American art historian and curator . American art historian and curator
#13 Franz Kieslinger
Franz Kieslinger (November 16, 1891, Vienna – January 18, 1955) was an Austrian art historian and art dealer, who was a Nazi and involved in art theft during the Nazi era . Austrian art historian
Emily Stipes Watts (March 16, 1936 – March 12, 2018) was an American educator, writer, and literary historian. [1] In parallel with her academic career, she wrote Ernest Hemingway and the Arts (1971), The Poetry of American Women from 1632 to 1945 (1978) and The Businessman in American Literature (1
#15 Johannes Wilde
Johannes Wilde CBE (2 July 1891 – 13 September 1970) was a Hungarian art historian and teacher of art history. He later became an Austrian, and then a British, citizen. He was a noted expert on the drawings of Michelangelo . Wilde was a pioneer of the use of X-rays as a tool for the study of both th
#16 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
#17 William Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech
William George Arthur Ormsby-Gore, 4th Baron Harlech , KG , GCMG , PC (11 April 1885 – 14 February 1964), was a British Conservative politician and banker. [1] British peer, politician and honorary military colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Harlech KG GCMG PC Secretary of State for the Colonies
David Talbot Rice CBE (11 July 1903 in Rugby – 12 March 1972 in Cheltenham ) was an English archaeologist and art historian. He has been described variously as a "gentleman academic" and an "amateur" art historian, though such remarks are not borne out by his many achievements and a lasting legacy o
Gabriele Paleotti (4 October 1522 – 22 July 1597 [1] ) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna . He was a significant figure in, and source about, the later sessions of the Council of Trent , and much later a candidate for the papacy in 1590, and is now mostly remembered for his De sacris
#20 André Salmon
André Salmon (4 October 1881, Paris – 12 March 1969, Sanary-sur-Mer ) was a French poet, art critic and writer. He was one of the early defenders of Cubism , with Guillaume Apollinaire and Maurice Raynal . French poet, art critic and writer André Salmon André Salmon (right), Amedeo Modigliani , and
#1 National Salt Satyagraha Memorial
The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial or Dandi Memorial is a memorial in Dandi , Gujarat , India , that honors the activists and participants of the Salt Satyagraha , an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India which was led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930. [1] The memorial is spread over a
Moulton War Memorial stands in Main Road, Moulton , Cheshire , England. It consists of a marble statue of a soldier standing on a sandstone pedestal , and is surrounded by a wrought iron fence. The memorial was designed by Samuel Welsby, and unveiled in 1920. It is recorded in the National Heritage
One Riot, One Ranger is a bronze statue of a Texas Ranger , installed from 1961 to 2020 at Dallas Love Field , named for the famous story of Bill McDonald, a captain of Ranger Company B, in the 1900s who by himself broke up an illegal boxing match in the U.S. state of Texas . Bronze statue of a Texa
Rhodes Must Fall was a protest movement that began on 9 March 2015, originally directed against a statue at the University of Cape Town (UCT) that commemorates Cecil Rhodes . The campaign for the statue's removal received global attention [2] [3] and led to a wider movement to " decolonise " educati
The Weeping crucifix in Mumbai is a statue of the crucified Jesus in Mumbai (Bombay) which attracted widespread attention in 2012 when a constant stream of water began to seep from its feet. Some of the local Catholic faithful believed the incident to be a miracle ; however, the skeptic-rationalist
#6 Virgin Mary Monument, Timișoara
Virgin Mary Monument is located in Timișoara 's St. Mary Square and it has been there since 1906, when it was built on an older statue of Virgin Mary . The legend goes that György Dózsa has been executed there. The monument is a romanesque style canopy set on six pillars, under which lies the statue
#7 Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial
The Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial , formerly known as the Edith Cowan Memorial Clock , is a clock tower at the entrance to Kings Park in Perth , Western Australia. It was built in 1934 as a memorial to Edith Cowan , the first female member of any Australian parliament . It was unveiled on 9 June 193
#8 Cristo Rey (Mexican statue)
Cristo Rey is a statue on top of Cerro del Cubilete , ('Dice Cup Hill'), a 200 metres (660 ft) mountain in Silao Municipality in Guanajuato , Mexico . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2008 ) Church atop the Cerro del Cubilete
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives. [1] In addition to film and television, the Awa
#10 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
#11 Big Pineapple
The Big Pineapple is a heritage-listed tourist attraction at Nambour Connection Road, Woombye , Sunshine Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Peddle Thorp and Harvey , Paul Luff , and Gary Smallcombe and Associates . It is also known as Sunshine Plantation. It was added to the Q
#12 List of public art in Edinburgh
This is a list of public art and memorials in Edinburgh , including statues and other sculptures. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2012 ) The Scott Monument Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML
#13 The Greek Slave
The Greek Slave is a marble sculpture by the American sculptor Hiram Powers . It was one of the best-known and critically acclaimed American artworks of the nineteenth century, [1] and is among the most popular American sculptures ever. [2] It was the first publicly exhibited, life-size, American sc
#14 Monument to the Sunken Ships
The Monument to the Sunken Ships ( Russian : Памятник затопленным кораблям ; Ukrainian : Пам'ятник затопленим кораблям ) is the symbol of the city of Sevastopol , on the disputed Crimean peninsula. Located in Sevastopol Bay , it was designed by Amandus Adamson and built by Valentin Feldmann in 1905.
#15 National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives , which was then re
#16 Memorial against war and fascism
The memorial against war and fascism is a work by the Austrian sculptor Alfred Hrdlicka . [1] It has been standing since 1988 on the Albertinaplatz in Vienna – named after Helmut Zilk in 2009 – opposite the Palais Archduke Albrecht and the back of the Vienna State Opera . As a walk-in monument , it