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Otto Charles Bänninger (24 January 1897 – 15 May 1973) was a Swiss sculptor, born in Zürich . [1] [2] Horse, 1954, on Anne Frankplantsoen in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Stolen in 2010 He married Germaine Richier on 12 December 1929. "Otto-C.-Bänninger-Weg" in Zürich is named for him.
Kanae Yamamoto ( 山本 鼎 , IPA: [ka.na.e] , 24 October 1882 – 8 October 1946) was a Japanese artist, known primarily for his prints and yōga Western-style paintings. He is credited with originating the sōsaku-hanga ("creative prints") movement, which aimed at self-expressive printmaking, in contras
Anthony Green RA (born 30 September 1939) is an English realist painter and printmaker best known for his paintings of his own middle-class domestic life. His works sometimes use compound perspectives and polygonal forms—particularly with large, irregularly shaped canvasses. As well as producing oil
Elsie Reasoner Ralph (April 25, 1878 – April 29, 1913) [1] was an American war correspondent in Cuba [2] and a sculptor. [1] First American female war correspondent; sculptor Elsie Reasoner Ralph Born Elsie Reasoner ( 1878-04-25 ) April 25, 1878 Osborne, Kansas , US Died April 29, 1913 (1913-04-29)
Eric Winter (15 May 1905 – 1981) was a children's illustrator, most notable for his contributions to Ladybird books. [1] Before his work for Ladybird Books, he worked on commission, producing work for Eagle , Swift and Girl magazines. [1] [2] A major contributor to this article appears to have a clo
David Howard Hitchcock (May 15, 1861 – January 1, 1943) was an American painter of the Volcano School , known for his depictions of Hawaii . American painter This article is about the painter David Howard Hitchcock. For the comics writer David Hitchock, see David Hitchcock (comics writer) . D. Howar
#7 Flora Lion
Flora Marguerite Lion (3 December 1878 – 15 May 1958) was an English portrait painter. Lion had a long and successful career and was known for her portraits of society figures, landscapes and murals. [1] English painter Flora Marguerite Lion Born ( 1878-12-03 ) 3 December 1878 London Died 15 May 195
Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela (May 15, 1928 – October 2, 2011) was a Guatemalan contemporary architect, muralist , urbanist , painter and sculptor. Efraín Enrique Recinos Valenzuela Efraín Recinos in 1924 Born May 15, 1928 ( 1928-05-15 ) Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Died October 2, 2011 ( 201
#9 Philipp Fehl
Philipp Pinchas Fehl (May 9, 1920 – September 11, 2000) was an Austrian born American artist and art historian . [1] Austrian-American artist and art historian Philipp Fehl Philipp Fehl at Work in 1996 Born Philipp Pinchas Fehl 9 May 1920 Vienna , Austria Died 11 September 2000 (2000-09-11) (aged
#10 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,
#11 Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson (May 15, 1974) is a Los Angeles –based painter, illustrator, and author who is best known for his paintings often featured on the covers of The New Yorker magazine, and album covers for Michael Jackson and Drake . His work is focused on African-American culture and history . The New Yor
#12 Beppe Devalle
Giuseppe Riccardo "Beppe" Devalle (8 April 1940 – 4 February 2013) was an Italian painter and collagist , acknowledged as one of the most interesting and highly appreciated artists of the last few decades of Italian painting. [1] [2] He always refuted the prevailing trends of the day so as to create
#13 Marius Bunescu
Marius Bunescu (15 May 1881 – 31 March 1971) was a Romanian painter, organizer of the National Museum of Art , and director of the Anastase Simu Museum. Romanian painter Marius Bunescu Bunescu on a 1981 Romanian post card Born ( 1881-05-15 ) May 15, 1881 Caracal , Romanați County , Kingdom of Romani
#14 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
#15 Leopold Graf von Kalckreuth
Leopold Karl Walter Graf von Kalkreuth (15 May 1855 – 1 December 1928) was a German painter, known for portraits and landscapes. German painter Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count , not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin . In Germany since 1919,
Jaime Martins Barata (7 March 1899, Santo António das Areias - 15 May 1970, Lisbon ) was a Portuguese painter and scholar. Portuguese painter and scholar This article does not cite any sources . ( July 2015 ) Jaime Martins Barata Born ( 1899-03-07 ) 7 March 1899 Santo António das Areias , Marvão , P
Johannes Gijsbert Vogel (25 June 1828 – 15 May 1915) was a Dutch landscape painter. Landscape with a canal near Hilversum Dutch painter Johannes Gijsbert Vogel Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, by Gijsbertus Derksen Born 25 June 1828 Hooge Zwaluwe Died 15 May 1915 (1915-05-15) (aged 86) Velp, Gelderland Na
Antoine Chintreuil (May 15, 1814 – August 8, 1873) was a French landscape painter. He was among the starving artists who lived la vie de bohéme in Paris in the 1840s, as popularized by his friend and fellow Bohemian , the novelist Henri Murger . In 1863, he was one of the principal organizers of the
#19 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
#20 Fabrizio Clerici
Fabrizio Clerici (15 May 1913 – 7 June 1993) was an Italian painter . Italian painter (1913–1993) This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( December 2013 ) Fabrizio Clerici in 1946
The Rostock Art Gallery ( German : Kunsthalle Rostock ) was opened on 15 May 1969 as a museum of contemporary art in Rostock in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . It is in the grounds of the park around the Schwanenteich lake in the quarter of Reutershagen . [1] Museum of contempor
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
#4 Orange County Museum of Art
The Orange County Museum of Art ( OCMA ) is a modern and contemporary art museum presently operating in a temporary space at South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana , California . The museum's collection comprises more than 4,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California and the Pacific
#5 Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is an art museum that focuses on the life and works of sculptor Marshall Fredericks . The museum is affiliated with Saginaw Valley State University , and is located in university's Arbury Fine Arts Center in University Center, Michigan . Admission is free.
The Walter Phillips Gallery (WPG) is a contemporary art gallery in Banff, Alberta . It was established in 1976 as a part of The Banff Centre in Banff National Park . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2021 ) Art museum in Alberta, Canada Walter Phillips Gallery Walt
#7 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
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
#10 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA ) is a museum and private art school in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [4] It was founded in 1805 and is the first and oldest art museum and art school in the United States. [4] The academy's museum is internationally known for its collections of 19th-
The Gasometer Oberhausen is a former gas holder in Oberhausen , Germany, which has been converted into an exhibition space. It has hosted several large scale exhibitions, including two by Christo and Jeanne-Claude . The Gasometer is an industrial landmark, and an anchor point of the European Route o
#12 Okinawa Prefectural Museum
The Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum ( 沖縄県立博物館・美術館 , Okinawa Kenritsu Hakubutsukan Bijutsukan ) is a museum in the most southern prefecture of Japan . [1] The museum complex in the Omoro-machi area of Naha , the capital city of Okinawa Prefecture . It opened in November 2007, and includes art
#13 Koyasan Reihōkan
Kōyasan Reihōkan ( 高野山 霊宝館 , lit. "Kōyasan Museum of Sacred Treasures") is an art museum on Kōya-san , Wakayama Prefecture , Japan , preserving and displaying Buddhist art owned by temples on Kōya-san. The collection is centered around articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods and includes painti
#14 Willard Gallery
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]
Porter Sculpture Park is located just off Interstate 90 in Montrose , South Dakota (about 25 miles west of Sioux Falls , on the eastern edge of McCook County ). [1] It is on the South Dakota Drift Prairie , only 1/4 of a mile off of the interstate. There are over 50 sculptures in the Park which is s
#16 Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsteːdələk myˈzeːjʏm ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ; Municipal Museum Amsterdam), colloquially known as the Stedelijk , is a museum for modern art , contemporary art , and design located in Amsterdam , Netherlands. [8] [9] Art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands "S
#17 University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong
The University Museum and Art Gallery ( UMAG ) is located at 90 Bonham Road , next to the University of Hong Kong 's East Gate entrance. Its exhibition galleries occupy the Fung Ping Shan Building [3] [4] as well as the first floor of the TT Tsui Building, where also the Museum Store is housed on th
#18 Fabergé Museum
The Fabergé Museum is a privately owned museum located in the German spa city of Baden-Baden , dedicated to items made by the Russian jewellery firm Fabergé . It was opened by Russian art collector Alexander Ivanov on 9 May 2009. [1] It is owned by the private limited company Fabergé Museum GmbH , w
#19 Ujazdów Castle
Ujazdów Castle ( Polish : Zamek Ujazdowski ) is a castle in the historic Ujazdów district, between Ujazdów Park ( Park Ujazdowski ) and the Royal Baths Park ( Łazienki Królewskie ), in Warsaw , Poland. Castle in Warsaw, Poland Ujazdów Castle Zamek Ujazdowski Ujazdów Castle, seen from the Royal Canal
Pier 24 Photography is a non-profit art museum located on the Port of San Francisco directly under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge . The organization houses the permanent collection of the Pilara Foundation, which collects, preserves and exhibits photography. [1] [2] It produces exhibitions, pu
#1 Magna Carta (An Embroidery)
Magna Carta (An Embroidery) is a 2015 work by English installation artist Cornelia Parker . [1] The artwork is an embroidered representation of the complete text and images of an online encyclopedia article for Magna Carta , as it appeared in English Wikipedia on 15 June 2014 , the 799th anniversary
#2 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
L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel ) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism , along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso . L'Oi
#4 List of drawings by Vincent van Gogh
List of drawings by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete collection of drawings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) that form an important part of his complete body of work. The listing is ordered by year and then by catalogue number . While more accurate dating of Van Gogh's work is often
#5 Statue of Margaret Thatcher (Grantham)
A statue of Margaret Thatcher stands in her birthplace, the town of Grantham in Lincolnshire, England. The statue is 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 m) high, [1] cast in bronze , and depicts the late British prime minister Baroness Thatcher , dressed in the full ceremonial robes of the House of Lords .
#6 Regatta at Sainte-Adresse (Monet)
The Regatta at Sainte-Adresse is an oil-on-canvas painting by the impressionist painter Claude Monet . It was painted in 1867 and is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . 1867 painting by Claude Monet Regatta at Sainte-Adresse Artist Claude Monet Year 1867 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions
Portrait of Dr. Gachet is one of the most revered paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh . It depicts Dr. Paul Gachet , a homeopathic doctor and artist [1] with whom van Gogh resided following a spell in an asylum at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence . Gachet took care of Van Gogh during the final mont
The Volunteer of 1792 ( French : Le Volontaire de 1792 ) is a statue created in 1899 by the sculptor Paul-François Choppin . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (October 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine
Bathers at Asnières ( French : Une Baignade, Asnières ) is an 1884 oil on canvas painting by French artist Georges Pierre Seurat , the first of his two masterpieces on the monumental scale. The canvas is of a suburban, placid Parisian riverside scene. Isolated figures, with their clothes piled sculp
#10 Fuente de los Niños Miones
The Fuente de los Niños Traviesos ( lit. transl. Fountain of the Playful Children ), colloquially known as the Fuente de los Niños Miones ( lit. transl. Fountain of the Pissing Children ), is a fountain with sculptures of boys in Guadalajara , in the Mexican state of Jalisco . [1] Fountain i
#11 Sleeping Girl (Lichtenstein)
Sleeping Girl is a 1964 oil and Magna on canvas pop art painting by Roy Lichtenstein . It held the record for the highest auction price for a Lichtenstein painting from May 2012 until May 2013. Painting by Roy Lichtenstein Not to be confused with A Girl Asleep . Sleeping Girl Artist Roy Lichtenstein
The Bathers is a painting by Gustave Courbet , first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1853, where it caused a major scandal. It was unanimously attacked by art critics for the huge nude woman at its centre and the sketchy landscape background, both against official artistic canons. It was bought for
#13 Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase
Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase (originally in French Femme nue montant l'escalier ) is a drawing done with pencil and charcoal on card made by Joan Miró in 1937. It is part of the permanent collection of the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona. [1] Naked Woman Climbing a Staircase French: Femme nue mo
Our Lady of Łukawiec (Polish: Matka Boża Łukawiecka), earlier Our Lady of Tartaków (Polish: Matka Boża Tartakowska), also known as Our Lady Full of Graces (Polish: Matka Boża Łaskawa) is a Roman Catholic icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary. [1] Our Lady of Łukawiec (Our Lady of Tartaków) Polish: Matka B
Light Up , often stylised as Light Up! , is a painted steel plate public art sculpture by American artist Tony Smith and dedicated on May 15, 1974. The sculpture is located in the University of Pittsburgh 's Forbes Quadrangle between Posvar Hall , the Barco Law Building , and Hillman Library . Commi
Woman with Flowered Hat is a 1963 pop art painting with Magna on canvas by Roy Lichtenstein . [1] The work is based on a Pablo Picasso portrait of Dora Maar . [2] In May 2013, it sold for a record price for a Lichtenstein work. [3] [4] Painting by Roy Lichtenstein Woman with Flowered Hat Artist Roy
Sarah T. Bolton is a public artwork by American artist Emma Sangernebo (1877–1969). [1] It is located on the second floor of the rotunda in the Indiana State House , Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. It is a bronze sculptural relief of Indiana poet Sarah Tittle Bolton , née Barrett (December 1
#18 Bonaparte Crossing the Alps
Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (sometimes called Napoleon Crossing the Alps , which is also the title of Jacques-Louis David 's better-known version of the subject) is a 1848–1850 [2] oil painting by French artist Paul Delaroche . [3] [4] The painting depicts Napoleon Bonaparte leading his army through
#19 18. Oktober 1977
18. Oktober 1977 is the title of a series of paintings by Gerhard Richter . It is based on photographs that document the deaths of three leading terrorists of the Baader-Meinhof Group in the Stammheim Prison after the release of the hostages in the hijacking by four members of the Popular Front for
#20 Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment is a 1779 painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David . Painting by Jacques-Louis David Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment fr: Saint Jérôme entendant la trompette du Jugement dernier Artist Jacques-Louis David Year 1779 ( 1
Jean-Albert Cartier (15 May 1930 – 27 December 2015) was a French art critic and director of cultural institutions. He was director of the Paris Opera from 1989 to 1991.
Patricia E. Bovey (born May 15, 1948) is a Canadian art historian from Manitoba . Bovey was the director of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (1980–1999) and the Winnipeg Art Gallery (1999–2004); art consultant (2004–2016); founder and director/curator, Buhler Gallery , St Boniface Hospital (2007–
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
Elizabeth Francesca Prettejohn (born 15 May 1961) [1] is an art historian and author of several books about art history . Her books have included Rossetti and his Circle (1997), The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites (2000) and Art for Art's Sake (2007). She has also co-edited and co-authored several public
Cristina Acidini (born 15 May 1951) is an Italian author and art historian. Her name also appears as Cristina Acidini Luchinat . She is the former Superintendent of Museum and Artistic Heritage State Board for the Florence area from 1991 to 1999. Italian author and art historian Cristina Acidini Bor
Michelle Marder Kamhi (born 1937) is an independent scholar and critic of the arts. [1] She co-edits Aristos (an online review of the arts) with her husband, Louis Torres, [2] [3] and is the author of Who Says That’s Art? A Commonsense View of the Visual Arts (2014) [4] and Bucking the Artworld Tide
Christine Y. Kim is an American curator of contemporary art. She is currently the Britton Family Curator-at-Large at Tate . Prior to this post, Kim held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Before her appointment at LACMA in 2009, she was Associate Cu
Joseph J. Rishel (May 15, 1940 – November 5, 2020) was a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and a specialist in the art of Paul Cézanne . [1] [2] [3] He retired in May 2016 and was a curator emeritus of European Painting. American curator (1940–2020) He was married to Anne d'Harnoncourt , Dir
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
#10 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
Michel Sanouillet (21 September 1924 – 14 June 2015) was a French art historian and one of the foremost specialists of the Dada movement. Michel Sanouillet in 1986 Born in 1924 in Montélimar , Drôme , where he completed his public and high school education, Sanouillet joined the French Resistance in
#12 Fritz Michel
Fritz Michel (17 September 1877 – 30 October 1966) was a German physician, politician, historian and art historian . German physician, politician, historian and art historian Monument to Fritz Michel in Koblenz
#13 Mihai Rădulescu
Mihai Rădulescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [miˈhaj rəduˈlesku] ; May 15, 1936 in Bucharest – January 20, 2009 in Bucharest) was a Romanian novelist, poet, historian and art critic. For the Romanian Olympic biathlete, see Mihai Rădulescu (biathlete) . In November 1956, while he was a second year stu
Bob Haak (22 January 1926 – 15 May 2005) was a Dutch art expert known mostly as one of the founders of the Rembrandt Research Project . Bob Haak Born 22 January 1926 Amsterdam Died 15 May 2005 Amsterdam Nationality Netherlands From 1954-1963 he worked in the department of paintings at the Rijksmuseu
#15 Józef Grabski
Dr. hab. Józef Grabski (born 1950) is a Polish art historian, director of the Institute for Art Historical Research IRSA since its founding in 1979, publisher and editor-in-chief of Artibus et Historiae . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk pa
Maurie D. McInnis (born January 11, 1966) is an American author and cultural historian. She currently serves as the 6th president of Stony Brook University . American historian and author (born 1966) Maurie D. McInnis McInnis in 2019 6th President of Stony Brook University Incumbent Assumed office J
#17 Markus Brüderlin
Markus Brüderlin ( Basel , 15 May 1958 – Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 16 March 2014) was a Swiss art historian, curator and writer. Markus Brüderlin in May 2012. Brüderlin studied history of art and philosophy in Vienna . In 1996 he was appointed curator at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel. In 2006 he
#18 M. Thomas Inge
M. Thomas Inge (March 18, 1936 – May 15, 2021) [1] [2] [3] was an American academic. He was the Robert Emory Blackwell Professor of Humanities at Randolph–Macon College in Ashland, Virginia , where he taught, edited, and wrote about Southern literature and culture, American humor and comic art , fil
Jeanette Zwingenberger (born 1962 in Memmingen ) is a Paris-based independent art curator and art historical scholar. She is a member of the International Association of Art Critics and a UNESCO member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art (ACWA) and teaches at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University .
#20 Roger Blackley
Roger Allan Blackley (29 July 1953 – 15 May 2019) was a New Zealand art historian , author, and curator. [1] [2] He was a noted authority on the work of artist C. F. Goldie . New Zealand art historian, author, and curator (1953–2019) Roger Blackley Born Roger Allan Blackley 1953 Masterton , New Zeal
The Caja Madrid Obelisk ( Spanish : Obelisco de la Caja , Columna de Calatrava or Obelisco de Calatrava ) is an obelisk designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Plaza de Castilla in Madrid , Spain . The monument—intended to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Caja Madrid — [1] was donated by t
The Mechanics Monument , also known as The Mechanics , Mechanics Statue , or Mechanics Fountain since it originally featured as the centerpiece of a pool of water at the base during the first five years, is a bronze sculpture group by Douglas Tilden , located at the intersection of Market , Bush and
#3 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
#4 National War Memorial (Canada)
The National War Memorial ( French : Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada ), titled The Response ( French : La Réponse ), is a tall, granite memorial arch with accreted bronze sculptures in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada, designed by Vernon March and first dedicated by King George VI in 1939. Origin
The Deluge Fountain is a monumental sculpture fountain which has stood with all its elements between 1904 and 1943 and since 2014 in Bydgoszcz . Throughout the first time of its existence (39 years) and since its rebuilding, this masterpiece has always been one of the tourist attractions of the city
#6 Demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine
The demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine started during the fall of the Soviet Union as continued struggle against totalitarianism and dominance of neighboring Moscow. During Euromaidan it has become a widespread phenomenon and dubbed by Ukrainians Leninopad (Ленінопад), a pun litera
#7 Patton Monument (West Point)
General George S. Patton, Jr. (Patton Monument) is a bronze statue of George S. Patton, Jr. , by James Earle Fraser . It is located at the United States Military Academy . [1] Monument at West Point, USA Patton Monument (West Point) United States Patton Monument at West Point For General George S. P
#8 List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin . Some or all of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that
#9 Bund Bull
The Shanghai Bull , the Bund Financial Bull or the Bund Bull are monikers associated with a derivative of Arturo Di Modica 's Charging Bull installed in late April 2010 and unveiled on The Bund in Shanghai on May 15, 2010. The 13,227.74-pound (6,000.00 kg) work of art is said to have the same heig
#10 Lincoln Monument (Wabash, Indiana)
The Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana or The Great Emancipator is a public sculpture by Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951), a sculptor who was born in New York City. The cast bronze sculpture was commissioned by Wabash-native Alexander New and donated to the city of Wabash, Indiana
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C. , honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War . The two-acre (8,100 m 2 ) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or rema
#12 Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks
Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks is a weathering steel sculpture by Claes Oldenburg . It is located at Morse College Courtyard, at Yale University , in New Haven, Connecticut. [2] [3] Sculpture by Claes Oldenburg Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks Artist Claes Oldenburg Year 1969 T
#13 Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate is a public sculpture by Indian -born British artist Anish Kapoor , that is the centerpiece of AT&T Plaza at Millennium Park in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill , between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune
#14 Wongwian Yai
Wongwian Yai , also spelled "Wong Wian Yai" or "Wongwien Yai" ( Thai : วงเวียนใหญ่ , pronounced [wōŋ.wīa̯n jàj] ; lit. ' big roundabout ' ), is a large roundabout (traffic circle) in Thonburi , on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok , Thailand , where the statue of King Taksin is sit
The Commando Memorial is a Category A listed monument in Lochaber , Scotland, dedicated to the men of the original British Commando Forces raised during World War II . Situated around a mile from Spean Bridge , it overlooks the training areas of the Commando Training Depot established in 1942 at Ach
#16 Alma Mater (New York sculpture)
Alma Mater is a bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French which is located on the steps of the Low Memorial Library on the campus of Columbia University , in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . French designed the statue in 1901, and it was installed in September 1903
#17 Skydance Bridge
The Skydance Bridge (oftentimes called the Skydance Pedestrian Bridge or Scissortail Bridge ) is a pedestrian bridge and public artwork in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , United States. [1] Pedestrian bridge and public artwork in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Skydance Bridge The bridge in 2019 Coordinate
Salvation Mountain is a hillside visionary environment created by local resident Leonard Knight (1931–2014) in the California Desert area of Imperial County , north of Calipatria , northeast of Niland , near the Slab City squatter/art commune, [1] and several miles from the Salton Sea . California h
Rubber Duck is a series of several giant floating sculptures of yellow rubber ducks , designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman , which have appeared in many cities around the world, including Hong Kong , Pittsburgh , Toronto , Kaohsiung , Baku , and Sydney . Each Rubber Duck is recreated anew loca
The Destroyed City (Dutch: De verwoeste stad ) is a bronze memorial sculpture in the Dutch city of Rotterdam . It commemorates the German bombing of Rotterdam on 14 May 1940, which destroyed the medieval centre of the city. [1] Unveiled in 1953, it was designated as a Dutch national monument ( Rijks