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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
Mark Staff Brandl (born 1955) is an American -born artist , art historian and philosopher of art now living primarily in Switzerland . [1] Artist and Art Historian Mark Staff Brandl Mark Staff Brandl Born ( 1955-05-19 ) May 19, 1955 (age 67) Peoria, Illinois , U.S. Nationality American and Swiss E
Sándor Bihari (19 May 1855, Rézbánya – 28 March 1906, Budapest ) was a Hungarian genre painter. Hungarian painter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2014 ) The native form of this personal name is Bihari Sándor . This article uses Western name order when mentioni
Richard Kuöhl (May 31, 1880 – May 19, 1961) was a German sculptor, specializing in providing architectural sculpture for the architects of the Brick Expressionism style in northern Germany in the 1920s. German sculptor Works by Richard Kuöhl After training in art pottery in his home town of Meissen
Pompeo Luigi Coppini (May 19, 1870 – September 26, 1957) was an Italian born sculptor who emigrated to the United States . Although his works can be found in Italy , Mexico and a number of U.S. states, the majority of his work can be found in Texas. He is particularly famous for the Alamo Plaza work
Jacques de l'Ange or the Monogrammist JAD ([c. 1621 – 1650) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman known for his genre scenes and history paintings executed in a Caravaggesque style. The artist was only rediscovered in the mid-1990s as his work was previously attributed to other Northern Caravaggists
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
Mamata Banerjee ( Bengali : Mamata Bandyopadhyay, Bengali pronunciation: [mɔmot̪a bɔnd̪ːopad̪d̪ʱae̯] ; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal since 20 May 2011, the first woman to hold the office. Havi
Georg Emil Libert (2 August 1820 – 19 May 1908) was a Danish landscape painter. His specialties included scenes featuring Danish, German and Norwegian landscapes. [1] Danish landscape painter Georg Emil Libert (late 1860s)
#10 Alexander Doyle
Alexander Doyle (1857–1922) was an American sculptor. American sculptor Doyle's "Confederate Soldier" (1885); in background Doyle's equestrian statue of General Albert Sidney Johnston (1877), Metairie Cemetery , New Orleans . Doyle was born in Steubenville, Ohio , and spent his youth in Louisville (
#11 Giovanni Monevi
Giovanni Monevi or Monevo (May 19, 1637 December 15, 1714) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. [1] [2] The name Giovanni Moneri is used by a number of authors, but may reflect a misspelling. [3] [4] [5] Italian painter Entombment of Christ by Giovanni Moneri
#12 Gray Foy
Gray Foy (1922–2012) was a mid twentieth-century American artist who created a visionary body of drawings from 1941 to 1975. His drawings are generally divided into two phases. First, from 1941–48, the artist drew figurative Surrealist landscapes and interiors. Then beginning in the late 1940s, he c
#13 Carl Akeley
Carl Ethan Akeley (May 19, 1864 – November 17, 1926) was a pioneering American taxidermist , sculptor, biologist , conservationist , inventor, and nature photographer, noted for his contributions to American museums , most notably to the Milwaukee Public Museum , Field Museum of Natural History and
#14 Ann Rosener
Ann Rosener (November 25, 1914 – May 19, 2012) was an American photojournalist who is remembered for her photographs of home front activities for the Farm Security Administration and the United States Office of War Information in 1942–43. Ann Rosener portrait Born ( 1914-11-25 ) November 25, 1914 Di
Patricio Cueva Jaramillo (28 December 1928 – 19 May 2010) was a Latin American painter and journalist . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( July 2018 ) Cueva was born in Cuenca . He was
#16 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
#17 Diego Mazquiarán
Diego Mazquiarán (February 19, 1895, Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] – May 19, 1940, Lima , Peru [2] ), often called simply Fortuna , was a Spanish matador . [3] Spanish Matador Fortuna Mazquiarán Born Diego Mazquiarán ( 1895-02-19 ) February 19, 1895 [1] Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] Died May 19, 1940
#18 Henry Gastineau
Henry Gastineau (1791–1876) was an English engraver and prolific painter in water-colours . [1] He was born in London to a family of Huguenot descent. [2] English painter Henry Gastineau from 5 Feb 1876 in the Illustrated London News
#19 Joe Louis Light
Joe Louis Light (1934–2005) was an American painter from Dyersburg, Tennessee . His work focuses on transcendentalism, attaining spiritual or moral enlightenment, and the balance and order of the universe. African-American painter Joe Light Joe Light on his front porch outside of Memphis, Tennessee
#20 Monique Watteau
Alika Lindbergh (born Monique Dubois , 23 December 1929), commonly known by her former name Monique Watteau , is a Belgian fantasy fiction writer and artist. Monique Watteau Born Monique Dubois ( 1929-12-23 ) 23 December 1929 (age 92) Liège , Belgium Nationality Belgian Other names Alika Watteau
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
#2 Bildmuseet
Bildmuseet ( English: Museum of Visual Arts ) is a contemporary art museum in Umeå , northern Sweden . Contemporary art museum in Sweden Bildmuseet Bildmuseet at Umeå Arts Campus General information Architectural style Neomodern Location Umeå Arts Campus Town or city Umeå Country Sweden Opened 1981
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 Glass (MOG) is a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass . [2] Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, impl
Joyce Olga Evans OAM , B.A., Dip. Soc. Stud. (21 December 1929 – 20 April 2019) [1] was an Australian photographer active as an amateur from the 1950s and professional photographic artist from the 1980s, director of the Church Street Photography Centre in Melbourne (1976–1982), art curator and colle
#6 Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel ( CDN ) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt 's paintings and drawings . It is a part of Swiss National Library , just like Swiss Literary Archives , which has a close cooperation with CDN. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2019 ) Cent
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas , along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In the 1970s, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District . [1] The new building was designed by Edwa
Japan Society is a non-profit organization formed in 1907 to promote friendly relations between the United States and Japan . Its headquarters was designed by Junzo Yoshimura and opened in 1971 at 333 East 47th Street near the United Nations . [5] With a focus on promoting "arts and culture, public
#9 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a museum of American art in Bentonville, Arkansas . The museum, founded by Alice Walton and designed by Moshe Safdie , officially opened on 11 November 2011. It offers free public admission. Art museum in Bentonville, Arkansas Crystal Bridges Museum of Ameri
#10 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]
#11 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts , which houses significant examples of European , Asian , and American art . Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. It was founded by Isabella Stewart Gardner , whose will called for
#12 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
#13 Ronchini Gallery
Ronchini Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Lorenzo Ronchini in Umbria , Italy , in 1992. The gallery's first exhibition was a solo show of Italian Neo-Futurist artist Marco Lodola. Other artists exhibited at the gallery included Mario Schifano , Alighiero Boetti , Piero Gilardi , Paol
#14 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
#15 Smolin Gallery
The Smolin Gallery was an avant-garde art venue and gallery on 57th Street in New York City , [1] at its peak in the 1960s. It was known for its involvement with installation art , performance art and experimental art, and was best known for the Allan Kaprow assemblage performance of September 11–12
#16 Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora ( MoAD ) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco , California . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora , one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis
#17 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
945 Madison Avenue , also known as the Breuer Building , is a museum building in the Upper East Side of Manhattan , New York City. The Marcel Breuer -designed structure was built from 1964 to 1966 as the third home for the Whitney Museum of American Art . The Whitney moved out in 2014, after nearly
#19 Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias
The Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias ( Spanish : Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias ) is a museum in Oviedo , Asturias , Spain . It is situated within three buildings: the Palacio de Velarde , the House of Oviedo-Portal, and the House of Solís-Carbajal. The museum was conceived on 13 June 1844, by Roy
#20 Tate St Ives
Tate St Ives is an art gallery in St Ives , Cornwall , England, exhibiting work by modern British artists with links to the St Ives area. The Tate also took over management of another museum in the town, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden , in 1980. Modern art gallery in St Ives, Cornw
The Gardener , also known as Portrait of a Young Peasant or Provençal Peasant , is an oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh , dated September 1889 and kept in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome . [2] The Gardener (Portrait of a Young Peasant) Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1889 [1] Type O
The Lace Maker (1662) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Caspar Netscher . It is an example of a Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the Wallace Collection . Painting by Caspar Netscher The Lace Maker Artist Caspar Netscher Year 1662 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions 33 cm
#3 Digital DNA
Digital DNA is a public art project commissioned by the Palo Alto Public Arts Commission for Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto, California . It was created by Adriana Varella and Nilton Maltz and installed in 2005. Digital DNA addresses complicated themes of technology and public space in Silicon V
#4 Cybo Chapel (Santa Maria del Popolo)
The Cybo or Saint Lawrence Chapel ( Italian : Cappella Cybo or Cappella di San Lorenzo ) is the second side chapel in the right-hand aisle of the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome . For the beauty of its paintings, the preciousness of marble revetments covering its walls and the importance
#5 Dai Gohonzon
The Dai Gohonzon of the High Sanctuary of the Essential Teachings , commonly known as the Dai Gohonzon (Japanese: 大 御 本 尊 The Supreme (Great) Gohonzon or Honmon—Kaidan—no—Dai—Gohonzon , Japanese: 本 門 戒 壇 の 大 御 本 尊) is a venerated Mandala image inscribed with both Sanskrit and Chinese logographs on a
#6 Abhakara Kiartivongse monument, Pattaya
Abhakara Kiartivongse monument — Bronze statue of Admiral of the Royal Thai Navy Abhakara Kiartivongse - Prince of Chumphon, mounted on a stone pedestal on the high natural Pratumnak hill in Pattaya , 98 meters above sea level. [1] Monument in Pattaya, Thailand This article has multiple issues. Plea
Captain on the Helm , also known as Captain at the Helm , [1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Michael Martino, installed at Chicago 's Navy Pier , in the U.S. state of Illinois . [2] The statue was donated by the Chicago Lodge of Shipmasters International and dedicated on May 19, 2000. A plaque re
#8 Lady Lilith
Lady Lilith is an oil painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti first painted in 1866–1868 using his mistress Fanny Cornforth as the model, then altered in 1872–73 to show the face of Alexa Wilding . [1] The subject is Lilith , who was, according to ancient Judaic myth, "the first wife of Adam " and is ass
#9 Statue of George Washington (Indianapolis)
George Washington (alternately titled George Washington as Master Mason ) is a public artwork by American sculptor Donald De Lue , located on the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse , in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. The bronze statue of George Washington that occupies the Indiana Statehouse
The Massacre at Chios ( French : Scène des massacres de Scio ) is the second major oil painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix . [A] The work is more than four meters tall, and shows some of the horror of the wartime destruction visited on the Island of Chios in the Chios massacre . A frieze
#11 List of works by Thomas Eakins
This is a list of professionally authenticated paintings, drawings, and sculptures by Thomas Eakins (1844–1916). As there is no catalogue raisonné of Eakins' works, [1] this is an aggregation of existing published catalogs. Photograph of Thomas Eakins c. 1882
Arch of Nero is an 1846 oil on canvas painting by Thomas Cole. It was on display at The Newark Museum of Art , but, as of July 2, 2021, is on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art . [1] The painting was sold on May 19, 2021, for $998,000 plus fees at a Sotheby auction, to a private foundation op
#13 List of most expensive paintings
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The current record price is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017. [1] [2] Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ( c. 1500) is the most ex
The Galerie des Batailles ( French: [galʁi de bataj] ; English: "Gallery of Battles" ) is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles , joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine . 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epi
The Wave (French: La Vague ) is an 1888 painting by Paul Gauguin . It was purchased by David Rockefeller , an American banking executive, in 1966. [1] [2] La Vague Artist Paul Gauguin Year 1888 It was owned by the Paris-based American writer Alden Brooks by 1934, and later gifted to Filippa Brooks V
#16 Assumption of the Virgin (Titian)
The Assumption of the Virgin or Frari Assumption , popularly known as the Assunta , [1] is a large altarpiece panel painting in oils by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian , painted in 1515–1518. It remains in the position it was designed for, on the high altar of the Basilica di Santa Maria Glori
Many valuable paintings have been stolen . The paintings listed are from masters of Western art which are valued in millions of U.S. dollars . See also: List of most expensive paintings
#18 Boy on the Rocks
Boy On The Rocks (French: Garçon sur les rochers ) is a painting by Henri Rousseau . It was created sometime between 1895 and 1897. The painting was purchased by art collector Chester Dale in 1927 and was subsequently bequeathed to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 1963. [1] Paintin
Ivan Lovrenović (18 April 1943) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina publicist, writer, historian, essayist, and editor. Bosnia and Herzegovina journalist, writer, historian, essayist, editor (born 1943) Ivan Lovrenović Born 18 April 1943 Zagreb, Croatia Nationality Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma mater Univer
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
Paul Hayes Tucker (born 1950) is an American art historian , professor, curator, and author. His specialties include Claude Monet [1] and impressionism . American art historian Paul Hayes Tucker Born 1950 (age 71 – 72) New York City Occupation Art historian , professor, curator, author Spouse Magg
Andrew George Lehmann (17 February 1922 – 9 July 2006) was a literary critic , academic , and seminal author and essayist in French Symbolism , and the intellectual history of European Romanticism . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2015 )
#5 Andréi Nakov
Andréi Borisov Nakov ( Bulgarian : Андрей Борисов Наков ; 13 November 1941 – 19 May 2022) [1] was a Bulgarian-born French art historian engaged principally in research on Russian non-objective art , Cubo-futurism , Dada , and Constructivism , where his work as a precursor in these areas gained him a
#6 Hugh Honour
Hugh Honour FRSL (26 September 1927 – 19 May 2016) was a British art historian , known for his writing partnership with John Fleming . Their A World History of Art (a.k.a. The Visual Arts: A History ), is now in its seventh edition and Honour's Chinoiserie: The Vision of Cathay (1961) first set the
#7 Simon Schama
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRSL ( / ˈ ʃ ɑː m ə / ; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian specialising in art history , Dutch history , Jewish history , and French history . [1] He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University , New York. [2] British histo
Paul Schultze-Naumburg (10 June 1869 – 19 May 1949) was a German traditionalist architect, painter, publicist and author. A leading critic of modern architecture , he joined the NSDAP in 1930 (aged 61) and became an important advocate of Nazi architecture . German architect (1869–1949) Paul Schultze
Robert Esmond George (20 April 1888 – 1959) was an Australian theatre actor and director, but mostly remembered as a watercolor artist and art critic. His wife, professionally known as Elizabeth George, was a well-known journalist.
#10 Jan Fontein
Jan Fontein (22 May 1927 – 19 May 2017) was a Dutch art historian and former museum director. From 1966 to 1992 he served as curator of Asiatic art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . Fontein was its director from 1975 to 1987.
Maurice Edmond Karl de Rothschild (19 May 1881 – 4 September 1957) was a French art collector, vineyard owner, financier and politician. He was born into the Rothschild banking family of France . French art collector, vineyard owner, financier and politician Maurice de Rothschild Rothschild in 1914
#12 Judith Hoffberg
Judith Hoffberg (May 19, 1934 – January 16, 2009) [1] was a librarian, archivist, lecturer, a curator and art writer, and editor and publisher of Umbrella , a newsletter on artist's books , mail art, and Fluxus art. American art curator Judith Ann Hoffberg Born ( 1934-05-19 ) May 19, 1934 Died Janua
#13 Max Herz
Max Herz (born as Herz Miksa ( Ottlaka , Hungary (today Grăniceri , Romania ), 19 May 1856 – Zurich , Switzerland , 5 May 1919) Hungarian architect, conservator, museum director and architectural historian, active in Egypt . Hungarian architect (1856–1919) For the German businessman, see Max Herz (b
Mărgărita Miller-Verghy ( Romanian pronunciation: [mərɡəˈrita ˈmiler ˈverɡi] ; first name also Margareta , surname also Miller-Verghi , Miller-Vergy ; full name also Marg. M-V. ; January 1, 1865 – December 31, 1953) was a Romanian socialite and author, also known as a schoolteacher, journalist, cr
#15 Carolyn Burke
Carolyn Burke (born 1940) [1] is an Australian -born American translator , art critic , and author of four biographies. Her first was a life of the English poet Mina Loy , was published in 1996 and reprinted in 2021. She has also written books about the American photographer Lee Miller , the French
Georges Lafenestre (5 May 1837, Orléans - 19 May 1919, Bourg-la-Reine ) was a French poet, art critic and art historian . French poet, art critic and art historian This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline
#17 Horace Finaly
Horace Finaly (30 May 1871, Budapest – 19 May 1945, New York City) French banker, was director general of the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas ( Paribas ) between 1919 and 1937. It imposed its policy and philosophy of its business by the enormous power which had directed the bank. This article includ
Johan August Strindberg ( / ˈ s t r ɪ n ( d ) b ɜːr ɡ / , [1] Swedish: [ˈǒːɡɵst ˈstrɪ̂nːdbærj] ( listen ) ; 22 January 1849 – 14 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright , novelist , poet , essayist and painter . [2] [3] [4] A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindb
#19 Arthur G. Miller
Arthur G. Miller (born 19 May 1942) [1] is an American art historian , archaeologist and academic. A specialist in pre-Columbian art of Latin America and in particular of Mesoamerica , until his retirement in 2005 Miller was a distinguished faculty member and professor in Art History and Archaeology
Our Lady of Charity , also known as Our Lady of El Cobre , Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre or "la Vírgen de la Caridad", is a popular Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary known in many Catholic countries . Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre Queen and Patroness of Cuban peoples The present ima
#2 El Monumento de la Recordación
El Monumento de la Recordación (English: Monument of Remembrance ) is a memorial monument and monolith erected in San Juan , Puerto Rico that honors Puerto Ricans who have fallen in combat in service of the United States Armed Forces . [1] [2] [3] [4] The monument was unveiled on May 19, 1996 as a g
#3 Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans)
The Robert E. Lee Monument , formerly in New Orleans , Louisiana , is a historic statue dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee by noted American sculptor Alexander Doyle . It was removed (intact) by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017. Any future display is uncert
The Walk of Ideas was a set of six sculptures in central Berlin designed by Scholz & Friends [1] for the 2006 FIFA World Cup football event in Germany . The sculptures, part of a campaign called Welcome to Germany – the Land of Ideas , were put up between 10 March 2006 and 19 May 2006. The opening o
Grande tête mince is a bronze sculpture by Alberto Giacometti . The work was conceived in 1954 and cast the following year. Auctioned in 2010, Grande tête mince became one of the most valuable sculptures ever sold when it fetched $53.3 million. Grande tête mince English: Large thin head The sculptur
#6 Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine
The Bust of Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine is a half-length portrait of Saint Robert Bellarmine by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini . It was executed in the years 1621–1624, and unveiled in August 1624. It sits in the Chiesa del Gesù , Rome. [1] [2] It was commissioned by Pope Gregory XV and Car
#7 Bird Girl
Bird Girl is a sculpture made in 1936 by Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois . It was sculpted at Ragdale , her family's summer home, and achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 non-fiction novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil . Originally exhibited as Girl with
#8 Forest Idyl
Forest Idyl (sometimes spelled Forest Idyll , but originally titled "Idyl") is a bronze statue created in 1924 by Albin Polasek while he was head of the Sculpture Department at the Art Institute of Chicago . [1] There are several copies of three versions of the sculpture, the locations of which are
The Tan Kim Seng Fountain is a fountain in Singapore that was erected in 1882 in honor of notable philanthropist Tan Kim Seng for his donations for the Singapore’s first reservoir and waterworks. Tan Kim Seng Fountain The Tan Kim Seng Fountain Coordinates 1°17′27.9″N 103°51′15.2″E Location Esplanade
#10 Statue of Thomas Brackett Reed
Thomas Brackett Reed is a monumental statue located on the Western Promenade in Portland , Maine , United States. Dedicated in 1910, the statue was designed by sculptor Burr Churchill Miller and honors Thomas Brackett Reed , a politician from Maine who served for several years as the speaker of the
#11 Statue of John Sebastian Helmcken
The bronze sculpture of Canadian physician John Sebastian Helmcken was installed outside the Helmcken House , in Victoria, British Columbia , [1] in 2011. The statue was designed and created by artist Armando Barbon, and cost $180,000. [2] Statue in Victoria, British Columbia Statue of John Sebastia
#12 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
#13 Leningradin ja Turun ystävyyden patsas
The Statue of Friendship Between Leningrad and Turku ( Finnish Leningradin ja Turun ystävyyden patsas , Swedish Staty över vänskapen mellan Leningrad och Åbo ) is a statue located in Puolalanpuisto park in Turku , Finland . It was erected 1967-1968 and revealed on May 19, 1969. The statue was erecte
#14 Equestrian statue of José Martí (Central Park)
A statue of José Martí by Anna Hyatt Huntington is installed in Manhattan 's Central Park , in the U.S. state of New York . Equestrian statue in Central Park, Manhattan, New York, U.S. Equestrian statue of José Martí The statue in 2006 Artist Anna Hyatt Huntington Medium Bronze granite Subject José
#15 Latham Confederate Monument
The Latham Confederate Monument in Hopkinsville, Kentucky 's Riverside Cemetery, is a monument on the National Register of Historic Places . United States historic place Latham Confederate Monument U.S. National Register of Historic Places Show map of Kentucky Show map of the United States Location
#16 Man in a cube
Man in a cube is a contemporary sculpture created by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in 2017 for the exhibition Luther and the Avant-Garde marking the quincentenary of the Reformation . It has been on permanent display in the courtyard of Lutherhaus Eisenach since October 2020. [1] Man in a cube at the cou
#17 Statue of Honor
Statue of Honor ( Turkish : Onur Anıtı ), aka Atatürk Monument , is a monument situated at Atatürk Park in İlkadım district of Samsun , Turkey dedicated to the landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Samsun initiating what is later termed the Turkish War of Independence . The monument became a landmark
#18 Statue of Bobby Moore, Wembley
The Bobby Moore statue is a bronze sculpture of the former West Ham and England footballer Bobby Moore , situated directly outside England's national stadium, Wembley Stadium , in Wembley Park , north-west London. It commemorates the life of Moore, who captained the only England side ever to win the
#19 Hachikō
Hachikō ( ハチ公 , 10 November 1923 – 8 March 1935) was a Japanese Akita dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, Hidesaburō Ueno , for whom he continued to wait for over nine years following Ueno's death. [2] Akita Inu dog known for its loyalty (1923–1935) For the JR East line connectin
#20 National Ascension Monument
The National Ascension Monument ( Turkish : Ulusal Yükseliş Anıtı ) is an Atatürk monument by Hüseyin Gezer created in 1964 and located in Antalya , Turkey . It has been described as one of Turkey's most meaningful monuments. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external l