langs: 2 мая [ru] / may 2 [en] / 2. mai [de] / 2 mai [fr] / 2 maggio [it] / 2 de mayo [es]
days: april 29 / april 30 / may 1 / may 2 / may 3 / may 4 / may 5
Frank Jirouch (March 3, 1878 – May 2, 1970) was an American sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . [1] American sculptor Frank Jirouch Born ( 1878-03-03 ) March 3, 1878 Cleveland , Ohio, United States Died May 2, 1970 (1970-05-02) (age
#2 Jan Matulka
Jan Matulka (7 November 1890 – 25 June 1972) was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia . Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes , sometimes in the same day. He has directly influenced artists like Dorothy Dehner , Francis Criss , Burgoyne Diller , I. Rice P
Florence Emily Carlyle (September 24, 1864 – May 2, 1923) was a Canadian figure and portrait painter , known especially for her handling of light and fabric. [1] Her work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada . [2] Florence Carlyle Florence Carlyle, c. 1890. Born 1864
#4 Willem Adams
Willem Adams (born 23 February 1937, Meerveldhoven - died 5 January 2022, Eindhoven ) is a Dutch painter. His work can be found in the Museum Kempenland [1] and Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven , the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in Amsterdam, the Museum Het Valkhof in Nijmegen , and the Noordbrabants Museu
#5 Lucile Swan
Lucile Swan (May 10, 1887 – May 2, 1965) was an American sculptor and artist . [1] American sculptor This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2022 )
Narcissa Niblack Thorne (May 2, 1882 – June 25, 1966) was an American artist known for her extremely detailed miniature rooms. Her works depict historical interiors from Europe, Asia and North America from the late 13th to the early 20th century. The Thorne rooms are honored with dedicated exhibits
#7 Georges Kars
Georges Kars ( Georges Karpeles or Georg Karpeles - Jiří Karpeles ) (2 May 1880, [1] [2] other sources 1882 [3] – 5 February 1945 [4] ) was a Czech painter known for his landscapes and nude paintings. Czech painter This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . (
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
#9 Alexi Worth
Alexi Worth (born 1964, New York, NY) is a painter, curator, art critic, and writer who is known for his conceptually rich and visually graphic works that address modern life and artmaking. He is currently represented by DC Moore Gallery, New York. [1] American painter Alexi Worth Born Alexi Worth (
#10 Gladstone Eyre
Gladstone Eyre (11 June 1862 – 2 May 1933) was an Australian portrait artist and landscape painter around Sydney , New South Wales and Launceston, Tasmania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] Australian artist Gladstone Eyre Born William James Gladstone Eyre ( 1862-06-11 ) 11 June 1862 Me
#11 Hans 't Mannetje
Johan George (Hans) 't Mannetje ( Hillegom , 9 September 1944 – 2 May 2016) was a Dutch sculptor, mostly known for his gable stones . Dutch sculptor Sphinxes at the entrance of the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam (2007) Gable stone in Leeuwarden (2014) He studied for several years at the Rijksacademie van
#12 Ivan Aivazovsky
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( Russian: Иван Константинович Айвазовский ; 29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art . Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian , [lower-alpha 1] he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea
#13 Dwinell Grant
Clarence Dwinell Grant (1912, Springfield, Ohio - 1991, Doylestown, Pennsylvania ) was an American visual artist known for his pioneering contributions to the field of art film. American artist Dwinell Grant Born Clarence Dwinell Grant 1912 Springfield, Ohio Died May 2, 1991 Doylestown, Pennsylvania
#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 Chaz Guest
Chaz Guest (born May 2, 1961 [1] in Niagara Falls, New York [2] ) is an American artist who works in the mediums of painting and sculpting. He is described by the Huffington Post as "an American artist of profound inventiveness." [3] American painter and sculptor (born 1961) Chaz Guest Chaz Guest in
#16 Fletcher Benton
Fletcher C. Benton (February 25, 1931 – June 26, 2019) was an American sculptor and painter from San Francisco, California . [1] Benton was widely known for his kinetic art as well as his large-scale steel abstract geometric sculptures. American sculptor and painter (1931–2019) Fletcher Benton Born
#17 Mario Beltrami
Mario Beltrami (2 May 1902 – 1987) was an Italian painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . [1] Italian painter Mario Beltrami Born ( 1902-05-02 ) 2 May 1902 Casalmaggiore , Italy Died 1987 (aged 84 – 85) Motteggiana, Italy Nationality I
#18 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
Alfred Swieykowski (1869 – 1953) was a French painter of Russo-Polish descent. He studied under Fernand Cormon and Paulin Bertrand in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais (1894 – 1921), receiving an award in 1896 and another for the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. He becam
William Brown Cooper (1811–1900) was an American portrait painter from the state of Tennessee . American painter William Brown Cooper Born 1811 Smith County, Tennessee Died 1900 Chattanooga, Tennessee Nationality American Education National Academy Museum and School Occupation Painter Relatives Wash
#1 Albin Polasek House and Studio
The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens or The Polasek is a historic site in Winter Park , Florida, United States. It is located at 633 Osceola Avenue on three acres overlooking Lake Osceola. On May 2, 2000, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places . United States historic
The Velaslavasay Panorama is an exhibition hall, theatre and gardens in Los Angeles , California, featuring the only painted, 360-degree panorama created in the United States since the nineteenth century. [1] [2] [3] The Velaslavasay Panorama was originally established by artist Sara Velas in 2000 a
#3 Azerbaijan State Art Gallery
Azerbaijan State Art Gallery is an organization for preservation and restoration of Azerbaijan's cultural heritage. Art museum Azerbaijan State Art Gallery Azərbaycan Dövlət Rəsm Qalereyası Established 1972 Location Baku , Azerbaijan Director Galib Gasimov Website http://azgallery.az
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
#5 303 Gallery
303 Gallery is an art gallery in Manhattan , New York. It was established in 1984 by owner and director Lisa Spellman, described by art critic Jerry Saltz as "one of the greatest New York gallerists of our time". [1] The gallery hosts contemporary works by contemporary American artists, including fi
#6 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
Brummels Gallery in South Yarra, Melbourne , Australia, was a commercial gallery established by David Yencken in 1956 to exhibit contemporary Modernist Australian painting, sculpture and prints, but after a period of dormancy became best known in the 1970s, under the directorship of Rennie Ellis, as
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is located in New London, Connecticut and was founded in 1926 by Lyman Allyn's daughter Harriet Upson Allyn. [1] Its collection includes European and non-Western art as well as American fine and decorative art, 17th-century European works on paper, 19th-century American pa
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]
The Galerie Barbazanges was an art gallery in Paris that exhibited contemporary art between 1911 and 1928. The building was owned by a wealthy fashion designer, Paul Poiret , and the gallery was used for Poiret's "Salon d'Antin" exhibitions. The gallery showed the work of avant-garde artists such as
#11 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
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
#13 Revue virtuelle
Revue virtuelle (1992–1996) was an exhibition project for early new media , virtual art technologies, computer graphics , virtual reality , hypermedia and digital art projects that was housed in the Musée National d'Art Moderne , Centre Pompidou from1992 to 1996. [1] This article has multiple issues
#14 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
#15 Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art is an art museum in Denver , Colorado , United States . The museum houses three principal collections and includes the original studio and art school building of artist Vance Kirkland (1904–1981). Kirkland Museum relocated to a new building at 1201 Bannock St
Peter Bray Gallery (a commercial gallery) was established as Stanley Coe Gallery in 1949 before being renamed in 1951, after a change of management. Situated at 435 Bourke Street, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia, it closed in 1957. [1] Many of the major names in mid-century Australian contemporary
#17 Grey Art Gallery
The Grey Art Gallery is New York University ’s fine art museum, located on historic Washington Square Park , in New York City's Greenwich Village . As a university art museum, the Grey Art Gallery functions to collect, preserve, study, document, interpret, and exhibit the evidence of human culture.
#18 Liang Yi Museum
Liang Yi Museum ( Chinese : 兩依藏博物館 ) is a private museum of design, craftsmanship and heritage, located in Sheung Wan , Hong Kong Island , Hong Kong . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template mes
#19 Hasted Kraeutler
Hasted Hunt was a contemporary art gallery located in Chelsea, New York City at 537 West 24th Street. The gallery was founded in 2005 by founding partner Sarah Hasted and W.M. Hunt. Hasted Hunt Gallery represented emerging and established artists from around the world. The addition of two painters a
#20 International Museum of Art
The International Museum of Art is a museum in El Paso, Texas housed in a historic residence designed by Henry C. Trost . The home was the W.W. Turney residence built for state legislator, lawyer, and rancher William Ward Turney in 1908. [1] The International Museum of Art shares history with the El
An outdoor 1936–1937 statue of Francis P. Duffy by Charles Keck is installed at Duffy Square , in Manhattan's Times Square , in the U.S. state of New York. [1] The statue, which was dedicated on May 2, 1937, and has the title Father Francis P. Duffy , [2] earned Keck a Grand Lodge Medal for Distingu
#2 Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Baltimore)
The Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument was a monument in Baltimore , Maryland , installed in 1903 and removed in 2017. [1] Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument The monument defaced with red paint in August 2017 Artist Frederick Ruckstull Year 1902
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
#4 Le goûter
Le Goûter , also known as Tea Time ( Tea-Time ), and Femme à la Cuillère ( Woman with a teaspoon ) is an oil painting created in 1911 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). It was exhibited in Paris at the Salon d'Automne of 1911, and the Salon de la Section d'Or , 1912. [1] O
L'Arlésienne , L'Arlésienne : Madame Ginoux , or Portrait of Madame Ginoux is the title given to a group of six similar paintings by Vincent van Gogh , painted in Arles , November 1888 (or later), and in Saint-Rémy , February 1890. L'Arlésienne ( French pronunciation: [laʁlezjɛn] ) means liter
Milwaukee is a public artwork by Cleveland , Ohio artist George Mossman Greenamyer (b. 1939), located at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee ; Golda Meir Library , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , United States of America . Milwaukee (Sculpture) Artist George Mossman Greenamyer Year 1989 ( 1989 ) Dimensi
A Harlot's Progress (also known as The Harlot's Progress ) is a series of six paintings (1731, now destroyed) [1] and engravings (1732) [2] by the English artist William Hogarth . The series shows the story of a young woman, M. (Moll or Mary) Hackabout, who arrives in London from the country and bec
#8 La Bella
La Bella is a portrait of a woman by Titian in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence . The painting shows the subject with the ideal proportions for Renaissance women. [1] In parallel the stringent composition corresponds to Titian's real portraits. The work can be dated by a letter about “that portrait of
Lapidarium , also known as Skeletal Horses , is a traveling public sculpture exhibition by Mexican artist Gustavo Aceves . The installation, which addresses immigration, was installed in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during May 2–10, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of W
#10 The Conversion of Saint Paul (Rubens, Berlin)
The Conversion of Saint Paul is a 1620s painting by Peter Paul Rubens , now missing or lost. It showed the conversion of Paul the Apostle . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2015 ) The Conversion of Saint Paul by Rubens
#11 Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust ( French : Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur ) is a 1932 painting by Pablo Picasso , featuring his mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter . Painting by Pablo Picasso Nude, Green Leaves and Bust French: Nu au Plateau de Sculpteur Artist Pablo Picasso Year 1932 ( 1932 ) Medium Oil on can
#12 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
A Boyar Wedding Feast [nb 1] was painted in 1883 by Russian artist Konstantin Makovsky (1839–1915). [nb 2] The painting shows a toast at a wedding feast following a boyar marriage, where the bride and the groom are expected to kiss each other. The bride looks sad and reluctant, while the elderly att
#14 The Death of Leonardo da Vinci
The Death of Leonardo da Vinci or Francis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci is an 1818 painting by the French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres , showing the painter Leonardo da Vinci dying, with Francis I of France holding his head. It was commissioned by the Pierre Louis Jean Cas
#15 The Scream
The Scream is a composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images of art, seen as symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition . Munch's work, including The Scream , would go on to have a formative influence on
#16 Portrait of Petronella Buys
Portrait of Petronella Buys (1610–1670) is a 1635 portrait painting painted by Rembrandt . It shows a young woman with a very large and impressive millstone collar . It is in a private collection. [1] Portrait of Petronella Buys Portrait of Petronella Buys (1605–1670) Year 1635 Medium oil paint , oa
The Third of May 1808 (also known as El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid or Los fusilamientos de la montaña del Príncipe Pío , [3] or Los fusilamientos del tres de mayo [1] ) is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya , now in the Museo del Prado , Madrid. In the work, Goya
Maidenhair is a 1974 painting by the American artist Andrew Wyeth . It depicts a young bride-to-be sitting alone in the Old German Meeting House in Waldoboro, Maine . Painting by Andrew Wyeth Maidenhair Artist Andrew Wyeth Year 1974 Type Tempera on panel Dimensions 73.7 cm × 58.4 cm (29.0 in
#19 Bedroom at Arles
Bedroom at Arles is a 1992 oil and Magna on canvas painting by Roy Lichtenstein based on the Bedroom in Arles series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh . He painted it in July 1992. [1] It is the only quotation of another painting that Lichtenstein did of an interior. It is located on the Fitzhugh Far
#20 The Jack Pine
The Jack Pine is a well-known oil painting by Canadian artist Tom Thomson . A representation of the most broadly distributed pine species in Canada, [1] it is considered an iconic image of the country's landscape, [2] [3] and is one of the country's most widely recognized and reproduced artworks. Pa
William "Willy" Mostyn-Owen (10 May 1929 – 2 May 2011) was a British art historian . He worked for some years with the art expert Bernard Berenson , and was his bibliographer . He was connected with the auctioneers Christie's for 30 years. [1] British art historian Not to be confused with William Mo
Michel Pastor (1944 – 2 February 2014) was an heir, businessman and art collector from Monaco . Businessman and art collector Michel Pastor Born 1944 Monaco Died 2 February 2014 (2014-02-02) (aged 69–70) Monaco Occupation Businessman, art collector Spouse 2, including Catherine Pastor Children 5 P
Gerard Baldwin Brown , FBA (31 October 1849 – 12 July 1932) was a British art historian . British art historian
Ichimatsu Tanaka ( 田中一松 , Tanaka Ichimatsu , 12.23.1895-4.19.1983) was a prominent Japanese academic , an art historian , curator , editor , and sometime public servant who specialized in the history of Japanese art . He was born in Tsuruoka City , Yamagata Prefecture ( 山形県鶴岡市 ) . The Smithsonian In
Bernard Lamarche-Vadel (16 July 1949, Avallon . [1] – 2 May 2000, La Croixille in Mayenne) was a French writer, poet, art critic and collector. For other uses, see Lamarche .
Géza Fodor (2 May 1943 – 7 October 2008) was a Hungarian art and literary critic , philosopher , and dramaturge . He was one of the founding members of the Katona József Theater in Budapest. He worked at the Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences between 1967 and 1973 and at th
#7 William Beckford (novelist)
William Thomas Beckford (29 September 1760 – 2 May 1844) was an English novelist , art collector, patron of decorative art, critic, travel writer, plantation owner and for some time politician . [1] He was reputed at one stage to be England's richest commoner . The son of William Beckford and Maria
Germain René Michel Bazin (24 September 1901 – 2 May 1990) was a French art historian, curator at the Louvre Museum from 1951 to 1965. [1] French art historian This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (July 2016) Click [show] for important translat
William Lukens Elkins (May 2, 1832 – November 7, 1903) was an American businessman and art collector. He began his working career as a grocer in Philadelphia and became a business tycoon with financial interests in oil, natural gas and transportation. He was one of the first to convert oil to gasoli
#10 Charles (Léoffroy) de Saint-Yves
Charles Léoffroy de Saint-Yves (7 October 1717 – 2 February 1804) was an art critic and collector in Paris. Self portrait, circa 1750, Private coll.
#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 Harry Bakwin
Harry Bakwin (November 19, 1894 – December 25, 1973) was a New York pediatrician , and also a Professor of Pediatrics at New York University . [1] American pediatrician Harry Bakwin Born November 19, 1894 Died December 25, 1973 (age 79) Nationality American Alma mater Columbia University College o
#13 Maria Gough
Maria Elizabeth Gough is an art historian and Actor. She serves as Joseph Pulitzer, Jr. Professor of Modern Art at Harvard University. Her research focuses on early twentieth-century European art, particularly the Russian avant-gardes , Weimar , and French modernism . Art historian Maria Gough Title
#14 Tériade
Tériade is the pen name of Stratis (or Efstratios) Eleftheriades ( Greek : Στρατής Ελευθεριάδης ; 2 May 1897 – 23 October 1983), a native of Mytilene who went to Paris in 1915 at the age of eighteen to study law, but who instead became an art critic, patron, and, most significantly, a publisher. [1]
#15 Timothy Potts
Dr. Timothy Potts is an Australian art historian , archaeologist , and museum director . He became the director of the J. Paul Getty Museum on 1 September 2012. [1] Dr. Timothy Potts Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum Incumbent Assumed office 1 September 2012 Preceded by James Cuno (acting) Direct
William Reinhold Valentiner (May 2, 1880 – September 6, 1958) was a German-American art historian , art critic and museum administrator. He was educated and trained in Europe, first working at the Mauritshuis in The Hague and at museums in Berlin . In 1907 he moved to the United States to become the
#17 Pál Kelemen
Pál Kelemen (24 April 1894 – 15 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American archaeologist, art historian, and international art lecturer who contributed to the research of Pre-Columbian art . Kelemen was one of the first to recognize the importance of medieval Spanish colonial artwork of the Americas. [
Lotte Brand Philip (May 27, 1910 – May 2, 1986) was a German art historian , professor and expert on Netherlandish art , one of the most notable and incisive experts on 14th- and 15th-century art to have studied under Erwin Panofsky . Born a Christian of Jewish descent, she resisted state intimidati
Atanazy Raczyński ( German : Athanasius Raczynski ; 2 May 1788 – 21 August 1874) was a Polish count ( hrabia ) and diplomat in Prussian service. He was a noted art critic and built a notable collection of paintings during his long stays in major European metropolises. [1] This article may be expande
#20 Huw Lewis-Jones
Huw Lewis-Jones (born 2 May 1980) is a British historian, editor, broadcaster and art director . Formerly a historian and Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute , University of Cambridge , Lewis-Jones left Cambridge in June 2010 to pursue book and broadcasting projects. He is the Edito
#1 Al pueblo del dos de mayo de 1808
A los héroes del dos de mayo or Al pueblo del dos de mayo de 1808 is an instance of public art in Madrid , Spain. A sculptural work by Aniceto Marinas , the monument is an homage to the role of the Madrilenian people during the 1808 Dos de mayo uprising . Al pueblo del dos de mayo de 1808 Coordinate
#2 First World War Honour Board, Lands Administration Building
The First World War Honour Board is a heritage-listed memorial at the Lands Administration Building , 142 George Street , Brisbane City , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Alexander Robertson McKellar and built in 1917 by George Varley Boyce. It was added to the Queenslan
The Riace bronzes ( Italian : Bronzi di Riace , [ˈbrondzi di riˈaːtʃe] ), also called the Riace Warriors , are two full-size Greek bronzes of naked bearded warriors, cast about 460 – 450 BC [1] that were found in the sea in 1972 near Riace , Calabria , in southern Italy. The bronzes are now in the M
#4 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
#5 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
#6 Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located in Hanover Square in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan , New York City . It commemorates the Commonwealth victims of the September 11, 2001 , attack on the World Trade Center . It was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on July 6, 2
The Fontaine de Léda , also sometimes referred to as the Fontaine du Regard , is a Parisian sculptural wall fountain built in 1806 – 1808 during the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte . The fountain depicts the legend of Leda and the Swan , with a central bas-relief panel by Achille Valois . It was origina
#8 List of tallest statues in the Philippines
This list of tallest statues in the Philippines includes free-standing, completed statues in the Philippines that are at least 5 meters (16 feet) tall. The height of these statues are measured from the top of its base/pedestal up to its maximum height (including monuments with spires or obelisks). T
#9 Confederate Monument in Louisville
The Confederate Monument in Louisville is a 70-foot-tall monument formerly adjacent to and surrounded by the University of Louisville Belknap Campus in Louisville, Kentucky , United States. Relocation of the monument to Brandenburg, Kentucky , along the town's riverfront began November 2016, and was
#10 Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain
The Butt–Millet Memorial Fountain is a memorial fountain in President's Park in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. Dedicated in October 1913, it commemorates the deaths of Archibald Butt (the military aide to President William Howard Taft ) and Francis Davis Millet (a journalist and painter, a
#11 Civil War Memorial (Sycamore, Illinois)
The Civil War Memorial , in the DeKalb County county seat of Sycamore , Illinois , United States, is located in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse on a public square. The memorial was erected in 1896 and dedicated in 1897. The structure is a memorial to the thousands of DeKalb County residents wh
#12 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C. , dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt , the 32nd President of the United States , and to the era he represents. The memorial is the second of two that have been constructed in Washington to commemor
The Erskine Memorial Fountain is a public fountain in Grant Park of Atlanta , Georgia , United States . Designed by J. Massey Rhind in honor of John Erskine , it was the first public fountain in Atlanta. The fountain was built in 1896 and moved to its current location in 1912. Fountain in Grant Park
#14 Statue of George Canning, Parliament Square
The statue of George Canning in Parliament Square , Westminster , London , is an 1832 work by Sir Richard Westmacott . Sculpture by Richard Westmacott in London This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( October 2020 ) Statue of Ge
The Santo Bambino of Aracoeli ("Holy Child of Aracoeli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracoeli ("Child Jesus of Aracoeli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli , depicting the Child Jesus [1] swadd
#16 Statue of Equality (Ramanuja)
The Statue of Equality , also referred to as the Ramanuja statue , is a statue of the 11th-century vaishnavaite Ramanuja , located on the premises of the Chinna Jeeyar Trust at Muchintal , Ranga Reddy district in the outskirts of Hyderabad . [2] It is the second tallest sitting statue in the world.
#17 Tomb of Antipope John XXIII
The Tomb of Antipope John XXIII is the marble -and-bronze tomb monument of Antipope John XXIII (Baldassare Cossa, c. 1360–1419), created by Donatello and Michelozzo for the Florence Baptistry adjacent to the Duomo . It was commissioned by the executors of Cossa's will after his death on December 2
The Victory Column ( German : Siegessäule ( help · info ) , from Sieg ‘victory’ + Säule ‘column’) is a monument in Berlin , Germany. Designed by Heinrich Strack after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Second Schleswig War , by the time it was inaugurated on 2 September 1873, Prussia
#19 King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company 9/11 Memorial
The King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company 9/11 Memorial is a memorial in King of Prussia CDP, Pennsylvania , [1] that honors the lives lost in the September 11 attacks in 2001. The memorial is located adjacent to the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company station on Allendale Road across from the K
#20 Monument to the Battle of the Nations
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations ( German : Völkerschlachtdenkmal , sometimes shortened to Völki [1] or Schlachti [ citation needed ] ) is a monument in Leipzig , Germany , to the 1813 Battle of Leipzig , also known as the Battle of the Nations. Paid for mostly by donations and the city of