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#1 Christiana Mary Demain Hammond
Christiana Mary Demain Hammond (6 August 1860 – 11 May 1900) was an English painter and illustrator. She was a member of the Cranford School of illustration, and illustrated reissues of classic English texts from the 19th century. Her illustrations were frequently found in Cassell's Magazine , the
Henry Price (5 May 1819 – 12 December 1863) was a British musician and painter who specialized in landscape watercolors. After studying painting and violin in London, he went to New York, where he married Elisa Castello, a Colombian. In 1841, they moved to Bogotá, Colombia. In 1847, he co-founded th
Edward Wallowitch (May 5, 1932 – March 25, 1981) was an American art photographer who at age 17 had three prints in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the youngest photographer to be so honored, and who collaborated with Andy Warhol . He was active from the 1940s to the 1970s. E
#4 Néle Azevedo
Néle Azevedo (born 1950) is a Brazilian sculptor, visual artist and independent researcher. She is best known for her "Melting Men" installations. [1] [2] Néle Azevedo Born 1950 Santos Dumont , MG, Brazil Nationality Brazilian Education Art Institute of State University of São Paulo, Brazil (MA, Vis
The artist André Hambourg (5 May 1909 – 4 December 1999) was a French painter of romantic compositions of Venice , luminous seascapes, and beach scenes. French painter (1909–1999) A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. ( November 2021 )
Brian Kipping (May 5, 1953 – April 1, 2007) was a Canadian artist and blues musician. [1]
Mária Balážová (born 31 August 1956 in Trnava , Slovakia, former Czechoslovakia) is a contemporary Slovak artist. Her practise as an artist is usually associated with new geometry, post-geometry and postmodern. Mária Balážová Born ( 1956-08-31 ) 31 August 1956 (age 66) Trnava , Slovakia Nationalit
Robert Trewick Bone (24 September 1790 – 5 May 1840) was an English painter of sacred, classical and genre scenes. He was also an enamel painter . [1] English painter Robert Trewick Bone Born ( 1790-09-24 ) 24 September 1790 London Died 5 May 1840 (1840-05-05) (aged 49) Nationality English Occupat
#9 René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital
René le Brun, Comte de L'Hôpital (5 May 1877 – 1929) was an English artist. Grave, St Mary Magdalen, Mortlake English painter L'Hôpital was the son of 6th Duc de Viry. He studied at the Royal Academy in London. His best known works are the illustrations he did for the Encyclopædia Britannica Elevent
#10 Halfdan Egedius
Halfdan Egedius (May 5, 1877 – February 2, 1899) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. [1] [2] 19th century Norwegian painter and illustrator Halfdan Egedius in 1895
#11 Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle (April 6, 1878 – February 26, 1942) [1] was an American sculptor known for her energetic, small bronze sculptures depicting poor immigrants on New York's City's Lower East Side. As an artist, Eberle had strong beliefs and felt a need for artists to create politically and s
#12 Mamata Banerjee
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
#13 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 (
Philip F. Spaulding (1912–2005) was a well-known naval architect who lived and worked in Seattle , Washington. He played an immense role in shaping North America's ferries for more than half a century, and he also designed many yachts along the way. American naval architect This biography of a livin
José Antonio "Tony" Burciaga (1940 – October 7, 1996) was an American Chicano artist, poet, and writer who explored issues of Chicano identity and American society. [1] American poet José Antonio Burciaga Born 1940 El Paso , Texas Died ( 1996 -10-07 ) October 7, 1996 Occupation Muralist artist poet
#16 Francesco Nagar
Francesco Nagar (May 5, 1861 - ?) was an Italian painter and ceramist, who gravitated towards painting maiolica ceramics. Italian painter This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions
#17 Joseph Rivière
Joseph Rivière (5 April 1912 – 14 February 1961) was a French sculptor. His work is held in various public places in France. His best known work is the monument to the dead deminers of the Ballon d'Alsace . French sculptor Joseph Rivière Born ( 1912-05-05 ) 5 May 1912 Tours , Indre-et-Loire, France
#18 Charles Lutz
Charles Lutz was born outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1982. He studied Painting and Art History at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and Anatomy at Columbia University New York, NY. He received a BFA from the Pratt Institute College of Art in 2004. Lutz lives and works between Red Lion, PA
#19 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (baptized 23 March 1609 [1] – 5 May 1664) was an Italian Baroque painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school. He is best known now for his etchings , and as the inventor of the printmaking technique of monotyping . He was known as Il Grechetto in Italy a
Carlo Paolo Agazzi or Carlo Agazzi (May 5, 1870 – December 5, 1922) [1] was an Italian painter of landscapes and still lifes in oil and watercolors. He also made etchings. Italian painter
The Orlando Museum of Art (OMA) is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization directly serving greater Orlando, Orange County and Central Florida. The museum was founded in 1924 by a group of art enthusiasts. The museum's mission is to inspire creativity, passion and intellectual curiosity by connectin
#2 Art Gallery (University of Southern Maine)
The Art Gallery of the University of Southern Maine , Gorham campus, is located at 5 University Way, at the main campus entrance. The building in which it is located was built in 1822 as a non-denominational church building, and has also served as Gorham's town hall. It has been part of the campus s
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
Young At Art Museum ( YAA ) is an interactive art museum in Plantation , Florida , founded in 1987. Founded by Esther and Mindy Shrago, Young At Art traveled South Florida for two years as a Museum Without Walls, opening in 1989 in a 3,200 sq. ft. storefront in Plantation, Florida. Young At Art relo
Critical Line was a contemporary art exhibition center that opened 5 May 2006 in the St. Helens section of Tacoma , Washington. [1] [2] The 1,800-foot redesigned gallery space specialized in installation art , video , performance , sound art , photography , and time-based work, and was devised to "a
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
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 Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library , gallery , and museum in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , United States . It preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, artworks and artifacts, and digital collections related to local hi
Akita Museum of Art ( 秋田県立美術館 平野政吉コレクション , Akita Kenritsu Bijutsukan Hirano Masakichi Collection ) is an art museum in the city of Akita . Building in Akita Prefecture, Japan Akita Museum of Art 秋田県立美術館 平野政吉コレクション General information Address 1-4-2 Nakadori Town or city Akita , Akita Prefecture Count
#11 Archdiocesal Museum in Kraków
The Archdiocesan Museum in Krakow is a museum consisting of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła 's former residence in Krakow in houses no. 19–21 at Kanonicza Street . The museum was established in 1906 by Cardinal Jan Puzyna , but in its present form has existed since 1994. The official opening of the museum to
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
#13 Mill Grove
Mill Grove is a historic house and estate on Pawlings Road in Audubon, Pennsylvania . Built in the 1760s, it is notable as the first home in America of painter and naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851), for whom the community is named. The 130-acre (53 ha) estate is now maintained as a museum
The Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB) presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art in Bregenz , Vorarlberg ( Austria ). Contemporary art museum in Austria This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2011 ) Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunsthaus Bregenz Established 1990–1997 Locat
#15 National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers
The National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers (french: Musée national des Beaux-Arts d'Alger) is one of the largest art museums in Africa . Opened to the public since 5 May 1930, it is located in the Hamma district, next to the Hamma test garden. Not to be confused with Museum of Modern Art of Algiers
#16 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
#17 Bodley Gallery
The Bodley Gallery was an art gallery in New York City, from the late 1940s through the early 1980s. The Bodley specialized in contemporary and modern art . David Mann was director of the gallery during its heyday and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Braun (a.k.a. Georgie Duffee), were the owners.
#18 Führermuseum
The Führermuseum or Fuhrer-Museum ( English : Leader's Museum ), also referred to as the Linz art gallery , was an unrealized art museum within a cultural complex planned by Adolf Hitler for his hometown, the Austrian city of Linz , near his birthplace of Braunau . Its purpose was to display a selec
#19 Museion (Bozen)
The Museion (from the greek μουσείον, meaning the temple of the muses ) is the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bozen , in South Tyrol , Italy. [1] Facade of the Museion facing the Talfer River in Bozen It was founded in 1985. [2] Since 2006 it has been managed by the Museion Foundation, fou
#20 Oslo Museum
Oslo Museum ( Norwegian : Oslo museum ) is a museum dedicated to the history and culture of Oslo, Norway. The museum is headquartered at Frogner Manor in Frogner Park , together with two of its departments; Oslo City Museum and Theatre Museum. [1] [2] Oslo Museum Established 1 January 2006 Location
The Roulin Family is a group of portrait paintings Vincent van Gogh executed in Arles in 1888 and 1889 on Joseph, his wife Augustine and their three children: Armand, Camille and Marcelle. This series is unique in many ways. Although Van Gogh loved to paint portraits, it was difficult for financial
#2 Liberty Bell (Portland, Oregon)
Liberty Bell refers to one of two replicas in Portland, Oregon , United States, of the original Liberty Bell in Philadelphia . The first replica was purchased in 1962, and installed in the rotunda of City Hall in 1964. On November 21, 1970, it was destroyed in a bomb blast that also damaged the buil
Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas ( Water Lily Pond ; 1919) is one of the series of Water Lilies paintings by French impressionist artist Claude Monet . [1] [2] It is an oil on canvas painting measuring 300x100 cm. 1919 painting by Claude Monet Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas Artist Claude Monet Year 1919 Medium Oil on
#4 Conversion on the Way to Damascus
The Conversion on the Way to Damascus ( Conversione di San Paolo ) is a work by Caravaggio , painted in 1601 for the Cerasi Chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo , in Rome . Across the chapel is a second Caravaggio depicting the Crucifixion of Saint Peter . On the altar between the two is t
#5 Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)
Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) is a painting executed by artist Leonora Carrington and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] [2] [3] She began the painting in London in 1937 and completed it in Paris in 1938. [4] It is one of her most recognized works and has
Nymphs and Satyr ( French : Nymphes et un satyre ) is a painting , oil on canvas , created by artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1873. Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Nymphs and Satyr French: Nymphes et un satyre Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau Year 1873 ( 1873 ) Medium oil on canvas Di
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (also known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour ) [note 1] is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a 15th-century Byzantine icon with an alleged Marian apparition . The icon is believed to have originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and
Inexhaustible Chalice ( Russian : Неупиваемая чаша; also known in English as Inexaustible Cup or Non-intoxicating Chalice ) is a wonderworking icon of the Mother of God (Θεοτόκος ( Theotokos ) or Богородица (Bogoroditsa)) which revealed itself in Serpukhov , Russia in 1878. The icon is venerated in
#9 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
#10 Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird ( Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas ) is a 1940 painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo . Painting by Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Spanish: Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas Artist Frida Kahlo Year 1940 Medium [Oil
#11 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
#12 Portrait of George Dyer Talking
Portrait of George Dyer Talking is an oil painting by Francis Bacon executed in 1966. It is a portrait of his lover George Dyer made at the height of Bacon's creative power. It depicts Dyer sitting on a revolving office stool in a luridly coloured room. His body and face are contorted, and his legs
Francis Noel Clarke Mundy (15 August 1739 – 23 October 1815) was an English poet, landowner, magistrate and, in 1772, Sheriff of Derbyshire . His most noted poem was written to defend Needwood Forest which was enclosed at the beginning of the 19th century. Francis Noel Clarke Mundy c. 1762, by Josep
#14 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
#15 Lyrical motifs in postwar Leningrad painting (Saint Petersburg, 1995)
Retrospective Exhibition Lyrical motifs in postwar Leningrad painting ( Russian : Лирика в произведениях ленинградских художников военного поколения ) became one of the most notable event in the Saint Petersburg exhibition live of 1995. [1] The Exhibition took place in Nikolai Nekrasov Memorial Muse
#16 Paintings of Children (Van Gogh series)
Vincent van Gogh enjoyed making Paintings of Children. He once said that it's the only thing that "excites me to the depths of my soul, and which makes me feel the infinite more than anything else." Painting children, in particular represented rebirth and the infinite. Over his career Van Gogh did n
The Meadow is an 1875 painting by Alfred Sisley , now in section 88 (French Impressionist landscapes) in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. It shows a scene near Louveciennes [1] - Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted the same view of Louveciennes that year as Path Through Tall Herbs . [2] It is
#18 Les Alyscamps
Les Alyscamps (or ' L'Allée des Alyscamps' ) is a pair of paintings ("pendants") by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh . Painted in 1888 in Arles , France, it depicts autumnal scenes in the Alyscamps , an ancient Roman necropolis in Arles which is lined with poplars and stone sarcophagi. Painting by Vin
#19 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
Mermaid ( Danish : Havfrue) is a bronze sculpture designed by the Danish sculptor Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen , depicting a mermaid . The original bronze cast from 1921 is on display in the Danish National Gallery while another cast was installed at Christians Brygge outside the Royal Danish Library in
Andrea Graciela Giunta (born 5 May 1960) is an Argentine art historian, professor, researcher, and curator. Andrea Giunta Born Andrea Graciela Giunta ( 1960-05-05 ) 5 May 1960 (age 62) Buenos Aires , Argentina Alma mater University of Buenos Aires Occupation Historian, professor, curator Employe
David Darryl Galloway FRSA (born 5 May 1937 – 28 December 2019) was an American novelist, curator, journalist and academic. A graduate of Harvard University , he was the founding curator of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art , a longtime contributor to the International Herald Tribune , an emerit
Anuradha Vikram is an art critic , curator , author, and lecturer based in Los Angeles , California. She is the artistic director of 18th Street Arts Center , Santa Monica , and a senior lecturer at Otis College of Art and Design , Los Angeles. [1] She has contributed to numerous publications, and h
Raffaele Garrucci (22 January 1812 – 5 May 1885) was a historian of Christian art. He was born in Naples to a wealthy family, entered the Society of Jesus at the age of fifteen, and was professed on 19 March 1853. He devoted himself to the study of the Church Fathers , also to Pagan and Christian an
#5 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
Louis Viardot ( pronounced [lwi vjaʁ.do] ; 31 July 1800 in Dijon , France – 5 May 1883 in Paris, France) was a French writer, art historian, art critic, theatrical figure, and translator. As a translator, he mostly contributed to the development of Russian and Spanish literature in France. [1] H
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
#8 Arnold Shore
Arnold Joseph Victor Shore (5 May 1897, Windsor , – 22 May 1963, Melbourne ) was an Australian painter, teacher and critic. Twentieth-century Australian artist, teacher and art critic Arnold Shore in c.1940s. Photo : Castlemaine Art Museum
Jens Lauritz Opstad (5 May 1917 – 23 May 2003) was a Norwegian museum director and historian. He was born in Tune as a son of wholesaler Jens Lauritzen Opstad (1884–1963) and Laura Kristine Thune (1885–1921). He finished his secondary education in Sarpsborg in 1937 and at the University of Oslo he t
Armen Hakhnazarian ( Armenian : Արմեն Հախնազարյան , 5 May 1941, Tehran - 19 February 2009, Aachen ) was a Doctor of Architecture, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Founding Director of Research on Armenian Architecture (RAA) NGO. This article's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia's policie
#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
Richard Edward Ion Calvocoressi CBE (b. 5 May 1951) is a British museum curator and art historian. British museum curator and art historian Richard Edward Ion Calvocoressi Born ( 1951-05-05 ) 5 May 1951 (age 71) Westerham , Kent , England Nationality British Education Eton College Alma mater Mag
#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
#14 Louis Demaison
Louis Demaison (5 November 1852 – 5 May 1937) was a 19th–20th-century French historiographer , archaeologist , and with Henri Jadart , one of the most significant contributors to the nineteenth/twentieth history of the Marne department. French historiographer and archaeologist Louis Demaison Born 5
#15 Johann Christian Schuchardt
Johann Christian Schuchardt (5 May 1799, Buttstädt - 10 August 1870, Weimar ) was a German jurist , graphic artist, art historian and art critic . He served as Goethe's last private secretary. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unc
#16 Amanda Simpson (art historian)
Amanda Simpson FSA (née Tomlinson, born 1942), is a British medievalist, author, editor, librarian and art historian. Photographs attributed to her appear in the collection of the Conway Library [1] at the Courtauld Institute of Art , where she worked as Conway Librarian in the 1970s while completin
#17 Émile Molinier
Émile Molinier (26 April 1857 – 5 May 1906) was a 19th-century French curator and art historian. French curator and art historian For other uses, see Molinier . Not to be confused with Émile Molinié Émile Molinier Born Charles Louis Marie Émile Molinier 26 April 1857 Nantes Died 5 May 1906 (1906-0
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
Philippe de Montebello (born May 16, 1936 in Paris ) is a museum director. He served from 1977 to 2008 as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . On his retirement, he was both the longest-serving director in the institution's history and the third longest-serving director of an
#20 Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda ( 池田 大作 , Ikeda Daisaku , born 2 January 1928) is a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and nuclear disarmament advocate. [2] [3] [4] He served as the third president and then honorary president of the Soka Gakkai , the largest of Japan's new religious movements . [5] :
#1 Athens Confederate Monument
The Athens Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial that was formerly located in the median strip of Broad Street in the Downtown Local Historic District of Athens, Georgia , United States. [1] It is a Carrara marble obelisk mounted on a granite foundation engraved with names of the city's sol
The Netherlands Carillon is a 127-foot (39-m) tall campanile housing a 53-bell carillon located in Arlington, Virginia . The instrument and tower were given in the 1950s "From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States of America " to thank the United States for its contributio
#3 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
The Pioneer Square totem pole , also referred to as the Seattle totem pole and historically as the Chief-of-All-Women pole , is a Tlingit totem pole located in Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle , Washington . Historic totem pole in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Pioneer Square totem pole The original to
John Harvard is a sculpture in bronze by Daniel Chester French in Harvard Yard , Cambridge, Massachu setts honoring clergyman John Harvard (1607–1638), whose deathbed [2] bequest to the "schoale or Colledge" recently undertaken by the Massachu setts Bay Colony was so gratefully received that it
The Statue of Erasmus is a public monument by Hendrick de Keyser in Rotterdam , the Netherlands . Statue of Erasmus Location Grotekerkplein, Rotterdam Designer Hendrick de Keyser Material Bronze Height 223 cm Weight 1,554 kg Dedicated date 22 April 1622 Restored date 1677, 1964, 1998
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
#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
Gaja Vallivari Cheruvu is one of the ancient ponds in the history of Helapuri town (ancient name of Eluru city). During the Chalukyan period elephants used to drink water in this pond. Eluru is the former capital of the Vengi Dynasty. Between 11A.D. [1] Historic site in Eluru, India Buddha Statue of
The Thomas W. Talbot Monument is a public monument dedicated to Thomas W. Talbot in Atlanta , Georgia , United States . Located in Grant Park , the monument was dedicated in 1948 to Talbot, who had founded what is now the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers in the city in 1
The Monument to Cuauhtémoc is an 1887 monument dedicated to the last Mexica ruler ( tlatoani ) of Tenochtitlan Cuauhtémoc , located at the intersection of Avenida de los Insurgentes and Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City . It is the work of Francisco Jiménez and Miguel Noreña in the "neoindigenismo"
#13 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
A bronze statue of General Charles George Gordon by Hamo Thornycroft stands on a stone plinth in the Victoria Embankment Gardens in London. It has been Grade II listed since 1970. A similar statue stands at Gordon Reserve, near Parliament House in Melbourne, Australia , on its original tall plinth.
At Ready (1909) is a memorial of a Confederate soldier originally located in front of the Albemarle County Courthouse in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia . The statue, popularly known as "Johnny Reb," [1] and accompanying objects were removed on September 12, 2020. [2] The statue and nearby cannon
#16 Cubi
The Cubi series is a group of stainless steel sculptures built from cubes, rectangular solids and cylinders with spheroidal or flat endcaps. These pieces are among the last works completed by the sculptor David Smith . The artist died in a car accident on May 23, 1965, soon after the completion of C
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
#18 Silent Sam
The Confederate Monument, University of North Carolina , commonly known as Silent Sam , is a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier by Canadian sculptor John A. Wilson , which once stood on McCorkle Place of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) from 1913 until it was pulled down by
Carmagnola or la Carmagnola is the traditional name of a porphyry head of a late Roman emperor , widely thought to represent Justinian , now placed on the external balustrade of St Mark's Basilica in Venice . Byzantine sculpture in Venice, Italy Carmagnola Year possibly 6th-century AD Medium porphyr
#20 Homomonument
The Homomonument is a memorial in the centre of Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands . It commemorates all gay men and lesbians who have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. [1] Opened on 5 September 1987, it was the first monument in the world to commemorate gays and lesbians