langs: 30 ноября [ru] / november 30 [en] / 30. november [de] / 30 novembre [fr] / 30 novembre [it] / 30 de noviembre [es]
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Pavle "Paja" Jovanović ( Serbian Cyrillic : Павле "Паја" Јовановић ; IPA: [pâʋlɛ pǎːja jɔʋǎːnɔʋit͡ɕ] ; 16 June 1859 – 30 November 1957) was a Serbian painter who painted more than 1,100 works including: [1] [2] The Wounded Montenegrin (1882), Decorating of the Bride (1886) and Migration of the Ser
Lodewijk Karel " Loki " Bruckman ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəʋɛik ˈkaːrəl ˈloːki ˈbrʏkmɑn] ; 14 August 1903 – 24 April 1995) was a Dutch magic realist painter . He lived and worked in the Netherlands, the United States , and Mexico . Museum de Oude Wolden in the village of Bellingwolde has a perma
Robert van den Hoecke [1] (30 November 1622 in Antwerp – 1668 in Bergues-Saint-Winoc ) was a Flemish painter, engraver and architect . He is principally known for his panoramic battle scenes as well as his landscape paintings. A single still life by his hand is known. [2] Portrait of Robert van den
#4 Arthur Jafa
Arthur Jafa ( / ˈ dʒ eɪ f ə / ; born Arthur Jafa Fielder , November 30, 1960) is an American video artist and cinematographer. [1] American artist and cinematographer Arthur Jafa Jafa at Galerie Rudolfinum , Prague, 2019 Born Arthur Jafa Fielder ( 1960-11-30 ) November 30, 1960 (age 61) Tupelo, Mi
Carlos Latuff (born 30 November 1968) is a Brazilian political cartoonist . [1] His work deals with themes such as anti-Western sentiment , anti-capitalism , and opposition to U.S. military intervention . He is best known for his images depicting the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the Arab Spring
John Martin Alfsen RCA , known more commonly as John Alfsen (December 23, 1902 – November 30, 1971) [1] was a painter, known for his portraits, figurative work and paintings of circus life. Canadian artist (1902-1971) John Martin Alfsen Born John Martin Alfsen ( 1902-12-23 ) December 23, 1902
Piet van den Bergh (30 November 1865 – 29 April 1950) was a Dutch painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics . [1] Dutch painter Piet van den Bergh Born ( 1865-11-30 ) 30 November 1865 The Hague , Netherlands Died 29 April 1950 (1950-04-29) (
#8 David Michie
David Michie OBE , RSA , PSSA , FRSA, RGI (30 November 1928 – 24 August 2015) was a Scottish artist of international stature. [1] [2] [3] [4] Scottish artist (1928–2015) David Michie David Michie, 1995 (Photo Eric Thorburn) Born David Alan Redpath Michie ( 1928-11-30 ) 30 November 1928 Saint-Raphaël
#9 George Lambert (English painter)
George Lambert (1700 – 30 November 1765) was an English landscape artist and theatre scene painter. With Richard Wilson he is recognised as a pioneer of British landscape in art, for its own sake. [1] English painter George Lambert Giles Hussey Portrait of a landscape painter , possibly George Lambe
#10 Ernest Worrall
Ernest Worrall (1898–1972) was an English artist and teacher. Born in London, he served in World War I and graduated from the Royal College of Art before moving to Grimsby . He is remembered for a series of paintings depicting the impact of World War II on the town. His work was exhibited in the Roy
Stefano Tofanelli (September 26, 1752 - November 30, 1812) was an Italian painter during the Neoclassic period. Italian painter (1752–1812) self-portrait St. Anna adores the Child by Stefano Tofanelli, Basilica of San Frediano
#12 Stanley Morris
Stanley Morris (30 November 1919 – 31 October 2010) was a British painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics . [1] British painter Stanley Morris Born ( 1919-11-30 ) 30 November 1919 Handsworth , England Died 31 October 2010 (2010-10-31) (age
Théodore Gardelle (30 November 1722 – 4 April 1761) was a Swiss painter [1] and enameller . He was born in Geneva , then in the independent Republic of Geneva , where he studied portrait miniature painting. Having acquired its first rudiments, he went to Paris in 1744. There he gained great proficie
#14 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
#15 Maurice Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo ( French: [mɔʁis ytʁijo, moʁ- ] ), born Maurice Valadon ; 26 December 1883 – 5 November 1955), was a French painter of School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes . Born in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who were b
#16 Andrew Festing
Andrew Thomas Festing MBE PPRP (born 30 November 1941) is a British portrait painter , and fellow and former president of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters . British artist This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2016 ) Andrew Festing Born Andre
Guy Stanley Philoche ( / ɡ aɪ ˈ s t æ n l i f ɪ l oʊ ʃ / ; French pronunciation: [ɡi stanlɛ filɔʃ] ) (born 1977) is a Haitian-American abstract realist artist known for his colourful, richly-textured paintings often blending themes and images of New York City and the Caribbean while also incorpo
Frederick Richard Say (30 November 1804 – 30 March 1868) was a notable society portrait painter in London between c. 1830 and c. 1860, undertaking commissions for portraits of figures such as Earl Grey , Sir Robert Peel , the Duke of Wellington and the Royal family . [1] F.R. Say, by W.C. Ross This
#19 Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia ( Russian : О́льга Алекса́ндровна ; 13 June [ O.S. 1 June ] 1882 – 24 November 1960) was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and younger sister of Emperor Nicholas II . Last Grand Duchess of Imperial Russia For other people with the sam
Johannes Fabritius (30 November 1636 – after 1693) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Dutch painter Johannes Fabritius Born ( 1636-11-30 ) 30 November 1636 Beemster , Dutch Republic Died After 1693 Hoorn , Dutch Republic Occupation Painter Known for Still lifes Parent Pieter Carelsz. Fabritius Relati
#1 McMichael Canadian Art Collection
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection ( MCAC ) is an art museum in Vaughan , Ontario , Canada. The museum is located on a 40 hectares (100 acres) property in Kleinburg , an unincorporated village in Vaughan. The property includes the museum's 7,900 square metres (85,000 sq ft) main building, a s
#2 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787 in Dijon , France . It is one of the main and oldest museums of France. It is located in the historic city centre of Dijon and housed in the former ducal palace which was the headquarters of the Burgundy State in the 15th cent
#3 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 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
Waddington Custot is a London-based art gallery specialising in modern and contemporary art. Formerly known as Waddington Galleries , it has been situated on Mayfair’s Cork Street since 1958. Art gallery in London, UK Contemporary art gallery in Mayfair, London This article may have been created or
#6 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
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]
Ronchini Gallery is a contemporary art gallery founded by Lorenzo Ronchini in Umbria , Italy , in 1992. The gallery's first exhibition was a solo show of Italian Neo-Futurist artist Marco Lodola. Other artists exhibited at the gallery included Mario Schifano , Alighiero Boetti , Piero Gilardi , Paol
#9 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
#10 Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey ( / ˈ w oʊ b ər n / ), [n 1] [3] occupying the east of the village of Woburn , Bedfordshire , England, is a country house , the family seat of the Duke of Bedford . Although it is still a family home to the current duke, it is open on specified days to visitors, along with the diverse e
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
The Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery ( Malay : Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah ) is a gallery in Kuala Kangsar , Perak , Malaysia . Gallery in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah Established 9 December 2003 Location Kuala Kangsar , Perak , Malaysia Coordinates 4°45′58
#13 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
#14 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
#15 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is located on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum , New York City , United States.
#16 The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop
The Photographers' Gallery and Workshop (1973–2010) was an Australian photography gallery established in South Yarra , a suburb of Melbourne , and which ran almost continuously for nearly forty years. Its representation, in the 1970s and 1980s, of contemporary and mid-century, mostly American and so
#17 Belgrave St Ives
Belgrave St Ives is a commercial art gallery, [1] specialising in modern British and contemporary art in St Ives , Cornwall, southwest England. [2] It gives emphasis to work produced in Cornwall from the 1930s onwards, when the town of St Ives became an internationally important modernist artistic c
#18 Erotica UK
Erotica was an adult, consumer exhibition held each November at Olympia, London , UK. A mainstream "lifestyle show" aimed primarily at women and couples, it encouraged visitors to celebrate or re-kindle their relationships with goods and services aimed to enhance their love lives. Erotica's organise
#19 Manggha
Manggha (full name: Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, until 2007: Manggha Centre of Japanese Art and Technology) is a museum in Kraków , Poland. Until 2005, it was a branch of the National Museum of Kraków . Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
The Art Gallery of Guelph ( AGG ), formerly the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, is a public gallery and adjoining sculpture park in Guelph , Ontario. The AGG has a collection of over 9000 works and focusses on research, publishing, educational programs, and touring exhibitions. This article has multip
#1 Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (Picasso)
Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler (Spanish: Retrato de Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler ) is an oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso in the Analytical Cubism style. It was completed in the autumn of 1910 and depicts the prominent art dealer Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler , who played an important role in suppo
#2 Chinese Girl
Chinese Girl (often popularly known as The Green Lady ) is a 1952 painting by Vladimir Tretchikoff . Mass-produced prints of the work in subsequent years were among the best-selling of the twentieth century. [1] The painting is of a Chinese young woman and is best known for the unusual skin tone use
The Lansdowne portrait is an iconic life-size portrait of George Washington painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. It depicts the 64-year-old President of the United States during his final year in office. The portrait was a gift to former British Prime Minister William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne
#4 Sutherland's Portrait of Winston Churchill
In 1954, the English artist Graham Sutherland was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom. Sutherland received 1,000 guineas [lower-alpha 1] in compensation for the painting, a sum funded by donations from members of the House of Com
Untitled (Perfect Lovers) is a work of art produced by Félix González-Torres between 1987-1990 and 1991. [1] [2] It consists of two identical synchronized clocks, that will eventually fall out of sync. An ambiguous work of art, many have interpreted it to be a commentary on Torres' partner's struggl
#6 Interior with a Woman weighing Gold Coin
Interior with a Woman weighing Gold Coin (1659–1662) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin . Interior with a Woman weighing Gold Coin Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1
#7 Portrait of Margarete Brömsen
Portrait of Margarete Brömsen is a painting by the German Baroque painter Michael Conrad Hirt , painted in 1642 and now in St. Anne's Museum . [1] It is considered a wedding portrait, but a pendant of her husband, Diedrich von Brömsen, is unknown. Portrait of Margarete Brömsen Artist Michael Conrad
#8 Marquis de Lafayette (Morse)
Marquis de Lafayette (or Portrait of La Fayette ) was painted in 1825 by Samuel Morse . Mostly known for his creation of the electric telegraph , Morse was also an artist. Morse was a Professor of Painting and Sculpture at the University of the City of New York . Painting by Samuel Morse Marquis de
#9 Portrait of Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Jr.
Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Jr. is a portrait painting by John Singleton Copley . Copley completed the painting in 1765. The painting is now housed in the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art . Painting by John Singleton Copley Mrs. Theodore Atkinson, Jr. Frances Deering Wentworth Artist John Singleton
Aurora and Cephalus is a 1733 painting by François Boucher , signed by the artist and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy . [1] It shows Cephalus and Aurora (the Roman form of Eos ) from Book VII of Ovid 's Metamorphoses . 1733 painting by François Boucher Aurora and Cephalus (1733) by François
Les Noces de Pierrette ( English: The marriage of Pierrette ) is a 1905 painting by the Spanish artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso . While belonging chronologically to Picasso's Rose Period , it is artistically characteristic of the Blue Period , when the artist faced poverty and depression following
#12 Alexander Hamilton (Ceracchi)
Alexander Hamilton is a marble bust portrait of Alexander Hamilton , done in the style of a Roman Senator, by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi . [1] Ceracchi also created many replicas, in both marble and plaster. The bust was later used as a model for sculptures and paintings. Marble bust by
Las Damas Romanas (literally, "The Roman Dames "), also known as The Roman Maidens , The Roman Women , [1] or The Roman Ladies , [2] [3] is an oil on canvas painted by Juan Luna in the style of the Neo-Classicism, one of the most famous Filipino painters of the Spanish period in the Philippines. [4]
#14 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
Femme à l'Éventail (also known as L'Éventail vert , Woman with a Fan , and The Lady ) is an oil painting created in 1912 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). The painting was exhibited at the Salon d'Automne , 1912, Paris (hung in the decorative arts section inside the Salon
Thomas Carlyle is an unfinished portrait of the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher of the same name by English Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais in 1877. Painting by John Everett Millais Thomas Carlyle Artist John Everett Millais Year 1877 Catalogue NPG 968 Medium Oil on canvas S
#17 Confederate Monument (Franklin, Tennessee)
The Confederate Monument , also known as Chip , or Our Confederate Soldiers , is located on the grounds of the Williamson County Courthouse in the county seat - Franklin, Tennessee , United States. Installed in 1899, it is an Italian marble statue portraying a single Confederate soldier atop a tall
#18 Kidai shōran
Kidai shōran ( 熈代勝覧 ) is a picture scroll depicting the Nihonbashi area of Edo . It was painted in 1805 by an unknown artist. Its dimensions are 43.7 × 1,232.2 cm. In exacting detail, it depicts the shopping street of Nihonbashi Avenue and the throngs of people crowding the street. Picture scroll It
Roxana Robinson (born 30 November 1946) is an American novelist and biographer whose fiction explores the complexity of familial bonds and fault lines. She is best known for her 2008 novel, Cost , which was named one of the Five Best Novels of the Year [1] by The Washington Post. She is also the aut
Wang Zhongjun , also known as Dennis Wang , ( Chinese : 王中军 ; born November 30, 1960) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, film producer and art collector. He and his brother Wang Zhonglei (a.k.a. James Wang) founded the Chinese entertainment company Huayi Brothers . In this Chinese name , the fami
Rosemary Anne Crumlin RSM OAM (born 27 August 1932) is an Australian Sister of Mercy , art historian, educator and exhibition curator with a special interest in art and spirituality. She was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours for service to the visual arts
Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova ( Russian : Ирина Александровна Антонова ; 20 March 1922 – 30 November 2020) was a Soviet and Russian art historian who served as a Director of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow for 52 years, from 1961 to 2013, making her the oldest and the longest serving director of a maj
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal . British journalist
#6 Myra Orth
Myra Orth (born Myra Dickman : 4 October 1934 [ dubious – discuss ] [ citation needed ] - 30 November 2002) was an American art historian . After graduating from Cornell University she married and relocated with her husband to Europe where for much of the time she lived - apart from three years in A
Vincent Joseph Scully Jr. (August 21, 1920 – November 30, 2017) [1] was an American art historian who was a Sterling Professor of the History of Art in Architecture at Yale University , and the author of several books on the subject. Architect Philip Johnson once described Scully as "the most influe
Manuel Bartolomé Cossío (22 February 1857 – 2 September 1935) was a Spanish art historian and Krausist teacher. Born in Haro , La Rioja, he entered the Institución Libre de Enseñanza , where he was godson and favourite pupil of Francisco Giner de los Ríos as well as his inseparable companion and suc
Rocco Sinisgalli (born 1947) is an Italian art historian, writer and architectural theoretician . [1] For other uses, see Sinisgalli (surname) . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2013 )
Diana Widmaier Picasso (born March 12, 1974) is a French art historian specialized in modern art, living in Paris. French art historian Diana Widmaier Picasso Born ( 1974-03-12 ) March 12, 1974 (age 48) Marseille , France Other names Diana Widmaier–Picasso Occupation art historian , art curator
#11 Jeffrey Meyers
Jeffrey Meyers (born April 1, 1939 in New York City ) is an American biographer, literary, art and film critic. He currently lives in Berkeley, California . Jeffrey Meyers Born ( 1939-04-01 ) April 1, 1939 (age 83) New York City, New York , U.S. Alma mater University of Michigan Occupation Biogr
#12 Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II . His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-pag
Rosalind Epstein Krauss (born November 30, 1941) is an American art critic , art theorist and a professor at Columbia University in New York City . [1] Krauss is known for her scholarship in 20th-century painting , sculpture and photography . As a critic and theorist she has published steadily since
Alexander Pechtold (born 16 December 1965) is a retired Dutch politician and art historian. He is a member of Democrats 66 . Dutch politician Alexander Pechtold Pechtold in 2013 Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives In office 30 November 2006 – 10 October 2018 Preceded by Lousewies
Paul George Konody (1872 – 30 November 1933) was a Hungarian -born, London -based art critic and historian, [1] who wrote for several London newspapers, as well as writing numerous books and articles on noted artists and collections, with a focus on the Renaissance. A recognized expert on the art of
#16 Alan Gowans
Alan Gowans (November 30, 1923 – August 19, 2001) was an art historian and university academic, educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton University . A charismatic teacher and prolific author, his academic specialty was North American architecture, frequently highlighting such unheralded
#17 Joan Kerr
Joan Kerr AM FAHA (1938–2004) was an Australian academic and cultural preservationist. Initially her interest was sparked in preserving the architectural heritage of Australia, but over time her interests spread to art history and Australian culture in general. She taught at many universities throug
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
Arthur Kleinclausz (8 April 1869, in Auxonne – 30 November 1947, in Lyon ) was a French medieval historian , best known for his work associated with the histories of Burgundy , Lyon and of the Carolingian era . He studied history at Lyon , and afterwards worked as a high school teacher in Belfort 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 Monument to Isabella the Catholic (Madrid)
The Monument to Isabella the Catholic ( Spanish : Monumento a Isabel la Católica ) is an instance of public art located in Madrid , Spain. A work by Manuel Oms [ es ] , the monument is a sculptural bronze ensemble consisting of an equestrian statue of Isabella of Castile , accompanied by Pedro Gon
#2 Anglo-Boer War Memorial (Johannesburg)
The Anglo-Boer War Memorial was originally called the Rand Regiments Memorial and dedicated to the men of the Witwatersrand who joined as British soldiers in the Rand Regiments and who had lost their lives during the Second Boer War (1899–1902). The memorial is now next door to the South African Nat
The Anzac Memorial is a heritage-listed war memorial , museum and monument located in Hyde Park South near Liverpool Street in the CBD of Sydney , Australia . The Art Deco monument was designed by C. Bruce Dellit , with the exterior adorned with monumental figural reliefs and sculptures by Rayner Ho
#4 The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace
The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace are bronze , fire-gilded statue groups on Lincoln Memorial Circle in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. Commissioned in 1929 to complement the plaza constructed on the east side of the Lincoln Memorial as part of the Arlington Memorial
The Andrés Bonifacio Monument , commonly known simply as Bonifacio Monument or Monumento , is a memorial monument in Caloocan , Philippines which was designed by the National Artist Guillermo Tolentino to commemorate Philippine revolutionary Andrés Bonifacio , the founder and Supremo of the Katipuna
The Scottish book sculptures are a group of book sculptures that were contrived to be "found" in Scotland between 2011 and 2013. The sculptures are on topics mostly concerning Scottish literature and poetry, and are made out of old books by an anonymous female paper sculptor. The first sculpture to
#7 Equestrian statue of Absalon
The equestrian statue of Absalon on Højbro Plads in Copenhagen was unveiled in 1902 to mark the 700 years' anniversary of the death of Bishop Absalon , the city's legendary founder. The equestrian statue of Absalon
#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
The Utah monolith is a metal pillar that stood in a red sandstone slot canyon in northern San Juan County , Utah , United States. The pillar is 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular prism . It was unlawfully placed on public land between July and October 2016; it s
The New Orleans AIDS Monument is a public, outdoor sculpture erected in 2008 on the grounds of Washington Square Park, near the corner of Dauphine St. and Elysian Fields Avenue in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans . [1] [2] The New Orleans AIDS Memorial in Washington Square Park in th
#11 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
#12 Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square
The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square , London , is a bronze sculpture of the former British prime minister Winston Churchill , created by Ivor Roberts-Jones . Sculpture by Ivor Roberts-Jones in London Winston Churchill The statue in 2014 Artist Ivor Roberts-Jones Year 1973 ; 49 yea
30th Street Station , officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station , is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is metropolitan Philadelphia 's main railroad station and a major stop on Amtrak 's Northeast and Keystone corridors. Railway station in Philadelphia,
#14 Smiling Angel
The Smiling Angel ( French : L'Ange au Sourire ), also known as the Smile of Reims ( Le Sourire de Reims ), is a stone sculpture of the cathedral of Reims which was carved between 1236 and 1245. [1] This figure is in the north portal of the west facade of the cathedral. Statue of an angel in Reims,
#15 Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes ( Chinese : 人民英雄纪念碑 ; pinyin : Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi ) is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of China to the martyrs of revolutionary struggle during the 19th and 20th centuries. It is located in the southern part of Tiananmen Square
#16 Rogers-Post Site
The Rogers-Post Site , located on the North Slope of the U.S. state of Alaska , is the location of a plane crash that killed humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post on August 15, 1935, during an aerial tour of Alaska . It is about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Utqiaġvik , on the north side of
#17 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
#18 A Conversation with Oscar Wilde
A Conversation with Oscar Wilde is an outdoor sculpture by Maggi Hambling in central London dedicated to Oscar Wilde . Unveiled in 1998, it takes the form of a bench-like green granite sarcophagus, with a bust of Wilde emerging from the upper end, with a hand clasping a cigarette. A Conversation wit
#19 List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
During the civil unrest [1] that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of monuments and memorials associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in the United States , but also in several
#20 Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum
The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park , also known as the Menlo Park Museum / Edison Memorial Tower , is a memorial to inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison , located in the Menlo Park area of Edison , Middlesex County , New Jersey . The tower was dedicated on February 11, 1938, on what would