langs: 14 октября [ru] / october 14 [en] / 14. oktober [de] / 14 octobre [fr] / 14 ottobre [it] / 14 de octubre [es]
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#1 James Thomas (blues musician)
James "Son" Thomas (October 14, 1926 – June 26, 1993) [1] [2] was an American Delta blues musician, gravedigger and sculptor from Leland, Mississippi . [3] American sculptor and musician James Thomas Thomas performing at the Elbow Room in Columbus, Mississippi , in the 1980s Born 14 October 1926 D
#2 Ohad Meromi
Ohad Meromi is an Israeli sculptor. Israeli sculptor (born 1967) Ohad Meromi Born 1967 Kibbutz Mizra , Israel Nationality Israeli Education Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Known for Sculptor
#3 Ronald Ferns
Ronald Ferns (14 October 1925 – 2 December 1997) was an English illustrator, designer, cartoonist and surrealist painter in oil and watercolour. English painter This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these te
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli (October 14, 1824 – June 29, 1886) was a French painter of the generation preceding the Impressionists . French painter Adolphe Monticelli Adolphe Monticelli, Self-portrait Born Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli ( 1824-10-14 ) October 14, 1824 Marseille , France Died
Rama "Sam" Samaraweera (1926-2021) was a self-taught artist of Sri Lankan heritage living and working in Wales. He specialised in painting wildlife and was inspired by a year working as a keeper at Dudley Zoo . He is probably best known for his picture, " Clouded Leopard ", a best-seller as a print.
Nikolay Andreyevich Andreyev ( Russian : Николай Андреевич Андреев ; 26 October [ O.S. 14 October ] 1873 – 24 December 1932) was a Russian sculptor , graphic artist and stage designer . [1] As a young man Andreyev studied with Sergey Volnukhin and in 1902 became associated with the Peredvizhniki
Emory Douglas (born May 24, 1943) is an American graphic artist. He was a member of the Black Panther Party from 1967 until the Party disbanded in the 1980s. [1] As a r evolutionary artist and the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party , Douglas created iconography to represent black-Americ
Shirley Anne Macnamara (born 1949) is an Australian Indigenous artist from the Indjilanji / Alyewarre language group of North West Queensland best known for her woven spinifex sculptures. Australian sculptor (born 1949) Shirley Macnamara Born 1949 Known for Sculpture, Painting
#9 Wolf Vostell
Wolf Vostell (14 October 1932 – 3 April 1998) was a German painter and sculptor, considered one of the early adopters of video art and installation art and pioneer of Happenings and Fluxus . Techniques such as blurring and Dé-coll/age are characteristic of his work, as is embedding objects in concre
Dr Frances Mary Burke MBE (10 January 1904 – 14 October 1994) was an Australian artist. She holds a significant place in the development of Australian design and evolution of printed textile design in Australia. She is recognised not only as a textile designer, but also as a design activist, homewar
#11 Clifton Pugh
Clifton Ernest Pugh AO , (17 December 1924 – 14 October 1990) was an Australian artist and three-time winner of Australia's Archibald Prize . [1] One of Australia's most renowned and successful painters, Pugh was strongly influenced by German Expressionism , and was known for his landscapes and port
#12 Daniel Hesidence
Daniel Hesidence (b. 1975 Akron, Ohio) is an American painter who lives and works in Long Island City, New York. Hesidence received his BFA from the University of Tampa, Florida in 1998, and completed his MFA at Hunter College, New York in 2001. American painter Daniel Hesidence Born Daniel Hesidenc
#13 Gabriel Guay
Gabriel Guay (October 14, 1848 – September 15, 1923), whose full name was Julien Gabriel Guay , was a French painter and teacher. From 1873 he exhibited works at the annual Paris Salon . He painted portraits, and also scenes inspired by literature, mythology, the Bible, and Christian martyrdom. His
Nikolai Vassilievich Ovchinnikov (October 14, 1918 in village of Mizhuli , Cheboksary Uezd – February 2004), was a Russian and Chuvash painter (historical and conversation pieces, landscapes ), People's Artist of Russia and Chuvashia , Professor, Member of the National Academy of Sciences and Arts o
Arthur David McCormick FRGS ( Coleraine 14 October 1860 – 1943) was a notable British illustrator and painter of landscapes, historical scenes, naval subjects, and genre scenes . Illustration by McCormick. In: Ewart Grogan : From the Cape to Cairo (1900) British painter McCormick was born in Ulster
Friedrich Carl Gröger (14 October 1766 in Plön – 9 November 1838 in Hamburg ) was a north-German portrait painter and lithographer. One of the most respected portraitists of his time in northern Germany, his works are to be found in several museums, including the Hamburger Kunsthalle , as well as in
Feliksas Jakubauskas (born 14 October 1949 in Šoliškės ) is a Lithuanian textile artist. [1] [2] Lithuanian textile artist
#18 Gaia (artist)
Gaia (born 1988 in New York City) is an American street artist who has received significant museum showings and critical recognition. [1] [2] Based in Baltimore, he has created large-scale murals worldwide to engage the community where he works in a dialogue by using historical and sociological refe
Edward William Carlson [1] was an American painter known specifically for his miniature portraits. He exhibited works at the Art Institute of Chicago , Arts Club of Chicago , [2] Royal Academy of Fine Arts ( Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna ) in Stockholm, Sweden, [3] National Academy of Des
#20 Jan Wojnarski
Jan Józef Wojnarski (1 December 1879, Tarnów - 14 October 1937, Kraków ) was a Polish painter, graphic artist and art professor. Polish painter, graphic artist and art professor Self-portrait (c.1925) Zaryte
The Rezan Has Museum is a private museum in Istanbul , Turkey dedicated to culture and arts. It is a museum space that connects the past to the future with the 17th century Ottoman building remains and the 11th century Byzantine water cistern, enriching its collection by incorporating documents and
Lyme Art Association (LAA) is a non-profit art organization established in 1914, with roots going back to 1902. The organization maintains a historic art gallery located at 90 Lyme Street in the Old Lyme Historic District , Old Lyme, Connecticut . The gallery was built in 1922 to a design prepared b
The Glucksman , formerly known as the Lewis Glucksman Gallery ( Irish : Áiléar Lewis Glucksman ), [1] is an art museum in University College Cork , Ireland . [2] Art museum in Cork city, Ireland The Glucksman Location within Cork Central Coordinates 51.894738°N 8.490321°W / 51.894738; -8.490321 Pu
#4 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 Design Museum of Chicago or "DMoC" (formerly Chicago Design Museum) is a museum of design in the Chicago loop . It was founded by Tanner Woodford in 2012 as a pop-up museum , [1] and hosted exhibitions in different venues around Chicago in 2012 and 2013. [2] [3] [4] Following a successful Kickst
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel , West Sussex , England. It was established during the reign of Edward the Confessor and completed by Roger de Montgomery. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries by Charle
The Bestattungsmuseum Wien ( English : "Funeral Museum Vienna") is a museum in Vienna , Austria . With around 1000 exhibits, the Vienna Funeral Museum gives a comprehensive overview of funeral customs, burial rites, funerary art and the special Viennese perspective on death and provides information
#8 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
The Goldstein Museum of Design (GMD) is a museum on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota . It is part of the University’s College of Design . GMD was founded in 1976 and is the only museum in the Upper Midwest specializing in designed objects. [1] Design museum in Minnesota, United Sta
#10 D2.0-Box
The D2.0-Box [1] [2] is an Italian gallery of modern art and contemporary art in Caserta da Angelo Marino. It is associated with the contemporary art gallery dirartecontemporanea 2.0. [3] [4] [5] This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from r
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
#12 Amber Room
The Amber Room ( Russian : Янтарная комната , tr. Yantarnaya Komnata , German : Bernsteinzimmer , Polish : Bursztynowa komnata ) was a chamber decorated in amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors , located in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoye Selo near Saint Petersburg . Decorated royal chamb
#13 Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara
The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) , a contemporary art museum, is at Santa Barbara , United States. [1] Not to be confused with Santa Barbara Museum of Art . Art museum; contemporary museum for the 21st century in CA , United States Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB)
#14 Musée Carnavalet
The Musée Carnavalet in Paris is dedicated to the history of the city . The museum occupies two neighboring mansions: the Hôtel Carnavalet and the former Hôtel Le Peletier de Saint Fargeau . On the advice of Baron Haussmann , the civil servant who transformed Paris in the latter half of the 19th cen
#15 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 John J. Glessner House , operated as the Glessner House , is an architecturally important 19th-century residence located at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue , Chicago, Illinois . Built during the Gilded Age , it was designed in 1885–1886 by architect Henry Hobson Richardson and completed in late 1887. The
The Gallery of Matica Srpska ( Serbian : Galerija Matice Srpske , Serbian Cyrillic : Галерија Матице Српске ) is one of the largest and oldest galleries in Serbia . It is located in the central zone of Novi Sad , next to Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection . Art museum, National History Museum in No
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy , dedicated to the art of calligraphy, [1] is situated in Sokolniki Park , Moscow . The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Cal
#19 Bavarian State Archaeological Collection
The Bavarian State Archaeological Collection ( German : Archäologische Staatssammlung , until 2000 known as the Prähistorische Staatssammlung , State Prehistoric Collection) in Munich is the central museum of prehistory of the State of Bavaria , considered to be one of the most important archaeologi
#20 Christian C. Sanderson Museum
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum , or simply Sanderson Museum , is a museum of historical artifacts in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania , United States. It is located in the Chadds Ford Historic District . The items in the museum were collected over many years by Christian C. Sanderson (1882–1966), a teac
#1 McKee Grave
McKee Grave is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located at the Arlington National Cemetery , Arlington, Virginia , United States . It serves as the final resting place of First Lieutenant Thomas Hudson McKee and his wife. [1] [2] Cemetery sculpture in Arlington National Cemetery, US McKee Grav
Love is in the Bin is a 2018 art intervention by Banksy at Sotheby's London, with an unexpected self-destruction of his 2006 painting of Girl with Balloon immediately after it was sold at auction for a record £1,042,000. According to Sotheby's, it is "the first artwork in history to have been create
The Malt Shovel is a 2001 sculpture by Andrew Hazell that stands on the corner of High Street and New Street in Burton upon Trent in England. It was commissioned by East Staffordshire Borough Council in 1998 and funded by a National Lottery grant. The sculpture is a representation of a shovel used f
#4 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
Diana and Actaeon is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Titian , finished in 1556–1559, and is considered amongst Titian's greatest works. It portrays the moment in which the hunter Actaeon bursts in where the goddess Diana and her nymphs are bathing. Diana is furious, and will turn Actaeo
Diana and Callisto is a painting completed between 1556 and 1559 by the Italian late Renaissance artist Titian . It portrays the moment in which the goddess Diana discovers that her maid Callisto has become pregnant by Jupiter . [1] The painting was jointly purchased by the National Gallery and the
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
#8 Queen Elizabeth II (painting)
Queen Elizabeth II is a 2016 painting of the British monarch by British-Canadian artist Henry Ward . Its full title is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the Founder of the British Red Cross Henri Dunant . [1] [3] Painted in secret in Canada, it was unveiled by the Queen at Windsor Castle that Octo
#9 Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki
The Murasaki Shikibu Nikki Emaki ( 紫式部日記絵巻 ) is a mid-13th century emaki (Japanese picture scroll) inspired by the private diary ( nikki ) of Murasaki Shikibu , lady-in-waiting at the 10th–11th century Heian court and author of The Tale of Genji . This emaki belongs to the classical style of Japanes
#10 Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room
Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room (1658) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch ; it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the Royal Collection , and on display at the Queen's Gallery in London. [1] Cardplayers in a Sunlit Room Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 16
#11 Civil War Monument (Denver)
The Civil War Monument was a statue of a Civil War cavalryman by Jack Howland, installed outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver . [1] The memorial is also known as the Civil War Memorial , Soldier's Monument , and Civil War Soldier . [2] The work was dedicated on July 24, 1909, after being cas
#12 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
Woman with Flowered Hat is a 1963 pop art painting with Magna on canvas by Roy Lichtenstein . [1] The work is based on a Pablo Picasso portrait of Dora Maar . [2] In May 2013, it sold for a record price for a Lichtenstein work. [3] [4] Painting by Roy Lichtenstein Woman with Flowered Hat Artist Roy
#14 Colin Lauder
Colin Lauder (c. 1750 – 25 October 1831), Worlds End Close, Edinburgh ) was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh FRCSEd, and a burgess of Edinburgh . His portrait was painted by Sir Henry Raeburn . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresp
#15 History of San Francisco (Refregier murals)
In 1941, Anton Refregier won the $26,000 commission for the series History of San Francisco , which are a set of 27 murals painted in the lobby of the Rincon Annex Post Office in San Francisco , California. Refregier painted the mural with casein tempera on white gesso over plaster walls, in the soc
#16 Assumption of the Virgin (El Greco)
The Assumption of the Virgin is an oil on canvas painting by Greek-born artist Doménikos Theotokópoulos, known as El Greco in 1577–1579. The painting was a central element of the altarpiece of the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, Spain. [1] It was the first of nine paintings that El Gre
#17 Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle
The Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle , (also known as Hohenfurth altarpiece ) ranks among the most important monuments of European Gothic painting . [1] It is made up of nine panel paintings depicting scenes from the Life of Christ , covering his childhood, Passion and resurrection. These paintings wer
The Great Day of Girona , originally El gran dia de Girona ( Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈɣɾan ˈdi.ə ðə ʒiˈɾonə] ), is a large oil painting (4.96 × 10.82 m) by Ramon Martí Alsina depicting an important victory of Girona 's defenders over the French during the Third Siege of Girona in 1809. Complete
Our Lady of Confidence , also known as La Madonna della Fiducia or Our Lady of Trust , is a venerated image depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary enshrined at the Lateran Basilica . The feast of Our Lady of Confidence falls on the last Saturday prior to Lent. La Madonna della Fiducia Our Lady of Confide
#20 Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau
Napoléon on the Battlefield of Eylau ( French : Napoléon sur le champ de bataille d'Eylau ) is an oil painting of 1808 by French Romantic painter Antoine-Jean Gros . Completed during the winter of 1807–1808, the work became an icon of the emerging style of French Romanticism . It depicts a moment fr
Tommaso Puccini (5 April 1749 - 14 March 1811) was an Italian gallery director, heading the Gallerie fiorentine and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence as well as acting as Superintendent of Fine Arts. He was a prolific writer on art history and art theory. Italian gallery director
Shirley Neilsen Blum , also known as Shirley Hopps (born 14 October 1932) is an American art historian, author, gallerist, and professor emeritus at the State University of New York, Purchase (1970–1989). She specializes in Northern Renaissance art, early Netherlandish art, and modern art. In the 19
Joseph-Eugène-Anatole de Baudot (14 October 1834 – 28 February 1915) was a French architect and a pioneer of reinforced-concrete construction. He was a prolific author, architect for diocesan buildings, architect for historical monuments, and a professor of architecture. He is known for the church o
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
Robert Alwyn Petrie Hewison (born 2 June 1943) [1] is a British cultural historian . British art historian This article is about the cultural historian. For the football manager, see Bob Hewison . Robert Hewison, 2014 He was educated at Bedford School , Ravensbourne College of Art and Design , and B
Rodney Eric Kennedy (20 August 1909 – 14 October 1989) was a New Zealand artist, art critic, pacifist and drama tutor. He was born in Dunedin . [1] Artist, art critic, pacifist, drama tutor
Samantha Katz (born October 14, 1985) is a creative director and curator best known for developing innovative community and technology based arts projects. She is the founder of Created Here , [2] an online platform that empowers creators by bringing them together with local consumers and art enthus
#8 Lea Vergine
Lea Vergine , born Lea Buoncristiano (5 March 1936 – 20 October 2020), was an Italian art critic , essayist and curator. Italian art historian (1936–2020) Lea Vergine Born Lea Buoncristiano 5 March 1936 Naples , Kingdom of Italy Died 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) (aged 84) Milan , Italy Nationality
Lü Peng ( Chinese : 吕澎 , born 1956) is a Chinese curator, critic and art historian . He has engaged extensively with Chinese modern and contemporary art for over thirty years. [1] In this Chinese name , the family name is Lü . This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verifica
#10 Ranjit Hoskote
Ranjit Hoskote (born 29 March 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic , cultural theorist and independent curator . He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation . Ranjit Hosk
#11 Iwona Blazwick
Iwona Maria Blazwick OBE (born 14 October 1955) [1] is a British art critic and lecturer , and has been Director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London since 2001. [2] She discovered Damien Hirst and staged his first solo show at a public London art gallery, Institute of Contemporary Arts in 1992.
Carlos Mascarenhas Martins de Azevedo (18 May 1918 - 14 October 1995) was a Professor in the history of art and architecture and a curator at the National Museum of Contemporary Art Portugal . Considered an important figure in the promotion of Portuguese culture, as well as for his research work, he
#13 Oskar Hagen
Oskar Hagen (14 October 1888, Wiesbaden , Germany – 5 October 1957, in Madison, Wisconsin , United States) was a German art historian . [1] German art historian For the American politician from North Dakota, see Oscar Hagen . Oskar Hagen, 1922 While lecturing at the University of Göttingen from 1918
#14 Soame Jenyns (art historian)
Roger Soame Jenyns (24 April 1904 – 14 October 1976), [1] [2] [3] who usually wrote his name simply as Soame Jenyns was a British art historian, known as an expert on East Asian ceramics. [3] British art historian For the English writer (1704–1787), see Soame Jenyns . The eldest son of Roger William
Caroline A. Jones (born 1954), is an American art historian , author, curator , and critic. She teaches and serves within the History Theory Criticism Section of the Department of Architecture at MIT School of Architecture and Planning , Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States . [1] American art hi
#16 Theodore Sizer (art historian)
Theodore Sizer (March 19, 1892 – June 21, 1967) was an American professor of the history of art at Yale University and a director of the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut . He was named the first Pursuivant of Arms for Yale University in 1963. [1] [2] American art historian Theod
Patriarch Dymytriy (Yarema) (9 December 1915 – 25 February 2000) was the second patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine, and of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC). Patriarch Dymytriy (Yarema) was successor to Patriarch Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) from 1993 to 2000 and was succeeded by Metropolitan
#18 Roald Nasgaard
Roald Nasgaard OC (born October 14, 1941) is a champion of abstract art in Canada. [1] Canadian curator, art historian (born 1941) Roald Nasgaard Born ( 1941-10-14 ) October 14, 1941 Askildrup, Denmark Nationality Danish-born Canadian Education B.A., University of British Columbia (1965) M.A., Unive
#19 Bruno Adler
Bruno Maria Adler (14 October 1888 – 27 December 1968) was a German art historian and writer. He taught art history in Weimar and lectured about it at the Bauhaus . Adler fled Germany after the Nazis seized power and emigrated to England, where he worked first at a German-Jewish refugee school in Ke
#20 Olu Oguibe
Olu Oguibe (born 14 October 1964) is a Nigerian -born American artist and academic. [1] Professor of Art and African-American Studies at the University of Connecticut, Storrs , Oguibe is a senior fellow of the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at the New School , New York City , and the Smithson
#1 Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. (Newark)
There are two statues of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Newark, New Jersey . Both are located on the Essex County Courthouse Complex at its newest addition, the Martin Luther King Justice Building. [1]
The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park , nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch , [2] (T 18 N, R 5 E) near Monticello, Illinois , on the upper Sangamon River . The park and manor house, The Farms , are attributed to owner Ro
#3 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
#4 Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial is installed outside the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City , in the U.S. state of Utah . Dedicated on October 14, 1989, the memorial features a bronze statue of a soldier by Clyde Ross Morgan and a circular wall by Mark Davenport. [1] Memorial in
#5 Monument to the Unknown Hero
The Monument to the Unknown Hero ( Serbian : Споменик Незнаном јунаку , romanized : Spomenik Neznanom junaku ) is a World War I memorial located atop Mount Avala , south-east of Belgrade , Serbia , and designed by the sculptor Ivan Meštrović . [1] The memorial was built in 1934-1938 [1] on the pla
#6 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
#7 One & Other
One & Other was a public art project by Antony Gormley , in which 2,400 members of the public occupied the usually vacant fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square , London, for an hour each for 100 days. The project began at 9 am on Monday 6 July 2009, and ran until 14 October. The first person to offici
#8 List of statues of Vladimir Lenin
This article is a list of current and former known monuments of Vladimir Lenin . Some or all of the monuments in former Soviet republics and satellites were removed after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the thousands of Lenin monuments that
Leeds War Memorial stands on Victoria Square on the Headrow , to the east of Town Hall and to the south of Leeds City Art Gallery in Leeds, England. It was erected as a memorial to those who had fallen in the First World War. The memorial was designed by Henry Charles Fehr (1867–1940) and unveiled o
#10 Matthias Corvinus Monument
The Matthias Corvinus Monument ( Romanian : Monumentul Matia Corvin ; Hungarian : Mátyás király emlékmű ) is a monument in Cluj-Napoca , Romania . Matthias Corvinus Monument Monumentul Matia Corvin Mátyás király emlékmű Location Cluj-Napoca Romania Designer János Fadrusz Material bronze , stone Heig
#11 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 Tyler Davidson Fountain or The Genius of Water is a statue and fountain located in Cincinnati , Ohio . It is regarded as the city's symbol and one of the area's most-visited attractions. It was dedicated in 1871 and is the centerpiece of Fountain Square , a hardscape plaza at the corner of 5th a
#13 Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe [1] ( German : Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas ), also known as the Holocaust Memorial (German: Holocaust-Mahnmal ), is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust , designed by architect Peter Eisenman and Buro Happold . It consis
#14 List of equestrian statues in Russia
This is a list of equestrian statues in Russia. See also: List of equestrian statues by country
Rubber Duck is a series of several giant floating sculptures of yellow rubber ducks , designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman , which have appeared in many cities around the world, including Hong Kong , Pittsburgh , Toronto , Kaohsiung , Baku , and Sydney . Each Rubber Duck is recreated anew loca
#16 Los Angeles Police Department Memorial for Fallen Officers
The Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a monument on an elevated plaza at the LAPD headquarters on 100 West 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. The memorial was funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, who raised the $750,000 through private donations. [1] The original
The Burr–Hamilton duel took place in Weehawken, New Jersey , between Aaron Burr , the Vice President of the United States , and Alexander Hamilton , the first and former Secretary of the Treasury , on the morning of July 11, 1804. The duel was the culmination of a bitter rivalry that had developed b
#18 Oregon Korean War Memorial
The Oregon Korean War Memorial is a war memorial located in Wilsonville, Oregon , United States . Completed in 2000, it honors the Oregon soldiers and the Korean people from the Korean War . The memorial is located within a 5.5-acre (22,000 m 2 ) city park and features a 109-foot (33 m) -long gr
Streatham War Memorial is a war memorial to the war dead of the London district of Streatham in the two World Wars. It was unveiled in 1922, and is sited near the northwest corner of Streatham Common . Public sculpture by Albert Toft This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks
#20 The Extra Mile
The Extra Mile – Points of Light Volunteer Pathway is a memorial in Washington D.C. Located adjacent to the White House, the monument is composed of 34 bronze medallions honoring people who "through their caring and personal sacrifice, reached out to others, building their dreams into movements that