langs: 23 октября [ru] / october 23 [en] / 23. oktober [de] / 23 octobre [fr] / 23 ottobre [it] / 23 de octubre [es]
days: october 20 / october 21 / october 22 / october 23 / october 24 / october 25 / october 26
#1 Emlen Etting
Emlen Pope Etting Jr. (August 24, 1905 – July 20, 1993) was an American painter, sculptor, filmmaker, and member of Philadelphia's elite Main Line Society. American painter and sculptor Taken in the French quarter just before he went off to fight the war 1944 Emlen Etting Personal details Born Emlen
Dorothy Catherine Wentworth Jenkin (née Venning ; 23 October 1892 – 13 April 1995) was a New Zealand watercolorist , botanical illustrator and printmaker . She was a founding member of the Invercargill Art Society and participated in campaigning for a public art gallery in Invercargill. She was invo
Rosalie Gascoigne AM (25 January 1917 – 23 October 1999) was a New Zealand-born Australian sculptor and assemblage artist. She showed at the Venice Biennale in 1982, becoming the first female artist to represent Australia there. In 1994 she was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to th
#4 Jessicka
Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American singer and visual artist. Best known by her stage name Jessicka , she was the frontwoman of Florida-based band Jack Off Jill and current front for the Los Angeles-based band Scarling. American singer Jessicka Jessicka in 2004 B
#5 Kuzgun Acar
Abdülahet Kuzgun Çetin Acar (28 February 1928 – 4 February 1976) was an Afro-Turk sculptor [1] well known for his works in metal. He is best known for his abstract sculptures and is considered one of the pioneers of modern sculptures in Turkey . [2] One of his famous sculptures is Kuşlar ("The Birds
Igael Tumarkin ( Hebrew : יגאל תומרקין; 23 October 1933 – 12 August 2021) was an Israeli painter and sculptor. [1] Israeli painter and sculptor (1933–2021) Igael Tumarkin Igael Tumarkin (1999) Born Peter Martin Gregor Heinrich Hellberg 23 October 1933 Dresden , Saxony , Germany Died 12 August 2021 (
Sébastien-Melchior Cornu (6 January 1804 – 23 October 1870) was a French painter, specializing in religious works and portraits. French painter This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (April 2017) Click [show] for important translation instruction
William Henry Dorsey (1837-1923) was a bibliophile, artist, scrapbooker, numismatist, social historian, and collector of Black history and art. He was most noted for the 388 scrapbooks he compiled of newspaper and magazine clippings chronicling Black life in his hometown of Philadelphia and across t
Albert Lee Tucker (29 December 1914 – 23 October 1999) [1] [2] was an Australian artist and member of the Heide Circle , a group of modernist artists and writers associated with Heide , the Melbourne home of art patrons John and Sunday Reed . [3] Along with Heide Circle members such as Sidney Nola
#10 King Robbo
King Robbo (born John Robertson , [2] 23 October 1969 – 31 July 2014 [3] ) was an English underground graffiti artist. His feud with the artist Banksy was the subject of a Channel 4 television documentary called Graffiti Wars , first shown in August 2011. [4] English underground graffiti artist Ki
#11 Anthony Caro
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro OM CBE (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using ' found ' industrial objects. [1] His style was of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. [1] He was lauded
George Hyde Chambers (23 October 1803 – 29 October 1840) was an English marine painter. English painter This article is about the maritime artist. For other uses, see George Chambers (disambiguation) . Port on a Stormy Day A Dutch Boeier in a Fresh Breeze (1831, oil on canvas, National Maritime Muse
#13 Edward Biberman
Edward Biberman (October 23, 1904 – January 27, 1986) was an American artist active in the mid-twentieth century. His work ranged from stylised portraits to history-inspired murals , and drew on the emerging urban landscapes of southern California , and on current events such as the Great Depression
#14 Peter Flötner
Peter Flötner , also Flatner, Flettner, or Floetner (born around 1490 in Thurgau , died 23 October 1546 in Nuremberg ) [1] was a German designer, sculptor, and printmaker . He was a leading figure in the introduction of Italianate Renaissance design to sculpture and the decorative arts in Germany, c
#15 Pietro Paolétti
Pietro Paolétti (1801 in Belluno – October 23, 1847 in Belluno) was an Italian painter and engraver. Italian painter (1801–1847) 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. ( July 20
#16 Cornelis Bol
Cornelis Bol (baptised Antwerp 15 July 1589, [1] - buried Haarlem 23 October 1666 [2] ) was a Flemish painter and etcher, periodically active in England. He is sometimes known as "Cornelis Bol IV" [3] to differentiate him from other artists of the same name including Cornelis Bol I , more generally
#17 Carolyn George
Carolyn George (September 6, 1927 – February 10, 2009) was an American ballerina , photographer , and dance instructor. Carolyn George Born ( 1927-09-06 ) September 6, 1927 Died February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10) (aged 81) New York City , U.S. Nationality American Education School of American Ballet a
#18 Ricardo Arredondo Calmache
Ricardo Arredondo Calmache (23 October 1850 – 1911) was a Spanish painter who specialized in landscapes and costumbrista scenes; known for his meticulous attention to detail. Spanish painter (1850–1911) Not to be confused with Ricardo Arredondo , the Mexican boxer. Ricardo Arredondo (date unknown) T
#19 Ida O'Keeffe
Ida Ten Eyck O'Keeffe (October 23, 1889 – September 27, 1961) was an American visual artist known for oil paintings, watercolors, and monotypes. [1] : 6 She was the younger sister of painter Georgia O'Keeffe . American visual artist Ida O ' Keeffe Born Ida Ten Eyck O'Keeffe ( 1889-10-23 ) Octo
#20 Bernard Safran
Bernard Safran (June 3, 1924 – October 14, 1995) was an American painter known for his realistic portraits and scenes of everyday life in New York and in rural Canada . He created many portraits for Time magazine covers, with subjects that included Elizabeth II , Pope John XXIII , Dwight D. Eisenhow
The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum (HAUM) is an art museum in the German city of Braunschweig , Lower Saxony . [1] Art museum in Braunschweig, Germany Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Established 1754 ( 1754 ) Location Braunschweig , Germany Type Art museum Architect Oskar Sommer
#2 African-American Research Library and Cultural Center
The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center is a library located at 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , in the United States. A branch of the Broward County Library , it opened on October 26, 2002. African-American Research Library and Cultural Center African-American
Castlemaine Art Museum is an Australian art gallery and museum in Castlemaine, Victoria in the Shire of Mount Alexander . It was founded in 1913. It is housed in a 1931 Art Deco building constructed for the purpose, heritage-listed by the National Trust. [1] Its collection concentrates on Australian
The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m²) art museum in Tacoma, Washington dedicated to the medium of glass . [2] Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movement through nurturing artists, impl
The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow , Scotland , managed by Glasgow Museums . It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell . The museum reopened on 29 March 2022 with free entry, having been closed for refurbishment since 23 October 2016. [1] Art collecti
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]
#7 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
#8 Artsdepot
The artsdepot is a multi-purpose cultural centre located in North Finchley , in the London borough of Barnet . It was officially opened on 23 October 2004 for the enjoyment and development of the arts in North London . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( June 2018 ) artsdepo
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
#10 Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art
Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art ( 千葉県立美術館 , Chiba Kenritsu Bijutsukan ) opened in Chiba , Chiba Prefecture , Japan in 1974. The focus of the collection is the work of local artists and of artists with connections to Chiba, and it includes paintings by Asai Chū , Millais , Corot , and Antonio Fontane
#11 Southern Alberta Art Gallery
The Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin is a contemporary art gallery located in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta , Canada. It has three gallery spaces and a gift shop. Art Gallery in Alberta, Canada Southern Alberta Art Gallery Location in Lethbridge Established 1976 Location Le
#12 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
The Kenneth Myers Centre is a landmark building in Auckland , New Zealand. Originally known as the 1YA Building and then the Television New Zealand building , the building was purchased by the University of Auckland and modified in 2000–01. Located in Shortland Street in the Auckland CBD , the "stri
#14 Gillman Barracks
Gillman Barracks is a contemporary arts cluster in Singapore that is home to international art galleries, restaurants and the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, which are all housed in conserved colonial barracks. Gillman Barracks lies near to Alexandra Road, and the 6.4 hectare site covers
#15 Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson
The Museum of Contemporary Art ( MOCA ) [1] in Tucson , Arizona , United States, was founded in 1997, by Julia Latane, James Graham, and David Wright. The museum was founded to create a permanent institution for contemporary art in Tucson 's arts district. Originally housed in the HazMat building on
#16 Borys Voznytsky Lviv National Art Gallery
Borys Voznytsky Lviv National Art Gallery ( Ukrainian : Львівська Національна Галерея Мистецтв імені Бориса Возницького ) is the largest art museum in Ukraine, with over 62,000 artworks in its collection, including works of Ukrainian, Polish, Italian, French, German, Dutch and Flemish, Spanish, Aust
#17 Stavanger Museum
Stavanger Museum is a museum of natural and cultural history established in 1877, located in the Norwegian city Stavanger . The museum's collections consist of several departments: the department of zoology, the department for cultural history (which also includes custodianship of the royal residenc
The Whitechapel Gallery is a public art gallery in Whitechapel on the north side of Whitechapel High Street , in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets . The original building, designed by Charles Harrison Townsend , opened in 1901 as one of the first publicly funded galleries for temporary exhibitions
#19 Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery
Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery ( 聖徳記念絵画館 , Seitoku Kinen Kaigakan ) is a gallery commemorating the "imperial virtues" of Japan's Meiji Emperor , installed on his funeral site in the Gaien or outer precinct of Meiji Shrine in Tōkyō . The gallery is one of the earliest museum buildings in Japan and it
The Marc Chagall Museum ( Belarusian : Віцебскі музей Марка Шагала ) is a museum dedicated to the painter Marc Chagall , in his hometown of Vitebsk , Belarus . The museum was founded by the decision of the Vitebsk City Executive Committee on October 23, 1991. Museum dedicated to the painter Marc Cha
The Death of Marat ( French : La Mort de Marat or Marat Assassiné ) is a 1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting the artist's friend and murdered French revolutionary leader, Jean-Paul Marat . One of the most famous images from the era of the French Revolution , David painted it when he was t
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
26 October 1993 is an artwork created in 1993 as a collaboration between English artists Henry Bond and Sam Taylor-Wood , both of whom were involved in the Young British Artists scene of contemporary art. It is a pastiche or remaking of a well-known photographic portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
#4 L'Assemblée des six-comtés (painting)
L'Assemblée des six-comtés (French for "The Assembly of the Six Counties"), also known as Manifestation des Canadiens contre le gouvernement anglais, à Saint-Charles, en 1837 ("Demonstration of the Canadiens against the British colonial government, at Saint-Charles, in 1837"), is a large oil paintin
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
#6 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
The Virgin of the Rocks ( Italian : Vergine delle rocce ), sometimes the Madonna of the Rocks , is the name of two paintings by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci , of the same subject, with a composition which is identical except for several significant details. The version generally
#8 Purification of the Virgin (Gozzoli)
The painting of the Purification of the Virgin is a High- Renaissance -style tempera panel piece from an altarpiece painted by Benozzo Gozzoli and once owned by the Compagnia di Santa Maria della Purificazione e di San Zanobi of Florence , Italy. The painting is on display in the Philadelphia Museum
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
#10 Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology
Happy-Go-Luckies of Nature and Technology is a public artwork by German artist Guido Brink located on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus, which is near Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States. The sculpture is a steel structure that is painted red. It was dedicated at UWM's Lapham Hall on Oct
#11 Venus with Mercury and Cupid
Venus with Mercury and Cupid , The School of Love or The Education of Cupid is a c. 1525 painting by the Italian painter Correggio , now in the National Gallery . [1] Painting by Antonio da Correggio Venus with Mercury and Cupid The School of Love , The Education of Cupid Artist Correggio Year c. 15
#12 Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo
Silken Painting of Emperor Go-Daigo is a portrait and Buddhist painting of Emperor Go-Daigo from the Nanboku-chō period . The painting was supervised by the Buddhist priest and protector of Emperor Go-Daigo, Bunkanbo Koshin. After his death, Buddhābhiṣeka opened his eyes on September 20, October 23,
#13 March to Freedom
March to Freedom is a statue by Joe F. Howard, installed outside the Williamson County Courthouse in Franklin, Tennessee . The bronze sculpture depicts a United States Colored Troops soldier. [1] Statue in Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. March to Freedom Artist Joe F. Howard Year 2021 ( 2021 ) Location
#14 The Danish Constituent Assembly
The Danish Constituent Assembly ( Danish . Den Grundlovsgivende Rigsforsamling ) is a monumental oil painting by Constantin Hansen depicting the Danish Constituent Assembly 's first meeting on 23 October 1848 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen , Denmark . The painting was commissioned by merchan
#15 Hungarian Revolution Memorial
The Hungarian Revolution Memorial (also known as Hungarian Monument ) is a monument and sculpture by E. Gyuri Hollosy, installed in Boston 's Liberty Square Park, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts . It commemorates the thirtieth anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . Sculpture in Boston,
#16 Black Madonna of Częstochowa
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa ( Polish : Czarna Madonna / Matka Boska Częstochowska ; Latin : Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte , lit. ' Miraculous Image of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Virgin Mary in Clear Mountain ' ), also known as Our L
#17 Bay View Series
Bay View Series is a public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary (artist) located on the Bay View Public Library grounds, which is on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States. Flanary's 1993 Bay View Series consists of three granite rocks and one chunk of taconite iron ore . All ha
Raymond Ward Bissell, Jr. (October 23, 1936 – October 26, 2019) was an American art historian and educator . A scholar of Italian Baroque art , Bissell was Professor of Art History at the University of Michigan . American art historian and educator (1936–2019) Raymond Ward Bissell Born Raymond Ward
Carola Giedion-Welcker (née Welcker ; April 25, 1893, Cologne – February 21, 1979, Zurich ) was a German-Swiss art historian. German-Swiss art historian
#3 Felix Becker (art historian)
Karl Günther Ernst Felix Becker (27 September 1864, Sondershausen - 23 October 1928, Leipzig ) was a German art historian, best known today for the project Thieme-Becker . German art historian
Karl Mayländer (2 October 1872 - deported 23 October 1941) [1] was an Austrian art collector and businessman who was deported in 1941 from Vienna to Łódź, in German-occupied Poland, by the Nazis and later murdered in the Shoah . Austrian art collector and businessman (1872–1941) Portrait of Karl May
Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (born 2 August 1943) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and librarian. Dutch librarian and politician Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven in 1988 Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives In office 16 May 2002 – 19 November 2002
#6 Jean Clair
Jean Clair ( French: [klɛʁ] ) is the pen name of Gérard Régnier (born 20 October 1940 in Paris , France). Clair is an essayist, a polemicist, [1] an art historian, an art conservator, and a member of the Académie française since May, 2008. [2] [3] He was, for many years, the director of the Picass
Okwui Enwezor (23 October 1963 – 15 March 2019) [1] was a Nigerian curator , art critic , writer , poet , and educator , specializing in art history . He lived in New York City [2] and Munich. In 2014, he was ranked 24 in the ArtReview list of the 100 most powerful people of the art world. [3] Niger
Sarah Cook is a Scotland-based Canadian scholar. She is well known as a historian and curator in the field of New Media art . Cook was a Research Fellow at the University of Sunderland , where she worked with the research institute CRUMB – Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, that she co-fou
#9 Marguerite Gautier-van Berchem
Marguerite Augusta Gautier-van Berchem (born Marguerite Augusta Berthout van Berchem ; 11 April 1892 – 23 January 1984) was a Swiss archaeologist and art historian from a patrician family , who specialised both in early Christian art and early Islamic art . She was also an active member of the Inter
#10 George L. Hersey
George Leonard Hersey (August 30, 1927 – October 23, 2007) was an American art historian . Hersey was an expert on Italian Renaissance art and architecture, as well as 19th century American art and architecture. His work discussed the relationship between biology and sexuality to art and architectur
#11 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
#12 Daniella Ohad
Daniella Ohad is an American-Israeli design historian [1] , educator, writer, and influencer. She teaches history of design , material culture , design connoisseurship, [2] and design culture at Parsons School of Design and New York School of Interior Design in New York City . [2] [3] [4] Ohad has c
#13 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]
#14 Vladimir Stasov
Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov (also Stassov ; Russian : Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ста́сов ; 14 January [ O.S. 2 January] 1824 – 23 October [O.S. 10 October] 1906), [1] was a Russian critic of music and art. Born into a wealthy, noble family Stasov became a prominent figure in mid-19th-century Russian cult
#15 Marc Restellini
Marc Restellini (born 24 June 1964) is a French art historian, museum director, [1] founder of the Pinacothèque de Paris, and a specialist on Amedeo Modigliani. [2] French art historian (born 1964) Marc Restellini Born ( 1964-06-24 ) 24 June 1964 (age 57) Saint-Omer, France Occupation Art historia
#16 Helga Pakasaar
Helga Pakasaar is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Vancouver , Canada. She has worked as curator at Polygon Gallery (formerly Presentation House Gallery) since 2003 and is now the Audain Chief Curator of Polygon. [1] [2] She has also curated exhibitions for Griffin Art Projects in Nort
#17 Emilia Dilke
Emilia Francis Strong (2 September 1840, Ilfracombe , Devon – 23 October 1904), better known as Lady Dilke , was a British author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist. An 1887 portrait of Lady Dilke by Hubert von Herkomer
#18 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] :
Harold McCarter Taylor , CBE , TD (13 May 1907 – 23 October 1995) was a New Zealand-born British mathematician , theoretical physicist and academic administrator, but is best known [1] as a historian of architecture and the author, with his first wife Joan Taylor , née Sills, of the three volumes of
#20 Ine Gevers
Ine Gevers (born 1960 in Valkenswaard ) is a Dutch curator of contemporary art, writer and activist. Dutch curator, writer and activist Ine Gevers giving talk at Dutch Design Week 2017
#1 Alexander I Statue in Taganrog
The monument to Alexander I of Russia was erected on the initiative of the people of Taganrog in memory of the emperor's stay and death in the city. Monument to Alexander I Памятник Александру I Monument to Alexander I. Photo taken in 2007. Location Bank square, Taganrog Designer Ivan Martos Opening
#2 Equestrian statue of Thomas Munro
The statue of Thomas Munro is an equestrian statue of Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet , Major-General in the British Army and Governor of Madras from 1820 to 1827, located in the city of Chennai , India . The bronze statue sculpted by Francis Chantrey in the United Kingdom in 1834 and shipped to Madras in
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
Wisdom's Light is a public sculpture located in front of the Lake Branch Library in Uniontown, Ohio . The sculpture was commissioned by the Rotary club of Lake Township to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International. The sculpture stands 9.5 feet tall. It consists of a st
#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
The Albert Pike Memorial is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring Albert Pike (1809–1891), a senior officer of the Confederate States Army as well as a poet, lawyer, and influential figure in the Scottish Rite of freemasonry . The memorial, which now only includes the base and Goddess of Mas
#7 Statue of Oliver Cromwell, St Ives
A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands on Market Hill in St Ives, Cambridgeshire , England. It is a sculpture of Oliver Cromwell , Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland . The statue was designed by F. W. Pomeroy and erected in 1901. The statue is one of five public statues
Pigs in the City is a public art initiative coordinated by Uptown Lexington, Inc., [1] a non-profit organization created to revitalize the downtown (or locally called "uptown") area of Lexington. [2] It includes an near annual event [3] held in the fall in the uptown business district of Lexington,
The Anubis Shrine was part of the burial equipment of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun , whose tomb in the Valley of the Kings was discovered almost intact in 1922 by Egyptologists led by Howard Carter . Today the object, with the find number 261, is on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo ,
#10 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
#11 Stalin Monument (Budapest)
The Stalin Monument was a statue of Joseph Stalin in Budapest , Hungary . Completed in December 1951 as a "gift to Joseph Stalin from the Hungarians on his seventieth birthday", it was torn down on October 23, 1956 by enraged anti-Soviet crowds during Hungary's October Revolution . Socialist realism
#12 Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Spanish–American War Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States that commemorates those American military personnel who died in the Spanish–American War . Constructed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and dedi
Price Sculpture Forest is an outdoor collection of sculptures located east of Coupeville on Whidbey Island , Washington , United States. The land is 16.3 acres [2] and contains just over a half mile of trails. [3] The park features two path loops through a century-old forest; one is called Nature Nu
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
#15 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#16 Confederate Soldier Memorial (Huntsville, Alabama)
The Confederate Soldier Memorial , or Confederate Monument , [1] is located in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama . Monument to the Confederate Army in Huntsville, Alabama Confederate Soldier Memorial Confederate Monument The memorial in 2010 Year 1905 ( 1905 ) Location Huntsville, Ala
#17 Equestrian statue of King Chulalongkorn
Equestrian statue of Chulalongkorn the Great , ( Thai : พระบรมราชานุสาวรีย์ พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว ) other known as Equestrian statue ( Thai: พระบรมรูปทรงม้า , RTGS : phraborom marup songma , pronounced [pʰráʔ bɔː rom má rûːp soŋ máː ] ) is an outdoor sculpture in cast bronze at the
#18 Vance Monument
The Vance Monument was a late 19th–century granite obelisk in Asheville, North Carolina that memorialized Zebulon Baird Vance , a former governor of North Carolina. [1] It was designed by architect Richard Sharp Smith . [2] The monument was removed by the City of Asheville in May 2021. [3] Monument
#19 Beirut Memorial
The Beirut Memorial is a memorial to the 241 American peacekeepers—220 Marines , 18 sailors , and three soldiers —killed in the October 23, 1983 Beirut barracks bombing in Beirut, Lebanon . It is located outside the gate of Camp Gilbert H. Johnson , a satellite camp of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
#20 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