langs: 26 октября [ru] / october 26 [en] / 26. oktober [de] / 26 octobre [fr] / 26 ottobre [it] / 26 de octubre [es]
days: october 23 / october 24 / october 25 / october 26 / october 27 / october 28 / october 29
Crawford Boddie Dunn (October 26, 1918 – September 17, 1980) was a designer specializing in graphics and corporate communication. Dunn is known for his modern design aesthetic and holistic approach to graphic identity and communication, which he applied to a variety of clients in the Southwest. In
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
#3 Liam Gillick
Liam Gillick (born 1964, Aylesbury , Buckinghamshire ) is a British artist who lives and works in New York City . [1] Gillick deploys multiple forms to make visible the aesthetics of the constructed world and examine the ideological control systems that have emerged along with globalization and neol
#4 Joan Brown
Joan Brown (born Joan Vivien Beatty ; February 13, 1938 – October 26, 1990) was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California . She was a member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement . [1] American painter This article is about the American paint
Mary K. Grant , (born Ethel May Kubishta) (April 21, 1902 – April 8, 1975) was an American industrial designer . Grant is known for her ceramic designs for Franciscan Ceramics manufactured by Gladding, McBean & Co. Grant designed several fine china and earthenware shapes for Gladding, McBean. Grant
#6 Jan Fabre
Jan Fabre (born 1958) is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist , playwright , stage director , choreographer and designer . Belgian artist, choreographer, designer, playwright, stage director Not to be confused with Jean Fabre . Jan Fabre Jan Fabre (center) in 2008 Born 1958 Antwerp , Belgium
Anders Christian Lunde (24 October 1809, Copenhagen – 26 October 1886, Copenhagen) was a Danish landscape painter, a minor participant in the Golden Age of Danish painting . He painted his native Denmark including the north of Zealand and the island of Bornholm while also showing an interest in Medi
Fateh al-Moudarres ( Arabic : فاتح المدرس ) (1922 – 1999) was a Syrian painter and one of the leaders of the modern art movement in Syria. Moudarres studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome , where he was influenced by Surrealism . After he completed his studies, he returned to Syria where he
#9 List of works by Louis Davis
This is a list of the stained glass works of Louis Davis (1860–1941). List of works by Louis Davis Born 1861 Abingdon. Oxfordshire Died 1941 Nationality English Education Attended Abingdon School Known for Stained Glass Of Davis' legacy, it was said: "His colour and design satisfy the sense of bea
#10 Zber
Fiszel Zylberberg , most commonly known as Zber (23 June 1909 – 26 October 1942) [1] was a Jewish artist, best known for his work in xylography (woodcut engraving). Zber was said to be a young artist who was a genius of the graphic arts, so much so that his style was known to have a "lyricism drawn
#11 Henry Bond
Henry Bond , FHEA (born 13 June 1966) is an English writer, photographer, and visual artist. In his Lacan at the Scene (2009), Bond made contributions to theoretical psychoanalysis and forensics . English writer, photographer, and visual artist This article is about the writer and artist. For other
Fritz Morgenthaler (July 19, 1919 - October 26, 1984) was a Swiss psychoanalyst, physician and painter . Morgenthaler was along with George Devereux one of the founders of ethnopsychoanalysis . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2010 ) This article may be expanded
#13 Pierre Waidmann
Pierre Waidmann ( Remiremont , August 19, 1860 - Neuilly-sur-Seine , October 26, 1937) was a French painter and sculptor . He was a landscape painter and also a photographer . Self-portrait with cigarette French painter, photographer, sculptor (1860–1937)
#14 Kevin Munroe
Kevin Andrew Munroe (born 26 October 1972) is a Canadian filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, animator and artist, now an American citizen. His best-known work is that of writer and director of TMNT (2007), where he also had a cameo appearance as a diner patron. American filmmaker and artist
#15 Ernests Brastiņš
Ernests Brastiņš (19 March 1892 – 28 January 1942) was a Latvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist. He is known as the founder and driving force behind the neopagan religion Dievturība , which he started in the 1920s and which was re-established after the fall of the Soviet Uni
#16 Samara Golden
Samara Golden (born 1973) is an American artist based in Los Angeles . American artist based in Los Angeles (born 1973) Samara Golden Born 1973 (age 48 – 49) Ann Arbor, Michigan Style Installation art Website samaragolden .com
#17 Ida Pollock
Ida Julia Pollock ( née Crowe; [1] 12 April 1908–3 December 2013), was a British writer of several short-stories and over 125 romance novels that were published under her married name, Ida Pollock , and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen ; Susan Barrie , Pamela Kent , Averil Ives
#18 Han van Meegeren
Henricus Antonius " Han " van Meegeren ( Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikʏs ɑnˈtoːnijəs ˈɦɑɱ vɑˈmeːɣərə(n)] ; 10 October 1889 – 30 December 1947) [1] was a Dutch painter and portraitist, considered one of the most ingenious art forgers of the 20th century. [2] Van Meegeren became a national hero after
#19 Wendy Wild
Wendy Wild (born Wendy Andreiev , August 31, 1956 – October 26, 1996) was an American singer, musician, and artist who in the 1980s was a well-known presence in New York's downtown music and performance scenes. American singer Wendy Wild Born August 31, 1956 Died October 26, 1996 Occupation Singer
#20 Franjo Mraz
Franjo Mraz (April 4, 1910 in Hlebine – October 26, 1981 in Brežice ) was a notable Croatian artist . Together with Ivan Generalić and Mirko Virius , he is considered a founder of Croatian naive art . His most famous paintings are "Oranje" ("Ploughing") and "Zima" ("Winter").
Christine Abrahams Gallery, first named Axiom, was a Melbourne gallery showing contemporary Australian art between 1980 and 2008. Australian Art Gallery
#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
The E. Janssen Building at 422 First Street, Eureka, California , is a two-story Italianate commercial building. It was built in 1875 to be a hardware and general merchandise store. In 1973, it was the first building in Eureka to be placed on the United States National Register of Historic Places ,
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
#5 Grand Central Art Galleries
The Grand Central Art Galleries were the exhibition and administrative space of the nonprofit Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, an artists' cooperative established in 1922 by Walter Leighton Clark together with John Singer Sargent , Edmund Greacen , and others. [1] Artists closely associat
#6 Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel
The Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel ( CDN ) exhibits Friedrich Dürrenmatt 's paintings and drawings . It is a part of Swiss National Library , just like Swiss Literary Archives , which has a close cooperation with CDN. [1] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( February 2019 ) Cent
#7 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 Singapore Biennale is a large-scale biennial contemporary art exhibition in Singapore , serving as the country’s major platform for international dialogue in contemporary art. [1] [2] It seeks to present and reflect the vigour of artistic practices in Singapore and Southeast Asia within a global
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 Art Gallery of Ontario ( AGO ; French : Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario ) is an art museum in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto , on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Beverley streets just east of Chinatown . The museum's
#11 Galeries Dalmau
Galeries Dalmau was an art gallery in Barcelona , Spain , from 1906 to 1930 (also known as Sala Dalmau, Les Galeries Dalmau, Galería Dalmau, and Galeries J. Dalmau). The gallery was founded and managed by the Symbolist painter and restorer Josep Dalmau i Rafel [ ca ] . The aim was to promote, impo
#12 Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora ( MoAD ) is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco , California . MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora , one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States. Located at 685 Mission St. adjacent to the St. Regis
#13 International Museum of Art & Science
The International Museum of Art & Science (IMAS) is a museum located in McAllen, Texas . It is dedicated to exhibiting Latin American art, as well as educating visitors about science. Its exhibits include antique stained glass, images from the Hubble Space Telescope , and the Discovery Pavilion, an
The Royal Ontario Museum ( ROM ) is a museum of art, world culture and natural history in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is one of the largest museums in North America and the largest in Canada. It attracts more than one million visitors every year, making the ROM the most-visited museum in Canada .
The Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University , formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art , and commonly known as the Cantor Arts Center , is an art museum on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California . The museum first opened in 1894 and consists of
#16 Kistefos Museum and Sculpture Park
The Kistefos Museum ( Norwegian : Kistefos-Museet ) is a contemporary art museum and sculpture park located in Jevnaker, Norway . The art park first opened to the public in 1996 with an exhibition of 25 sculptures. [1] Founded by Christen Sveaas , the biggest shareholder of Kistefos , a privately ow
Third Floor Gallery was an independent charitable [1] photography gallery in Cardiff Bay , Wales . It opened in 2010 and predominantly featured documentary photography, [2] often premiering new work with the direct involvement of the photographers. [3] It closed in 2016. [ citation needed ] Opening
Realities Gallery was a Melbourne gallery which showed work of Australian art of the western and indigenous traditions, and Pacific and international art. It operated from 1971 to 1992. Australian art gallery in Melbourne, closed 1992
#19 Silesian Museum of Fine Arts
The Silesian Museum of Fine Arts in Breslau (German: Schlesisches Museum für bildende Künste in Breslau) was an art museum located on Museum Square in Breslau, Prussia . The museum was operating from 1880 to 1945, when it burned down after the bombing. Museum in Wroclaw, Poland This article needs ad
Velasquez Gallery, also known as Velasquez Gallery at Tye's, and later Tye's Art Gallery, was a Melbourne art gallery that showed contemporary traditional, and later, modernist Australian art, including some sculpture and prints, as well as Australian indigenous art. It operated from 1940 to 1955. [
#1 Statue of Henry Cabot Lodge
A statue of Henry Cabot Lodge by Raymond Averill Porter is installed outside the Massachusetts State House , in Boston , Massachusetts , United States. [1] Statue in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Statue of Henry Cabot Lodge Obstructed view of the statue in 2019 Artist Raymond Averill Porter Subject He
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
#3 Equestrian statue of Viscount Combermere
The Equestrian Statue of Viscount Combermere stands on an island in Grosvenor Road, Chester , Cheshire , England, opposite the entrance to Chester Castle . It commemorates his successful military career, and was made by Carlo Marochetti . It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a
#4 Three Way Piece No.2: Archer
Three Way Piece No.2: Archer is a large sculpture by the British artist Henry Moore . Two casts exist: cast 1 in Toronto, [1] cast 2 is owned by the National Gallery , Berlin. [2] The work is 340 cm long and 325 cm high. [3] A plaster cast of the work was also made, and was shown in June 1965 at
The Weeping Woman (French: La Femme qui pleure [1] ) is a series of oil on canvas [2] paintings by Pablo Picasso , the last of which was created in late 1937. The paintings depict Dora Maar , Picasso's mistress and muse. The Weeping Woman paintings were produced by Picasso in response to the bombing
#6 A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère ( French : Un bar aux Folies Bergère ) is a painting by Édouard Manet , considered to be his last major work. It was painted in 1882 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of that year. It depicts a scene in the Folies Bergère nightclub in Paris. The painting originally belonge
Prosperous Suzhou ( simplified Chinese : 姑苏 繁华 图 ; traditional Chinese : 姑蘇 繁華 圖 ; pinyin : Gūsū Fánhuá Tú ), originally entitled Burgeoning Life in a Resplendent Age ( simplified Chinese : 盛世 滋生 图 ; traditional Chinese : 盛世 滋生 圖 ; pinyin : Shèngshì Zīshēng Tú ), is an 18th-century scroll painting (
Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq , [1] also known as The Shooting Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch , but commonly referred to as The Night Watch ( Dutch : De Nachtwacht ), is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn . It is in the c
Metronome is a large public art installation located along the south end of Union Square in New York City . The work was commissioned by the Related Companies , developers of One Union Square South, with the participation of the Public Art Fund and the Municipal Art Society . The $4.2 million provid
#10 Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision
Sir Nicholas Serota Makes an Acquisitions Decision is one of the paintings that was made as a part of the Stuckism art movement, [1] [2] and is recognized as a "signature piece" for the movement, [3] It was painted by the Stuckism co-founder Charles Thomson in 2000, and has been exhibited in a numbe
#11 Vase with White and Red Carnations
Vase with White and Red Carnations is a work by Vincent van Gogh . It is an oil on canvas painting in a private collection, painted in the summer of 1886 in Paris. [1] The painting depicts white and red carnation flowers in a gold and dark brown vase. Painting by Vincent van Gogh Vase with White and
Georgia O'Keeffe made a number of Red Canna paintings of the canna lily plant, first in watercolor, such as a red canna flower bouquet painted in 1915, but primarily abstract paintings of close-up images in oil. O'Keeffe said that she made the paintings to reflect the way she herself saw flowers, al
#13 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,
The exhibition Battle of the Sexes – Franz von Stuck to Frida Kahlo ( Geschlechterkampf – Franz von Stuck bis Frida Kahlo ) was held from 24 November 2016 to 19 March 2017 at the Städel-Museum in Frankfurt am Main. 140 paintings, films and sculptures reflected the change in gender roles and the perc
The Bench is the title of both a 1758 oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Hogarth , and a print issued by him in the same year. Unlike many of Hogarth's engravings produced from painted originals, the print differs considerably from the painting. It was intended as a demonstration o
#1 Robert Hobbs
Robert Carleton Hobbs is an art historian and curator specializing in twentieth-century art. Since 1991 he has held the Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair of American Art in the School of Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University , [1] a highly ranked art department. Since 2004 he has served as a visiting p
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
Shkëlzen Maliqi (born 26 October 1947) is a Kosovar philosopher , art critic , political analyst and intellectual . During the early 1990s, Shkelzen was also directly involved in politics. He was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party of Kosovo and served as its first president from 1991
Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky ( Russian : Анато́лий Васи́льевич Лунача́рский ) (born Anatoly Aleksandrovich Antonov , 23 November [ O.S. 11 November ] 1875 – 26 December 1933) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and the first Bolshevik Soviet People's Commissar (Narkompros) responsible for Min
Birgit Rausing (born 26 October 1924) is a Swedish art historian, philanthropist, a former billionaire heiress and the widow of Gad Rausing (1922–2000). Birgit Rausing Born Birgit Mayne ( 1924-10-26 ) 26 October 1924 (age 97) [1] [2] Citizenship Sweden [1] Spouse Gad Rausing (died 2000) Children 3
Paolo Fossati (1938 in Arezzo – 26 October 1998 in Turin ) was an Italian author, professor and art historian . Italian author, professor and art historian Born in Arezzo from Teresa Negro and Pietro Fossati, he moved with the family to Turin where he finished his high school. He started studying la
Joseph Early Widener (August 19, 1871 – October 26, 1943) was a wealthy American art collector who was a founding benefactor of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. A major figure in thoroughbred horse racing , he was head of New York 's Belmont Park and builder of Miami 's Hialeah Park r
Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén (21 June 1924 – 26 October 2006) was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth century. He was the pioneering former head of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm and i
Nourida Gadirova Ateshi (born 22 August 1965 in Oğuz , in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic) is an Azerbaijani author and scientist who specialises in the archaeology and prehistory of the Caucasus . As of 1995 she was living in Berlin . Azerbaijani author and scientist (born 1965) This artic
#10 Clarence Cook
Clarence Chatham Cook (September 8, 1828 – June 2, 1900) was a 19th-century American author and art critic . American writer and art critic Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts , Cook graduated from Harvard in 1849 and worked as a teacher. Between 1863 and 1869, Cook wrote a series of articles about Am
#11 Camille Paglia
Camille Anna Paglia ( / ˈ p ɑː l i ə / ; born April 2, 1947) is an American feminist academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, since 1984. [1] She is critical of many aspects of modern culture [2] [3] and is the author of Se
Dietrich Felix von Bothmer (pronounced BOAT-mare ; October 26, 1918 – October 12, 2009) was a German -born American art historian, who spent six decades as a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art , where he developed into the world's leading specialist in the field of ancient Greek vases . Dietr
#13 Barbara G. Lane
Barbara Greenhouse Lane (born 1941) is an art historian, and chair of the art department in the graduate studies and research program at Queens College, City University of New York . [1] She is a scholar of the Northern Renaissance , early Netherlandish painting , and medieval art . American art his
#14 Bart Cassiman
Bart Cassiman (born 1961), freelance-curator, art critic and editor, is an art historian and studied press- and communication sciences at the Ghent University (1979-1984). Thomas Schütte & Bart Cassiman (left) meeting each other after many years at the Skulpturenhalle in Neus (2017) This biographica
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
#16 Nathaniel Meyer von Rothschild
Nathaniel Meyer von Rothschild (26 October 1836 – 16 June 1905) was a member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria , known as art collector and patron . Nathaniel Meyer von Rothschild Baron Nathaniel Rothschild (Theodor Mayerhofer, 1884) Born ( 1836-10-26 ) 26 October 1836 Vienna , Austrian Em
#17 Agnes Geijer
Agnes Geijer (26 October 1898 – 17 July 1989) was a Swedish textile historian and archaeologist . Swedish textile historian and archaeologist Agnes Geijer Born 26 October 1898 Uppsala Cathedral Assembly Died 17 July 1989 (aged 90) Oscar Parish Resting place Uppsala old cemetery Alma mate
#18 Aby Warburg
Aby Moritz Warburg , better known as Aby Warburg , (June 13, 1866 – October 26, 1929) was a German art historian and cultural theorist who founded the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg (Library for Cultural Studies), a private library, which was later moved to the Warburg Institute , London
#19 Herbert Dellwing
Herbert Dellwing (1940 – 31 December 2010) was a German art historian and historic preservationist . He lived and work in Speyer and Neustadt an der Weinstraße . German art historian
The Oscar S. Straus Memorial in Washington, D.C. , commemorates the accomplishments of the first Jew to serve in the cabinet of a U.S. president . Oscar Solomon Straus was Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909. The memorial is a marble fountain located
#2 Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot-tall (192 m) monument in St. Louis, Missouri , United States. Clad in stainless steel and built in the form of a weighted catenary arch , [5] it is the world's tallest arch [4] and Missouri's tallest accessible building . Some sources consider it the tallest human-ma
#3 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
Graft is a sculpture by Roxy Paine . [1] It was installed on October 26–30, 2008, in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden . [2] Graft Artist Roxy Paine Year 2008-2009 Type sculpture Dimensions 14 m × 14 m (45 ft × 45 ft) Location National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden , Washing
#5 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
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
The Louis Riel sculpture is a monument to Louis Riel located on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg . Commissioned by the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) and sculpted by Miguel Joyal , the statue is located on the building's south grounds and faces the Assiniboine River . [1
#8 Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy
Florida's Tribute to the Women of the Confederacy , also known as A Tribute to the Women of the Southern Confederacy and the Monument to the Women of the Confederacy , [1] [2] is an outdoor Confederate memorial installed in Jacksonville, Florida 's Springfield Park . [3] It is a tribute to women of
#9 Richard Coeur de Lion (statue)
Richard Coeur de Lion is a Grade II listed equestrian statue of the 12th-century English monarch Richard I , also known as Richard the Lionheart, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. It stands on a granite pedestal in Old Palace Yard outside the Palace of Westminster in London, facing south towards the en
#10 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
#11 Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie that took place near Ohio 's South Bass Island , in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most decisive naval battles to occur in the War of 1812 . [1] Located on an isthmus on th
#12 Lely Venus
The Lely Venus is a marble statue of the crouching Venus type. It is a copy of a Hellenistic original by Doidalses of Bithynia and dates from the Antonine period. Marble statue of the crouching Venus The Lely Venus
#13 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
#14 Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt (New York City)
Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt is a 1939 bronze sculpture by James Earle Fraser . [1] It was located on public park land at the American Museum of Natural History , New York City . The equestrian statue depicts Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Walking on either side of him are two men, on o
The Illinois Memorial (also known as the Illinois State Memorial and the Illinois Monument ) is a public memorial located at Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi , United States. Dedicated in 1906, it honors the Union Army soldiers from Illinois who fought in the siege of Vicks
The Peter Muhlenberg Memorial is a public monument in Washington, D.C. It honors John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg , a Lutheran minister, Continental Army general, Federalist Era American politician, and member of the prominent Muhlenberg family . The memorial is located in a one-acre park bounded by Co
#17 Equestrian statue of William the Conqueror
The statue of William the Conqueror is located in his birthplace, Falaise, Calvados , about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southeast of Caen , France . [1] It depicts William the Conqueror , Duke of Normandy and King of England , on a horse, and is surrounded by statues of his six ducal predecessors. It i
#18 Monument of the Great October Revolution (Rostov-on-Don)
Monument of the Great October Revolution ( Russian : Памятник Великой Октябрьской революции ) is a bronze monument dedicated to the October Revolution and establishment of the Soviet rule in Rostov-on-Don . Sculptor V. Dubovik and architect E. Polyanskiy created design of the sculptures of three men
#19 The Encounter of Teano, Fiesole
The Encounter of Teano ( L'Incontro di Teano ) is a bronze monumental equestrian statuary group depicting the encounter of King Vittorio Emanuele II and Garibaldi , both on horseback, at a bridge in Teano on October 26, 1860. The monument is present in the piazza Mino da Fiesole, in front of the Pal
The statue of Edward Colston is a bronze statue of Bristol -born merchant and trans-Atlantic slave trader , Edward Colston (1636–1721). It was created in 1895 by the Irish sculptor John Cassidy and was formerly erected on a plinth of Portland stone in a public park known as "The Centre" , until it w