langs: 31 октября [ru] / october 31 [en] / 31. oktober [de] / 31 octobre [fr] / 31 ottobre [it] / 31 de octubre [es]
days: october 28 / october 29 / october 30 / october 31 / november 1 / november 2 / november 3
#1 Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions . Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, five of which he wrote. He
#2 Al Carbee
Albert Nickerson Carbee (February 10, 1914 – October 3, 2005) was a reclusive artist from Saco, Maine whose mixed media artwork merges collage, photography, diorama, and portraiture. He has been frequently identified as an outsider artist . His work is most commonly noted for enthusiastically featur
Anthony Green RA (born 30 September 1939) is an English realist painter and printmaker best known for his paintings of his own middle-class domestic life. His works sometimes use compound perspectives and polygonal forms—particularly with large, irregularly shaped canvasses. As well as producing oil
Alan Blyth ( fl. 1921 – 1953) was an English artist who primarily painted landscape and botanical paintings, predominantly in the oil medium. [1] English painter
Hermann Hendrich (31 October 1854 in Heringen, Thuringia – 18 July 1931 in Schreiberhau in Niederschlesien ) was a German painter. German painter Hermann Hendrich Born ( 1854-10-31 ) 31 October 1854 Heringen Died 18 July 1931 (1931-07-18) (aged 76) Szklarska Poręba Known for Painting, illustrati
David Schulman (31 October 1881 – 21 October 1966) was a Dutch painter . [1] His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics . [2] Schulman's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Ams
François Bazin was born in Paris on 31 October 1897 and died in Paris in 1956. His parents were engravers and medalists. Early years were spent in Chile where his parents taught at the Santiago art college. The family returned to Paris in 1913 and Bazin enrolled at the Paris École des Beaux-Art. He
Roberta Joan " Joni " Mitchell CC ( née Anderson ; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter and painter. Drawing from folk , pop, rock, classical, and jazz , Mitchell's songs often reflect on social and philosophical ideals as well as her feelings about romance, womanhood, dis
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
#10 Joaquim Vayreda
Joaquim Vayreda i Vila (23 May 1843 – 31 October 1894) was a Spanish landscape painter. He was originally influenced by the Barbizon school , but later became one of the founders of the Olot school . Spanish landscape painter This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2016 )
#11 Mary Zicafoose
Mary Zicafoose is an American textile artist , weaver , and teacher who specializes in ikat , an ancient technique in which threads are wrapped, tied and resist-dyed before weaving. Zicafoose is the author of Ikat: The Essential Handbook to Weaving Resist-Dyed Cloth (2020). [2] Her works are part of
Mykola Ivanovych Tseluiko ( Ukrainian : Микола Іванович Целуйко , also 'Tseluyko'), born 3 July 1937, died 31 October 2007, was a Ukrainian painter and textile artist . This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove
#13 Baron von Lind
Jerry Lind (October 31, 1937 to October 17, 2017) in Duluth, Minnesota is also known as Baron von Lind. He is the son of Baron Johann von Lind. After he left the United States military in 1989, Lind assumed his ancestral name of "von Lind". [1] American artist This article uses bare URLs , which are
Charles Frederick Kimball (1831 - 1903) was a 19th-century American , pastoral landscape and marine painter , etcher and a master cabinet maker in Portland, Maine . [1] American painter Charles Frederick Kimball Twilight at Stroudwater , by Charles F. Kimball, 1879
#15 Rikizo Takata
Rikizo Takata (18 October 1900 – 31 October 1992) was a Japanese painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics . [1] Japanese painter Rikizo Takata Born ( 1900-10-18 ) 18 October 1900 Kurume , Japan Died 31 October 1992 (1992-10-31) (aged 92)
#16 Egon Schiele
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele ( German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ( listen ) ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter of whom Gustav Klimt , figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor . His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many self-
Bette Keener Archuleta (May 22, 1928 – October 31, 1998), also called Qued , was a Cherokee -American painter from Pawhuska, Oklahoma . [1] [2] She began painting in her 30s and went on to exhibit across the United States, including at the Museum of New Mexico and at the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremoni
#18 Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson ( Icelandic : Ólafur Elíasson ; born 5 February 1967) [1] is an Icelandic – Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer's experience. In 1995 he established Studio Ol
Raffaele Pagliaccetti (31 October 1839 – 8 May 1900) was an Italian sculptor, active mainly in Florence. Italian sculptor Bust of Pagliaccetti in Giulianova
#20 John Lundberg
John Lundberg (born 5 December 1968) is an English artist and documentary filmmaker. His work is concerned with ostension . [1] Underpinning all of his work is an interest in how myth and artifice can shape and alter reality, especially regarding crop circles , UFOlogy , and other examples of urban
The Quilters' Guild Museum Collection , which opened in St Anthony's Hall , York on 7 June 2008, was Britain's first museum dedicated to the history of British quilt making and textile arts . The museum was founded and operated by The Quilters ' Guild of the British Isles. The Guild was formed in 19
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
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
Castle House in Dedham , Essex , England was the home of Sir Alfred Munnings from 1919 till his death in 1959. Architecturally the building contains a mixture of Tudor and Georgian elements. [1] Castle House, Sir Alfred Munnings Museum, in 2009 Shortly after his death his widow established The Viole
#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 Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ( Cooper Union [10] ) is a private college at Cooper Square in New York City . Peter Cooper founded the institution in 1859 after learning about the government-supported École Polytechnique in France. [11] [12] The school was built on a radical
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago 's Grant Park , founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 million people annually. [3] Its collection, stewarded by 11 c
#9 Tenerife Espacio de las Artes
The Tenerife Arts Space ( Spanish : Tenerife Espacio de las Artes , TEA ) is a cultural space and building in Santa Cruz de Tenerife , Tenerife , Spain. Opened in 2008, it was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Virgilio Gutierrez . It houses a permanent exhibition of the works of Óscar Domínguez , a
#10 8BC
8BC was a nightclub, performance space, and art gallery located at 337 East 8th Street in the East Village neighborhood of New York, New York . Founded in 1983, [1] the space closed in late 1985. [2] 1980s Manhattan nightclub 8BC Location Manhattan , New York , U.S. Coordinates Owner Cornelius Conbo
#11 Willard Gallery
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]
#12 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
#13 Terra Museum
The Terra Museum of American Art was an art museum founded by Chicago businessman Daniel J. Terra in Evanston , Illinois in 1980. The museum was relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1987. During its tenure, the museum presented more than 200 exhibitions on American art and provided related programs and
#14 McLeod Residence
The McLeod Residence was an art cooperative and gallery based in the Belltown area of Seattle, Washington . It closed in October 2008. [1] The McLeod Residence occupies the upper floor of this building. It was opened in December 2006 by Lele McLeod (born Leanne Ng ) and Buster Butterfield McLeod (bo
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
#16 Reynolda House Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. Built in 1917 by Katharine Smith Reynolds and her husband R. J. Reynolds , founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company , the house originally occupied the cente
#17 Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is located in Old Town Scottsdale, Arizona on the former site of the Loloma Transit Station (N Marshall Way and E 1st St), and opened in January 2015. The two-story, 43,000-square-foot museum features the art, culture and history of 19 states in the Am
Pinacotheca was a gallery in Melbourne , Australia. Established in 1967 by Bruce Pollard, it was ideologically committed to the avant-garde and represented a new generation of artists interested in post-object, conceptual [1] and other non-traditional art forms. [2] Art gallery located in Melbourne,
#19 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
Taliesin ( / ˌ t æ l i ˈ ɛ s ɪ n / ), sometimes known as Taliesin East , Taliesin Spring Green , or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of Welsh American architect Frank Lloyd Wright . An extended exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture, it is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the v
#1 120 Paintings from the Rijksmuseum
120 Paintings from the Rijksmuseum is a selection of paintings that were included in a booklet of illustrations in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam giftshop for visitors during the years 1950–1990. It was meant as an illustrated companion guide to the catalog of the paintings on show , which included infor
Houser Memorial is a public artwork by an unknown artist, located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. , United States . Houser Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. The monument is the grave of Helen L. Houser and her dau
#3 List of works by Peder Severin Krøyer
This is a list of works by Peder Severin Krøyer , depicting the artistic career of Krøyer spread over a period of roughly 35 years, from 1866 until his death in 1909. [1] [2] This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( September 2022 )
The Lorelei Fountain , also known as the Heinrich Heine Memorial , is a monument located on East 161st Street in the Concourse section of the Bronx , New York City , near the Bronx County Courthouse . It was designed by German sculptor Ernst Herter and created in 1896 out of Italian white marble in
#5 Statue of Nelson Mandela, Cape Town City Hall
A Statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled on 24 July 2018. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was placed on the balcony of Cape Town City Hall overlooking the Grand Parade , Cape Town , South Africa. [6] Nelson Mandela was the first post-apartheid president of South Africa and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 19
#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 Sistine Chapel ceiling ( Italian : Soffitto della Cappella Sistina ), painted in fresco by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art . The Sistine Chapel is the large papal chapel built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV , for whom
#8 Gwenfritz
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder . It is located at the National Museum of American History , at 14th Street , and Constitution Avenue , in Washington, D.C. [1] Gwenfritz Artist Alexander Calder Year 1968 Type sculpture Dimensions 1050.0 cm ( 413 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) Loc
Rain ( French : La Pluie ; [1] F650, H565, JH1839 [2] ) is an oil-on-canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh , created in 1889, while he was a voluntary patient at an asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence . He repeatedly painted the view through the window of his room, depicting the colours and shades of the
#10 Chartist Mural
The Chartist Mural was a mosaic mural designed by Kenneth Budd and created in 1978 in a pedestrian underpass in Newport , Wales. It commemorated the Newport Rising of 1839, in which an estimated 22 demonstrators were killed by troops. It was 115 feet (35 m) long and 13 feet (4.0 m) high. The mur
#11 A Boy with a Flying Squirrel
A Boy with a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham) , or Henry Pelham (Boy with a Squirrel) , is a 1765 painting by the American-born painter John Singleton Copley . It depicts Copley's half-brother Henry Pelham with a pet flying squirrel , a creature commonly found in colonial American portraits as a symbo
#12 Thomas Gisborne
Thomas Gisborne (31 October 1758 – 24 March 1846) was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was a member of the Clapham Sect , who fought for the abolition of the slave trade in England. English Anglican priest and poet For the English politician, see Thomas Gisborne (politician) . For the British
#13 The Feeler
The Feeler ( Turkish : Hisseden İnsan ; previously Hisseden Adam ) is an outdoor sculpture, located on the Üsküdar University campus in Üsküdar , İstanbul , Turkey. Installed in front of the Altunizade Central Campus, it was commissioned in 2011. Small sized versions of the sculpture are given by th
#14 List of works by Albert Gleizes
This is a list of works by the French artist, theoretician, philosopher Albert Gleizes ; one of the founders of Cubism and an influence on the School of Paris. [1] [2] [3] [4] Albert Gleizes, circa 1912 The artistic career of Gleizes spanned more than fifty years, from roughly 1901 to the year of hi
#15 Fallen Astronaut
Fallen Astronaut is a 3.5-inch (8.9 cm) aluminum sculpture [1] created by Paul Van Hoeydonck. It is a small stylized figure, meant to depict an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was commissioned
#16 A Mother's Duty
A Mother's Duty (1658–1660) 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 Amsterdam Museum , on loan to the Rijksmuseum . A Mother's Duty Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1658–1660 Dimensions 52.5
#17 Frances Elizabeth Willard (relief)
Frances Elizabeth Willard is a public artwork designed by American artist Lorado Taft , [1] located in the rotunda of the Indiana State House , in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. It is a bronze plaque, given by the Women's Christian Temperance Union , commemorating the fiftieth anniversary o
#18 Christopher Columbus (Vittori)
Christopher Columbus is a public artwork by Italian artist Enrico Vittori and located on the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana . The sculpture was installed on the southwest corner of the Indiana Statehouse lawn in 1920 as a gift from Italian immigrant communities in Indiana
#19 A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape
A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape (c. 1660s) is an oil painting on canvas by the Dutch landscape painter Jacob van Ruisdael . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the National Gallery . A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape Artist Jacob van Ruisdael Year 1660s Dime
#20 Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25
Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25 ( Danish : Interiør med kunstnerens staffeli, Bredgade 25 ) is an oil-on-canvas painted by Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi in 1912. Acquired by the Getty Museum in 2018, the painting depicts the artist's apartment at Bredgade 25 in Copenhagen , which was his addr
Ivan Lovrenović (18 April 1943) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina publicist, writer, historian, essayist, and editor. Bosnia and Herzegovina journalist, writer, historian, essayist, editor (born 1943) Ivan Lovrenović Born 18 April 1943 Zagreb, Croatia Nationality Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma mater Univer
#2 Paul Clemen
Paul Clemen (31 October 1866 – 8 July 1947) was a German art historian known in particular for his large inventory of monuments in the Rhineland area, many of which were destroyed or severely damaged in World War II . German art historian For other people of a similar name, see Paul Clemens . Paul C
Gerard Baldwin Brown , FBA (31 October 1849 – 12 July 1932) was a British art historian . British art historian
Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein ; December 25, 1870 [2] – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated cosmetics company, which made her one of the world'
#5 Marc Elder
Marc Elder (Marcel Tendron) (31 October 1884, Nantes – 16 August 1933, Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine ) was a French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt for The People of the Sea .
Hermann Uhde-Bernays (31 October 1873 – 7 June 1965) was a German German studies scholar and art historian. German art historian and Germanist Hermann Uhde-Bernays Portrait of Hermann H.F. Uhde-Bernays (1873-1965) Born ( 1873-10-31 ) October 31, 1873 Weimar Died June 7, 1965 (1965-06-07) (aged 91)
Frederick Hartt (1914–1991) was an Italian Renaissance scholar, author and professor of art history . His books include History of Italian Renaissance Art , Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (two volumes), Michelangelo (Masters of Art Series) , The Sistine Chapel and The Renais
#8 James Mavor
James Mavor (December 8, 1854 – October 31, 1925) was a Scottish - Canadian economist . He served as a Professor of Political Economy of the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923. His influence upon Canadian economic thought is traced to as late as the 1970s. He played a key role in resettling Dou
Marie-Joseph Frédéric Villot (31 October 1809 – 27 May 1875) was a French printmaker and friend of the prominent Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix , was also an art historian , who served as paintings curator of the Louvre Museum from 1848 to 1861. Born at Liège , a possession of the Napoleonic Empi
#10 Serge Fauchereau
Serge Fauchereau (born October 31, 1939 in Rochefort-sur-mer ) [1] is a French scholar [2] and art curator [3] responsible for the exhibitions Paris-New York , Paris-Berlin , Paris-Moscow , Europa-Europa , Futurismo and Futurismi , among others.
#11 Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle
Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle (22 January 1819 – 31 October 1897) was an Italian writer and art critic, best known as part of " Crowe and Cavalcaselle ", for the many works in English on art history he co-authored with Joseph Archer Crowe . Their multi-volume A New History of Painting in Italy cont
#12 Mercedes Bunz
Mercedes Bunz (born November 16, 1971) is Senior Lecturer in Digital Society at King's College London , [1] and a German art historian , philosopher and journalist . A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. ( November 2021 ) The neutrality of the style
Joseph Louis Julien Leclercq (16 May 1865 – 31 October 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and art critic , devoted to Symbolism . Like his close friend Albert Aurier , he contributed regularly to the Mercure de France , for example in September 1890 an obituary of Vincent van Gogh . In the 1890s,
Beatrice Irene Gilman Proske (October 31, 1899 – February 2, 2002) was an art historian, specifically in Spanish and American sculpture. She was an early employee of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, with a specialty in sculpture. Her expertise expanded to American sculpture with her
Raghnall Ó Floinn FSA is an Irish art historian and former director of the National Museum of Ireland (NMI), [1] who joined its staff in 1976 and becoming its director in 2013. [2] Irish art historian, curator and museum director Ó Floinn studied at University College Dublin , attaining a MA in Celt
#16 Bruno Grimschitz
Bruno Grimschitz (April 23, 1892 – June 13, 1964) was an Austrian art historian and museum director who belonged to the Nazi party.
William Cowper Prime (1825–1905) was an American journalist, art historian, numismatist, attorney, and travel writer. American art historian William Cowper Prime Born ( 1825-10-31 ) October 31, 1825 Cambridge, New York Died February 12, 1905 (1905-02-12) (aged 79) New York City Occupation Journali
#18 Carlotta Nobile
Carlotta Nobile (Rome, 20 December 1988 – Benevento , 16 July 2013) was an Italian art historian , violinist, writer, blogger, and artistic director of Santa Sophia Academy chamber orchestra in Benevento from September 2010 up to her death. Polyhedral (having many sides) personality of artist and sc
William Weeks Hall [1] (1894–1958), was an American artist, photographer and art critic. [1] He was the last individual owner of the Shadows-on-the-Teche , a historic house and former sugar cane plantation. American artist William Weeks Hall Born ( 1895-10-31 ) October 31, 1895 Orleans Parish , Loui
Sir John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy CBE FBA FSA (13 December 1913 – 31 October 1994), was a British art historian . Pope-Hennessy was Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1967 and 1973, and Director of the British Museum between 1974 and 1976. He was a scholar of Italian Renaissance art. Ma
Mourning Angel is a public monument in the Russian city of Tolyatti . It is a memorial to victims of political repression. The monument in 2006 Niyaz Azizovich Yalymov, head of the Tolyatti organization Victims of Political Repression proposed in 1999 that such a memorial be constructed. In 2000 a d
#2 Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
The Confederate Memorial is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia , in the United States, that commemorates members of the armed forces of the Confederate States of America who died during the American Civil War . Authorized in March 1906, former Confederate soldier
#3 Ann Dancing
Ann Dancing is an artwork created in 2007 by Julian Opie (born 1958, London) an English artist and former trustee of the Tate . [1] The electronic sculpture is located in Indianapolis , Indiana . It was removed from its base on August 20, 2008, for repairs, [2] and was returned on October 31 of that
The Space Mirror Memorial , which forms part of the larger Astronauts Memorial , is a National Memorial on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida . It is maintained by the Astronauts Memorial Foundation (AMF), whose offices are located in the NASA
The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue , with a height of 182 metres (597 feet) , [3] located in the state of Gujarat , India. It depicts Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), who was the first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent Indi
The Statue of John Laird stands on the west side of Hamilton Square , Birkenhead , Merseyside , England. It commemorates the life of John Laird , a local ship builder, politician and benefactor. The statue was sculpted by Albert Bruce-Joy , and unveiled in 1877 by Lord Tollemache . It is recorded in
#7 Art Institute of Chicago Building
The Art Institute of Chicago Building (1893 structure built as the World's Congress Auxiliary Building ) houses the Art Institute of Chicago , and is part of the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . The building is located in Grant
#8 Big Pig Gig
The Big Pig Gig and Big Pig Gig: Do-Re-Wee were public art exhibits on display in Cincinnati, Ohio , United States , in the summers of 2000 and 2012, respectively. Local artists and schools decorated hundreds of full-sized fiberglass pig statues and installed them throughout the downtown area. [1] T
#9 Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar
The Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar was an American fifty-cent piece struck in 1925 at the Philadelphia Mint . Its main purpose was to raise money on behalf of the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental Association for the Stone Mountain Memorial near Atlanta, Georgia . Designed by sculptor Gutzo
The Burnham Pavilions were public sculptures by Zaha Hadid and Ben van Berkel in Millennium Park , which were located in the Loop community area of Chicago , Illinois . Both pavilions were located in the Chase Promenade South. Their purpose was to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham
#11 Ames Monument
The Ames Monument is a large pyramid in Albany County, Wyoming , designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and dedicated to brothers Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames, Jr. , Union Pacific Railroad financiers. It marked the highest point on the First Transcontinental Railroad , at 8,247 feet (2,514 m) . [1] Uni
#12 Statue of Ludvig Holberg, Copenhagen
The statue of Ludvig Holberg by Theobald Stein is together with Herman Wilhelm Bissen 's statue of Adam Oehlenschläger flanking the main entrance to the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen , Denmark. It was created by Stein in conjunction with the inauguration of Vilhelm Dahlerup 's
The statue of Michael Jordan , also known as The Spirit (and sometimes referred to as Michael Jordan's Spirit ), is a bronze sculpture by Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany that has been located inside the United Center in the Near West Side community area of Chicago since March 1, 2017. The scul
#14 Bell Memorial
The Bell Memorial (also known as the Bell Monument or Telephone Monument ) is a memorial designed by Walter Seymour Allward to commemorate the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell at the Bell Homestead National Historic Site , in Brantford, Ontario , Canada. Bell Memorial City of Bran
Columbus Fountain also known as the Columbus Memorial is a public artwork by American sculptor Lorado Taft , located at Union Station in Washington, D.C. , United States . A centerpiece of Columbus Circle , Columbus Fountain serves as a tribute to the explorer Christopher Columbus . [2] The unveilin
The Christ of Monteagudo is a colossal statue of Jesus located on top of the Castle of Monteagudo [ es ] , in Murcia , Spain. Christ of Monteagudo Cristo de Monteagudo Coordinates 38.020282°N 1.097969°W / 38.020282; -1.097969 Location Castle of Monteagudo [ es ] , Murcia , Spain Designer Nicol
#17 Cross of Otto and Mathilde
The Cross of Otto and Mathilde , Otto-Mathilda Cross , or First Cross of Mathilde (German: Otto-Mathilden-Kreuz ) is a medieval crux gemmata (jewelled cross) processional cross in the Essen Cathedral Treasury . It was created in the late tenth century and was used on high holidays until recently. It
#18 Crown Fountain
Crown Fountain is an interactive work of public art and video sculpture featured in Chicago 's Millennium Park , which is located in the Loop community area . Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and executed by Krueck and Sexton Architects , it opened in July 2004. [1] [2] The fountain is compos
#19 The Copper Horse
The Copper Horse is an 1831 equestrian statue of George III . The monumental bronze statue by Richard Westmacott stands on a stone plinth at Snow Hill in Windsor Great Park in the English county of Berkshire , at the southern end of the Long Walk, a tree-lined avenue which leads in a straight line a
#20 National McKinley Birthplace Memorial
The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Library and Museum is the national memorial to President William McKinley , located in Niles, Ohio . Also known as the McKinley Memorial Library, Museum & Birthplace Home , the memorial is a 232 by 136 by 38 ft (71 by 41 by 12 m) marble monument with two