langs: 4 октября [ru] / october 4 [en] / 4. oktober [de] / 4 octobre [fr] / 4 ottobre [it] / 4 de octubre [es]
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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (né Gaudier ; 4 October 1891 – 5 June 1915) [1] was a French artist and sculptor who developed a rough-hewn, primitive style of direct carving . French painter and sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Self-portrait , 1913 Born Henri Gaudier ( 1891-10-04 ) 4 October 1891 St Jean de Br
Mary Catterall (1922–2015) was a British medical doctor and sculptor. [1] British doctor and sculptor This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article is an orphan , as no other a
Charles Sheeler (July 16, 1883 – May 7, 1965) was an American artist known for his Precisionist paintings, commercial photography , and the avant-garde film, Manhatta , which he made in collaboration with Paul Strand . Sheeler is recognized as one of the early adopters of modernism in American art .
Lucas Cranach the Younger ( German : Lucas Cranach der Jüngere [ˈluːkas ˈkʁaːnax deːɐ̯ ˈjʏŋəʁə] ; October 4, 1515 – January 25, 1586) was a German Renaissance painter and portraitist, the son of Lucas Cranach the Elder and brother of Hans Cranach . German Renaissance artist (1515-1586) Christ and th
#5 Jean Béraud
Jean Béraud ( French: [beʁo] ; January 12, 1849 [1] – October 4, 1935) was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society. Pictures of the Champs Elysees , cafés, Montmartre and the banks of the Seine are precisely detailed illu
Francesco Albani or Albano (17 March or 17 August 1578 – 4 October 1660) was an Italian Baroque painter who was active in Bologna (1591–1600), Rome (1600–1609), Bologna (1609), Viterbo (1609–1610), Bologna (1610), Rome (1610–1617), Bologna (1618–1660), Mantova (1621–1622), Roma (1623–1625) and Flore
Lawrence Argent (January 24, 1957 – October 4, 2017) was a visual artist best known for his 2004 public artwork I See What You Mean at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver . [1] Lawrence Argent Born ( 1957-01-24 ) January 24, 1957 Essex, England Died October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) (aged 60) Denv
Jacobus Hendrik (Henk) Pierneef (usually referred to as Pierneef ) (13 August 1886 Pretoria – 4 October 1957 Pretoria), [1] was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters. His distinctive style is widely recognised and his work was g
#9 Vello Vinn
Vello Vinn (born 4 October 1939) is an Estonian printmaker . Estonian artist This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Plea
#10 Bernard Barillot
Bernard Barillot (born 4 October 1949 in Carcassonne , Aude), is a French painter and calligraphist. Bernard Barillot. Bernard Barillot French painter
#11 Tania Janco
Tania Janco (born October 4, 1955) [1] is a Czech and Mexican artist, known for her painting and print work, especially in the illustration of children's books. Her work has been recognized the Caravelle D’ora Prize in Italy and membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana . Czech and Mexican art
#12 Gladys Nilsson
Gladys M. Nilsson (born May 6, 1940) is an American artist, one of the original Hairy Who Chicago Imagists , a group of representational artists active during the 1960s and 1970s. She is married to fellow-artist and Hairy Who member Jim Nutt . [1] American painter This article has multiple issues. P
#13 Marie Tuck
Marie Anne Tuck (5 September 1866 – 3 September 1947), was an artist and art educator in South Australia. Marie Tuck Self-portrait Born Marie Anne Tuck ( 1866-09-05 ) 5 September 1866 Mount Torrens, South Australia Died 3 September 1947 (1947-09-03) (aged 80) Glen Osmond, South Australia Nationali
#14 Klavdy Lebedev
Klavdy Vasiliyevich Lebedev ( Russian : Клавдий Васильевич Лебедев ) (October 16 (28), 1852 – September 21 ( N.S. October 4), 1916) was a Russian painter, a member of the realist artist group The Wanderers . Russian painter For other uses, see Lebedev . Klavdy Lebedev Born ( 1852-10-16 ) October 16,
Mikhail Timofeevich Preobrazhensky ( Russian : Михаил Тимофеевич Преображенский ; 1854–1930) was a Russian architect, teacher, architectural historian, academic and restorer. He was an active member of both the Imperial Academy of Arts and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society . His works include
#16 Alfredo Keil
Alfredo Cristiano Keil (3 July 1850 – 4 October 1907) was a Portuguese romantic composer and painter . Portuguese romantic composer and painter Alfredo Keil Born 3 July 1850 Lisbon , Kingdom of Portugal Died 4 October 1907 (1907-10-04) (aged 57) Hamburg , German Empire Occupation Composer , painte
#17 Tatiana Sukhotina-Tolstaya
Countess Tatiana Lvovna Sukhotina-Tolstaya ( Russian : Графиня Татья́на Льво́вна Сухо́тина-Толста́я , 4 October 1864 – 21 September 1950), was a Russian painter and memoirist. She is the second child and oldest daughter of writer Leo Tolstoy . Russian painter and memoirist In this name that follows
#18 Samuel McCloy
Samuel McCloy (13 March 1831 – 4 October 1904) was an Irish artist who trained at Belfast School of Design and later at Somerset House. He exhibited widely in group shows across the British Isles and was known for his watercolours, genre paintings, still-life and landscapes. McCloy was also a commer
John Bell Jr. (October 4, 1937 – November 8, 2013) was an acclaimed American painter and sculptor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. American painter and sculptor John Bell Jr. Born John Bell Jr. ( 1937-10-04 ) October 4, 1937 Fort Smith, Arkansas , United States Died November 8, 2013 (2013-11
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
#1 Art Ludique
Art Ludique – The Museum is a 1,200m² museum in the 13th arrondissement of Paris , France , housed in Les Docks, cité de la mode et du design and inaugurated on 16 November 2013. [1] Museum in arrondissement of Paris, France Art Ludique The Museum, during the Pixar Exhibition. Established 16 Novem
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
#3 Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts ( German : Museum für angewandte Kunst ) is an arts and crafts museum located at Stubenring 5 in Vienna's 1st district Innere Stadt . Besides its traditional orientation towards arts and crafts and design , the museum especially focuses on architecture and contempora
#4 Glenstone
Glenstone is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland , 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Washington, D.C . The museum's exhibitions are drawn from a collection of about 1,300 works from post-World War II artists around the world. It is the largest private contemporary art museum in the
#5 National Gallery of Victoria
The National Gallery of Victoria , popularly known as the NGV , is an art museum in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Founded in 1861, it is Australia's oldest and most visited art museum. Art museum in Melbourne, Australia National Gallery of Victoria NGV International on St Kilda Road in Southbank
Greene Naftali is a contemporary art gallery located in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City . [1] Carol Greene
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]
#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
#9 Rosy Wilde
The Rosy Wilde gallery was an artist-run project space, established in 2003 by British artist Stella Vine in a former butcher's shop below her house in east London, to showcase work by emerging artists. The gallery was not making money and Vine was expecting bailiffs , when one of her paintings of D
#10 Japanese American National Museum
The Japanese American National Museum ( 全米日系人博物館 , Zenbei Nikkeijin Hakubutsukan ) is located in Los Angeles, California , and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans . Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate wit
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums , with paintings , sculptures , cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis , Missouri , where it is visited by up to a half million pe
The Royal Castle in Warsaw ( Polish : Zamek Królewski w Warszawie ) is a royal residence that formerly served throughout the centuries as the official home of Polish monarchs . It is situated in Castle Square , at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town . The personal offices of the king and the adminis
#13 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
#14 Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) is a center for advanced scholarly research and graduate education at New York University . ISAW's mission is to cultivate comparative, connective investigations of the ancient world from the western Mediterranean to China . [1] Areas of specia
#15 National Museum of Medieval Art (Albania)
The National Museum of Medieval Art ( Albanian : Muzeu Kombëtar i Artit Mesjetar ) is a national museum dedicated to medieval art and history in Korçë , Albania . The museum is located on Fan Noli Boulevard in the south-east of the city of Korçë. It was established on April 24, 1980, and the buildin
#16 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
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,
#18 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
#19 Tate Modern
Tate Modern is an art gallery located in London. It houses the United Kingdom's national collection of international modern and contemporary art , and forms part of the Tate group together with Tate Britain , Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives . [2] It is located in the former Bankside Power Station ,
Spacex was a contemporary art organisation, located in Exeter , between 1974 and 2017. [1] It was founded in 1974 by John Butler as an artist co-operative. [2] Its programme spanned installations, performance, photography, sculpture, painting, film and video. Its learning programme focused on helpin
#1 Dos Cabezas
Dos Cabezas is a painting created by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1982. The double portrait resulted from Basquiat's first formal meeting with his idol, American pop artist Andy Warhol . 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat Dos Cabezas Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat Year 1982 Movement Neo-e
Menomonee is a public artwork by artist Hilary Goldblatt located on the former Emmber Foods, Inc. grounds on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States. The Cor-Ten steel piece is a horizontal constructivist abstract form composed of beams forming angles and open spaces. It was created i
The Saint Fina Chapel ( Italian: Cappella di Santa Fina ) is an Early Renaissance chapel in the right aisle of the Collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta , located in San Gimignano , Tuscany, Italy. It was designed by Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano in 1468 to enshrine the relics of Saint Fina .
Willie Gillis, Jr. (more commonly simply Willie Gillis ) is a fictional character created by Norman Rockwell for a series of World War II paintings that appeared on the covers of 11 issues of The Saturday Evening Post between 1941 and 1946. [1] Gillis was an everyman with the rank of private [2] who
#5 Jean-Michel Basquiat (1982 painting)
Jean-Michel Basquiat is a painting created by American artist Andy Warhol in 1982. Warhol made multiple silkscreen portraits of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat using his "piss paintings." 1982 painting by Andy Warhol Jean-Michel Basquiat Artist Andy Warhol Year 1982 Medium Metallic pigment, acrylic, sil
#6 Saint Augustine Altarpiece (Piero della Francesca)
The Saint Augustine Altarpiece was a mixed-technique 1454-1469 panel painting by Piero della Francesca , now split up and dispersed. It had at least ten panels, not including a probable predella (now completely lost) or other panels (also completely lost). Eight panels survive. [1] This article need
#7 Parisian Women in Algerian Costume (The Harem)
Parisian Women in Algerian Costume (The Harem) , sometimes known as Interior of a Harem in Montmartre (Parisian Women Dressed in Algerian costumes) , is a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir , completed 1872, which Renoir created in homage to Eugène Delacroix 's Women of Algiers in their Apartment (18
#8 Pennsylvania State Capitol sculpture groups
Pennsylvania State Capitol sculpture groups are a pair of larger-than-life, multi-figure groups by American sculptor George Grey Barnard , that flank the west entrance to the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . Sculptures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. Pennsylvania State Capi
#9 Bust of Ashbel Parsons Willard
Ashbel Parsons Willard is a piece of public art by American sculptor Henry Dexter , located on the second floor or third level (including the basement) of the Indiana Statehouse , located between Washington Street and Ohio Street in Indianapolis , the capital of Indiana , a U.S. state. The bust is l
The Meadow is an 1875 painting by Alfred Sisley , now in section 88 (French Impressionist landscapes) in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. It shows a scene near Louveciennes [1] - Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted the same view of Louveciennes that year as Path Through Tall Herbs . [2] It is
#11 Stay Up Late
Stay Up Late is a 1992 erotic furry watercolor painting by Brian Swords. The painting depicts two nude anthropomorphic white rats embracing on a bed, with a bottle of K-Y Jelly and a used ashtray behind them. [1] It was originally sold in a 1992 TV art auction on WITF , a public station in central P
#12 Ten Dollar Bill (Lichtenstein)
Ten Dollar Bill (also referred to as The Dollar Bill ) is a 1956 proto- pop art lithographic drawing by Roy Lichtenstein . Considered to be a combination of Americana art and cubism , the work is referred to as the beginning of Lichtenstein's work on pop art. Twenty-five editions of the lithograph w
The Cable Street Mural is a large mural painting in Shadwell in East London . It was painted on the side of St George's Town Hall by Dave Binnington, Paul Butler, Ray Walker and Desmond Rochfort between 1979 and 1983 to commemorate the Battle of Cable Street in 1936. The original design was by Dave
#14 Parade de cirque
Parade de cirque (English: Circus Sideshow ) is an 1887-88 Neo-Impressionist painting by Georges Seurat . It was first exhibited at the 1888 Salon de la Société des Artistes Indépendants (titled Parade de cirque , cat. no. 614) in Paris, where it became one of Seurat's least admired works. Parade de
#15 List of most expensive paintings
This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings . The current record price is approximately US$ 450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci 's Salvator Mundi in November 2017. [1] [2] Salvator Mundi by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ( c. 1500) is the most ex
The Galerie des Batailles ( French: [galʁi de bataj] ; English: "Gallery of Battles" ) is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the Palace of Versailles , joining onto the grand and petit appartement de la reine . 120 m (390 ft) long and 13 m (43 ft) wide, it is an epi
Allegory of Chastity is a c.1505 oil on panel painting by Lorenzo Lotto . Painting by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1505 This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( November 2018 ) Allegory of Chastity Year c. 1505 Medium oil paint Dimensions 4
Santa Maria Novella is a church in Florence , Italy, situated opposite, and lending its name to, the city's main railway station . Chronologically, it is the first great basilica in Florence, and is the city's principal Dominican church. Church in Florence, Italy This article includes a list of gene
Gertrude Bass Warner (May 14, 1863 – July 29, 1951) was an American twentieth-century art collector , with particular interests in Asian art , religious artifacts, daily-life textiles, ceramics, paintings, and photographs. She lived, traveled, and collected art in East Asia from 1904 to 1938. In 192
#2 Marta Permuy
Marta Cazañas Permuy (September 22, 1938 – October 4, 2017) was a Cuban-American fine art patron, art collector, curator, art dealer, and promoter based in Coral Gables, Florida . She was an influential figure in the establishment of the Latin American art market of South Florida . She managed and c
#3 Myra Orth
Myra Orth (born Myra Dickman : 4 October 1934 [ dubious – discuss ] [ citation needed ] - 30 November 2002) was an American art historian . After graduating from Cornell University she married and relocated with her husband to Europe where for much of the time she lived - apart from three years in A
Constance Sheares (born 4 October 1941) is a Singaporean arts administrator , curator, and writer. [1] [2] [3] Sheares helped establish the National Museum Art Gallery in 1976, curating its inaugural exhibition and other major exhibitions. [1] [4] Through exhibitions, publications, and acquisitions
#5 Paul Ardenne
Paul Ardenne (born 4 October 1956) is Professor of history at the University of Amiens , and is also an art critic and a curator in the field of contemporary art . [1] [2] French professor Paul Ardenne Born ( 1956-10-04 ) October 4, 1956 (age 65) Occupation Professor , critic , curator He grew up
Thomas Balston OBE MC (30 July 1883 – 4 October 1967) [1] was a director of the publishers Duckworth and Co. , and a noted scholar of English book production and illustration. [2] [3] He was also an amateur painter, having studied under Mark Gertler. [4] For the English cricketer, see Thomas Balston
John Edward Clement Twarowski White , CBE , FSA (4 October 1924 – 6 November 2021) was a British art historian and was formerly the head of the Department of History of Art at the University College London (UCL). [1] In 1992 he was made an Honorary Fellow of UCL. [2] He was also the author of a numb
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
Leslie Anne Anderson is a Cuban-American [1] museum curator and art historian, notable for her scholarship and exhibitions of nineteenth-century European, American, and regional art. Cuban-American museum curator and art historian This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please
#10 H. W. Janson
Horst Woldemar Janson (October 4, 1913 – September 30, 1982), was a Russian Empire-born German-American professor of art history best known for his History of Art , which was first published in 1962 and has since sold more than four million copies in fifteen languages. American art historian H. W. J
#11 A. B. Griswold
Alexander Brown Griswold (1907 – 4 October 1991) was an American art historian, known for his work in Thai art history and epigraphy . Born into an established banking family of Baltimore , he became acquainted with Thailand while serving in the army during World War II , and developed an interest i
#12 Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen-Hornberg
Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen zu Hornberg (5 November 1755 – 3 March 1836) was a member of the aristocratic Gemmingen family . He was a diplomat and enlightenment writer, a Freemason and a friend of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . [1] [2] [3] Otto Heinrich von Gemmingen zu Hornberg 1755–1836
Elizabeth Hill Boone (born September 6, 1948) [1] is an American art historian , ethnohistorian and academic, specialising in the study of Latin American art and in particular the early colonial and pre-Columbian art , iconography and pictoral codices associated with the Mixtec , Aztec and other Mes
#14 Patrick Moser
Patrick Moser (born 25 May 1969) is a Swiss writer, translator, art historian, and museologist . He is the founder and curator of the Museum "Le Lac" Le Corbusier. Swiss writer, translator, art historian, and museologist This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issue
#15 Jérôme Catz
Jérome Catz (born 1969), is an independent French curator . He is also the current director of the Spacejunk Art Centers. Jérome Catz, is an independent French curator. French art curator This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how
Gabriele Paleotti (4 October 1522 – 22 July 1597 [1] ) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Bologna . He was a significant figure in, and source about, the later sessions of the Council of Trent , and much later a candidate for the papacy in 1590, and is now mostly remembered for his De sacris
#17 André Salmon
André Salmon (4 October 1881, Paris – 12 March 1969, Sanary-sur-Mer ) was a French poet, art critic and writer. He was one of the early defenders of Cubism , with Guillaume Apollinaire and Maurice Raynal . French poet, art critic and writer André Salmon André Salmon (right), Amedeo Modigliani , and
#18 Matthew Drutt
Matthew Joseph Williams Drutt (born December 8, 1962) is an American curator and writer who specializes in modern and contemporary art and design. Based in New York, he has operated Drutt Creative Arts Management (DCAM) since 2013. He has worked with the Beyeler Foundation in Switzerland (2013–2015)
#19 Ion Vinea
Ion Vinea (born Ioan Eugen Iovanaki , sometimes Iovanache ; April 17, 1895 – July 6, 1964) was a Romanian poet, novelist, journalist, literary theorist, and political figure. He became active on the modernist scene during his teens—his poetic work being always indebted to the Symbolist movement —and
#1 Taidepoliisi
Taidepoliisi ( Finnish for "arts police") ( Swedish : Konstpolisen ) is a statue designed by Pekka Kauhanen , located in Espoo , Finland , in the roundabout between Pohjantie and Ahertajantie. The statue directs the public to the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (Emma), located in the WeeGee house . [1] T
The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high (93 m) [1] stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont , United States. The monument commemorates the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War . United States historic place Bennington Battle Monument U.S.
#3 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
#4 Pobednik
Pobednik ( Serbian Cyrillic : Победник , lit. ' The Victor ' ) is a monument in the Upper Town of the Belgrade Fortress , built to commemorate Serbia 's victory over the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires during the Balkan Wars and the First World War . Cast in 1913, erected in 1928, and standin
Headbutt ( French : Coup de tête ) is a sculpture by French artist Adel Abdessemed . It is 5 m (16.4 ft) tall and made from bronze . It was unveiled on 26 September 2012 at the Centre Pompidou in Paris , France . [1] Headbutt Coup de Tête in display in Paris (2012). Artist Adel Abdessemed Year 2
Canecutters Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Fitzgerald Esplanade, Innisfail , Cassowary Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Renato Beretta and built in 1959. It is also known as Pioneers of the Sugar Industry Monument. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register
#7 African American Civil War Memorial Museum
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum , in the U Street district of Washington, D.C. , recognizes the contributions of the 209,145 members of the United States Colored Troops (USCT). The eponymous memorial, dedicated in July 1998 by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
#8 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
Lady Liberty Hong Kong ( Chinese : 香港民主女神像 ) was a 3-metre (9.8 ft) statue that was created during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests , designed by users from the LIHKG forum. Created in August 2019, the statue was publicly displayed in multiple locations before being hauled to the top of Lion Rock
#10 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
The Greater Penobscot Building , commonly known as the Penobscot Building , is a class-A office tower in Downtown Detroit , Michigan . [4] Constructed in 1928, the Art Deco building is located in the heart of the Detroit Financial District . The Penobscot is a hub for the city's wireless Internet zo
#12 Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site
The Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site is a monument in (present-day) East Wenatchee, Washington , dedicated to Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr., the two men who made the first non-stop flight across the Pacific Ocean . They departed from Misawa, Japan , on October 4, 1931, and they landed near this
The Ivar Huitfeldt Column is a monument at Langelinie in Copenhagen , Denmark , built to commemorate the death of Admiral Ivar Huitfeldt and his men from HDMS Dannebroge , which exploded and sank in the Battle of Køge Bat during the Great Northern War . The monument was constructed in 1886 to a desi
#14 Leonardo's horse
Leonardo's Horse (also known as the Sforza Horse or the Gran Cavallo ("Great Horse") ) is a project for a bronze sculpture that was commissioned from Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro , but never completed. It was intended to be the largest equestrian statue in the worl
#15 Make Way for Ducklings (Schön)
Make Way for Ducklings is a sculpture by Nancy Schön , which recreates the duck family in Robert McCloskey 's children's classic Make Way for Ducklings . Sculpture by Nancy Schön Make Way for Ducklings The statues in Boston Public Garden , 2013 Artist Nancy Schön Year 1987 ( 1987 ) (original) 1991
#16 Monument to the Conquerors of Space
The Monument to the Conquerors of Space ( Russian : Монуме́нт «Покори́телям ко́смоса» , tr. Monumént "Pokorítelyam kósmosa" , IPA: [mənʊˈmʲent pəkɐrʲˈitʲɪlʲɪm ˈkosməsə] ) is a giant obelisk erected in Moscow in 1964 to celebrate achievements of the Soviet people in space exploration. It depicts a
The East Knoyle War Memorial is a monument that commemorates the lives of soldiers from East Knoyle , Wiltshire , England , who were killed in war. Unveiled on 26 September 1920, it was originally intended to commemorate the 20 soldiers from the parish who died during the First World War . Subsequen
#18 Statue of Lenin in Kharkiv
The Statue of Lenin in Kharkiv was a sculpture monument to Vladimir Lenin , located in the Freedom Square , Kharkiv , Ukraine , that was toppled and demolished in 2014. It was the largest monument to Lenin in Ukraine, designed by Alexander Sidorenko after entering an open competition to design the m
Apotheosis of St. Louis is a statue of King Louis IX of France , namesake of St. Louis, Missouri , located in front of the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park . Part of the iconography of St. Louis , the statue was the principal symbol of the city between its erection in 1906 and the construction
#20 List of monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine [1] a number of Soviet-era monuments and memorials associated, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in former Eastern Bloc countries , but also in several other countries. [2] The Bronze Soldier of Tallin