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Edward Wallowitch (May 5, 1932 – March 25, 1981) was an American art photographer who at age 17 had three prints in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the youngest photographer to be so honored, and who collaborated with Andy Warhol . He was active from the 1940s to the 1970s. E
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
Samuel Gurney Cresswell (25 September 1827 – 14 August 1867), was a Royal Navy officer. He was technically the first naval officer to cross the entire Northwest Passage . [1] Robert McClure was in charge of the expedition but Cresswell reached England first. English painter Samuel Gurney Cresswell B
Marc Klionsky (February 22, 1927 – September 17, 2017) was a Russian-American artist who worked in New York City from his immigration in 1974 until his passing in 2017. Klionsky developed a style of American Realism uniquely defined by his classical training in the Soviet Union and his perspective o
Abraham Danielsz. Hondius (about 1631 – 17 September 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his depictions of animals. He was the son of a city stonemason, Daniel Abramsz de Hondt. Dutch Golden Age painter Abraham Hondius, The Stag Hunt , Norwich Castle , 1675 Hondius was born in Rotterdam a
Anson Dickinson (19 April 1779 – 9 March 1852) was an American painter of miniature portraits who achieved fame during his lifetime, producing a very large number of works, but who is now largely forgotten. American painter Anson Dickinson Anson Dickinson by Edward Malbone , July 1804 Born ( 1779-04
#7 Susan Hale
Susan Hale (December 5, 1833 – September 17, 1910) was an American author, traveler and artist. She devoted herself entirely to the art of painting in watercolors which she studied under English, French and German masters. Hale traveled extensively, sketching and visiting the galleries of the world.
#8 Toby Mott
Toby Victor Mott (born 12 January 1964) [1] is a British artist, designer, and sometime Punk historian known for his work with the Grey Organisation , an artists' collective that was active in the 1980s, and for his fashion brand Toby Pimlico. More recently he has become known for his Mott Collectio
#9 Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen
Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen or Christoffel van der Laemen [1] (1607/1620 – c. 1651) was a Flemish painter who specialized in merry company scenes with elegant figures. [2] His favorite themes were card and backgammon players, brothel scenes, the prodigal son, dancing, music making and scenes
#10 Virginia Myers
Virginia Myers (October 21, 1906 - January 4, 1975) was an American dancer who gained national recognition as a precocious talent during her childhood in New York in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Myers Myers in 1926 Born ( 1906-10-21 ) October 21, 1906 New York, New York Died January 4, 1975 (1975-0
#11 Wieland Förster
Wieland Förster (born 12 February 1930) is a German sculptor, artist and writer. [1] [2] A recurring theme of his work is victimhood, reflecting his own youthful experiences during the incineration of Dresden in February 1945 and of the Soviet justice system between 1946 and 1950. [3] German sculpto
#12 Oleg Tistol
Oleg Tistol ( Ukrainian : Олег Михайлович Тiстол , born on 25 August 1960 in Mykolaiv Oblast , Ukraine , USSR ) is a Ukrainian artist, a representative of Ukrainian neo-baroque and one of the leaders of the Ukrainian New Wave . [1] This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss
#13 Sophia Campbell
Sophia Campbell née Palmer (1777–1833) was an early Australian settler. Sophia Palmer Born 14 December 1777 Portsmouth , England Died 5 May 1833 (aged 55) Sydney , New South Wales , Australia Other names Sophia Campbell Spouse Robert Campbell (1769–1846) Children John Campbell (1802–1886) Robert C
#14 Diego Mazquiarán
Diego Mazquiarán (February 19, 1895, Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] – May 19, 1940, Lima , Peru [2] ), often called simply Fortuna , was a Spanish matador . [3] Spanish Matador Fortuna Mazquiarán Born Diego Mazquiarán ( 1895-02-19 ) February 19, 1895 [1] Sestao , Vizcaya , Spain [1] Died May 19, 1940
Oliver Milburn (17 September 1883 – 14 December 1932) was a Canadian painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . [1] Canadian painter Oliver Milburn Born ( 1883-09-17 ) 17 September 1883 Toronto , Ontario, Canada Died 14 December 1932 (1932-
#16 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
#17 Bror Utter
Bror Alexander Utter (August 26, 1913–May 6, 1993) was a painter, printmaker, and art teacher who lived and worked his entire life in Fort Worth, Texas , but his art achieved national recognition. He worked in an array of styles ranging from landscapes influenced by Regionalism , still lifes, archit
#18 Frida Kahlo
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo] ; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954 [1] ) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits , and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture , she employed
#19 Michael C. Gross
Michael C. Gross (October 3, 1945 – November 16, 2015) was an American artist, designer, and film producer. From 1970 to 1974 he art-directed National Lampoon magazine, and subsequently co-ran a design company. American artist, designer, and film producer For other people named Michael Gross, see Mi
#20 Lorraine O'Grady
Lorraine O'Grady (born September 21, 1934) is an American artist, writer, translator, and critic. Working in conceptual art and performance art that integrates photo and video installation , she explores the cultural construction of identity – particularly that of Black female subjectivity – as shap
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
#2 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
#3 National Gallery of Modern Art
The National Gallery of Modern Art ( NGMA ) is the premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture , Government of India. [1] The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India , with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore . Its collection of
The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is dedicated to the artistic legacy of Georgia O'Keeffe , her life, American modernism , and public engagement. It opened on July 17, 1997, eleven years after the artist's death. It comprises multiple sites in two locations: Santa Fe , New Mexico , and Abiquiu , New Mexic
#5 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum housed within the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan , New York City, along the Upper East Side 's Museum Mile . It is one of 19 museums that fall under the wing of the Smithsonian Institution and is one of three Smithsonian facilities lo
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg , Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation. It is named after Gerd Bucerius and his wife, and located directly beside the Hamburg Rathaus . The exhibition centre shows 3 - 4 exhibi
Bergamot Station Arts Center is a Santa Monica facility housing many different private art galleries and appears in most tourist guides as a primary cultural destination. Opened September 17, 1994 as Bergamot Station the campus-like complex is owned by the city of Santa Monica and presently managed
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]
#9 Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art ( Finnish : Wäinö Aaltosen museo , Swedish : Wäinö Aaltonens museum ) or WAM for short, is an art museum in central Turku , Finland dedicated especially to modern art . The museum is located on the east bank of the Aura River . The permanent exhibition is based on the ar
Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury , Australia . Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the former gallery building, the neighbouring burrows house
#11 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
#12 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
Kunstinstituut Melly [3] [4] [5] is a contemporary art gallery located in a former school building on Witte de Withstraat, in Rotterdam , the Netherlands. It was founded in 1990 and originally named after the street it was located on. It presents curated exhibitions, symposiums , live events, educat
#16 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
#17 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
#18 Creux de l'Enfer
The Creux de l'Enfer is a contemporary art center located in Thiers , France. It opened in 1988 in a former cutlery factory which closed in 1956. [1] French art gallery This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (October 2020) Click [show] for import
#19 Cape Ann Museum
Cape Ann Museum is an art and historical museum located in Gloucester, Massachusetts . Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of Cape Ann , including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers . The museum's collection also features objects from Gloucester
#20 Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1835 as the Museum of the Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society Society in Dogpole, Shrewsbury , England. [2] In 1853 the collections were moved to Vaughan's Mansion on College Hill, which became known as the Shropshire an
Wing Generator is an outdoor sculpture by the Chicago-born sculptor Richard Hunt (b. 1935). Wing Generator is located on the University of Notre Dame Campus in Notre Dame, IN, near the city of South Bend, and is owned by the Snite Museum of Art of the University of Notre Dame . The large sculpture o
Self-Portrait is a c. 1669 oil on canvas painting by Ferdinand Bol , now in the Rijksmuseum , in Amsterdam . [1] Showing the artist in an embroidered robe leaning on a small sculpture of Cupid, it is thought to have been painted on the occasion of his second marriage to Anna van Erckel in 1669. Pain
The Founders Memorial , also known as Founding of Boston , is a 1930 sculpture by John Francis Paramino , installed in Boston Common , in Boston , Massachusetts , United States. [1] Sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Not to be confused with The Founder's Memorial . The Founders Memorial Foundi
In America: Remember was a public art installation by American artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg . [1] The exhibition, on display from September 17 to October 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C. , honored Americans who died in the COVID-19 pandemic by blanketing a portion of the National Mall near the Was
Napoleon at Austerlitz is a painting by Robert Braun and Michael Russell on a theatre drop curtain at the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas . It is a reproduction of a Horace Vernet painting and actually depicts the Battle of Wagram . [1] [2] Painting by Robert Braun and Michael Russell Napol
#6 Bullfight – Death of the Bull
Bullfight – Death of the Bull (French: Corrida : la mort du taureau ) is an oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet , executed c. 1865. It is now in the Art Institute of Chicago . Painting by Édouard Manet Bullfight – Death of the Bull (c. 1865) by Édouard Manet With Bullfight (now known as The Fa
#7 List of works by Vincent van Gogh
List of works by Vincent van Gogh is an incomplete list of paintings and other works by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Little appreciated during his lifetime, his fame grew in the years after his death. According to the legend, Van Gogh sold only one painting, The Red Vineyard , boug
Jacob and his twelve sons ( Spanish : Los doce hijos de Jacob ) is a series of thirteen paintings by Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán . Jacob by Zurbarán The series of life-size portraits was painted between 1641 and 1658. [1] Twelve of the thirteen paintings are in Auckland Castle , Bishop Auck
#9 Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Boston)
A statue of Benjamin Franklin by Richard Saltonstall Greenough is installed outside Old City Hall in Boston , Massachusetts , United States. It rests on a base with plaques designed by Greenough and Thomas Ball . [1] Statue in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Statue of Benjamin Franklin The statue in 200
#10 The Empty Glass
The Empty Glass (c. 1652) is an oil -on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is now in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen . The Empty Glass Artist Pieter de Hooch Year 1652 Dimensions 44 cm × 35 cm (17 in ×
#11 Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg
Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg is a watercolor by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh that he made in January 1882, shortly after taking up residence in The Hague . [Works 1] [Letters 1] Meadows near Rijswijk and the Schenkweg Artist Vincent van Gogh Year 1882 (January) Catalogue F910 , JH99
#12 Regatta at Sainte-Adresse (Monet)
The Regatta at Sainte-Adresse is an oil-on-canvas painting by the impressionist painter Claude Monet . It was painted in 1867 and is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art . 1867 painting by Claude Monet Regatta at Sainte-Adresse Artist Claude Monet Year 1867 Medium oil paint , canvas Dimensions
#13 Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States is a 1940 oil-on-canvas painting by Howard Chandler Christy , depicting the Constitutional Convention signing the U.S. Constitution at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. Along with Washington Crossing the Delaware by
The Croatian Apoxyomenos ( Croatian : Hrvatski Apoksiomen ) is an Ancient Greek statue cast in bronze in the 2nd or 1st century BC; it was discovered in 1996 on the bottom of the sea near the Croatian islet of Vele Orjule , southeast of the island of Lošinj . It represents an athlete – Apoxyomenos (
#15 Statue of Josiah Quincy III
A statue of Josiah Quincy III by Thomas Ball (sometimes called Josiah Quincy ) is installed outside Boston 's Old City Hall , in the U.S. state of Massachusetts . [1] Statue in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Statue of Josiah Quincy III The statue in 2018 Artist Thomas Ball Year 1879 ( 1879 ) Medium B
#16 Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture
Anti Terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture ( Bengali : সন্ত্রাস বিরোধী স্মারক রাজু ভাস্কর্য Shontrash Birodhi Raju Sharokh Bhaskarjya ) is a sculpture located in University of Dhaka campus of Bangladesh . It was created by Shaymol Chowdhury and considered one of the best sculptures in Bangladesh. It is
#17 The American Volunteer (statue)
The American Volunteer – also known as The American Soldier – is a colossal granite statue that crowns the U.S. Soldier Monument and forms the centerpiece of Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Maryland . The monument is also known as the Private Soldier Monument . The American Volunteer U.S.
#18 Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben is a bronze statue of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben , executed by sculptor Albert Jaegers . [3] It is erected in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. [3] Statue by Albert Jaegers in Washington, D.C., U.S. Major General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Statue in
Café Terrace at Night is an 1888 oil painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh . It is also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum , and, when first exhibited in 1891, was entitled Coffeehouse, in the evening ( Café, le soir ). Painting by Vincent van Gogh Café Terrace at Night Artist V
#20 Oregon Pioneer
Oregon Pioneer , also known as Gold Man , [1] is an eight-and-a-half ton bronze sculpture with gold leaf finish that sits atop the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon , United States . Created by Ulric Ellerhusen , the statue is a 22 ft (7 m) -tall hollow sculpture . The gilded piece was insta
#1 Champfleury
Jules François Felix Fleury-Husson (17 September 1821, in Laon , Aisne – 6 December 1889, in Sèvres ), who wrote under the name Champfleury ( French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃fløʁi] ), was a French art critic and novelist, a prominent supporter of the Realist movement in painting and fiction. French au
Mihailo Valtrović ( Belgrade , 17 September 1839 - Belgrade , 9 September 1915) was a Serbian architect , professor of archeology , [1] one of the first pioneers of art history in Serbia, [2] and key representative of the Historismus along with architect Dragutin Dragiša Milutinović. Valtrović was t
Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez (17 September 1749 in Gijón – 3 December 1829 in Madrid ) was a Spanish writer on art . Spanish writer on art Not to be confused with Francisco Cea Bermúdez . Retrato de J. A. Ceán Bermúdez (Goya, 1785)
Magnus Backes (17 September 1930 – 21 May 2019) was a German art historian and historic preservationist . From 1983 to 1991, he succeeded Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling and Hartmut Hofrichter as the third Landeskonservator [ de ] of the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinat
Lawrence Reginald Alloway (17 September 1926 – 2 January 1990) was an English art critic and curator who worked in the United States from 1961. In the 1950s, he was a leading member of the Independent Group in the UK and in the 1960s was an influential writer and curator in the US. He first used the
#6 Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling
Werner Franz Josef Wilhelm Detlev Bornheim gen. Schilling (6 February 1915 – 29 October 1992) was a German art historian and historic preservationist . From its establishment in 1946 until 1980, he headed the General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate and the administration of th
#7 Lars Nittve
Lars Nittve (born 17 September 1953) is a Swedish museum director, curator, art critic and writer. [1] He was the founding Director of Tate Modern in London; [2] former Director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm; [3] the founding Director of Rooseum – Center for Contemporary Art – in Malmö , Sweden
Christine Y. Kim is an American curator of contemporary art. She is currently the Britton Family Curator-at-Large at Tate . Prior to this post, Kim held the position of Curator of Contemporary Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Before her appointment at LACMA in 2009, she was Associate Cu
Count Antoine Seilern (17 September 1901 – 6 July 1978) was an Anglo-Austrian art collector and art historian. He was considered, along with Sir Denis Mahon , to be one of a handful of important collectors who was also a respected scholar. The bulk of his collection was bequeathed anonymously to the
#10 Fritz Michel
Fritz Michel (17 September 1877 – 30 October 1966) was a German physician, politician, historian and art historian . German physician, politician, historian and art historian Monument to Fritz Michel in Koblenz
#11 Nicole Fleetwood
Nicole R. Fleetwood (February 24, 1973) is an American academic, curator, and author. She is the inaugural James Weldon Johnson Professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Previously, Fleetwood was Professor of American Studies and Art History a
#12 Phong Bui
Phong H. Bui (born September 17, 1964, in Huế , Vietnam) is an artist, writer, independent curator , and Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Brooklyn Rail , a free monthly arts, culture, and politics journal. Bui was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture" by Brooklyn
#13 Geoffrey Dutton
Geoffrey Piers Henry Dutton AO (2 August 1922 – 17 September 1998) was an Australian author and historian. Australian writer and historian
#14 Cathérine Hug
Cathérine Hug (born 1976) is an art historian and curator.
#15 Stepan Gedeonov
Stepan Alexandrovich Gedeonov ( Russian : Степан Александрович Гедеонов , 13 June 1816, Saint Petersburg , Imperial Russia — 17 September 1878, Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia) was a Russian art scholar, playwright , critic and historian , the director of the Hermitage Museum (in 1863-1878) and Ru
Andrew Stanislaus (Andrzej Stanisław) Ciechanowiecki (28 September 1924 – 2 November 2015), Dąbrowa Coat of Arms , was a Polish-British nobleman, diplomat, prisoner and agent of Communist Poland , economist, academic, art historian, philanthropist, art collector, antique dealer, antiquarian and exhi
Vincent Delieuvin (born 1978) is a French author and art historian specializing in the work of Leonardo da Vinci , and in Italian paintings of the sixteenth century, generally. Since 2006, he has worked as a heritage curator at the Louvre museum. French author and art historian
Annette Michelson (November 7, 1922 – September 17, 2018) was an American art and film critic and writer. Her work contributed to the fields of cinema studies and the avant-garde in visual culture. [1]
#19 Anton Vodnik
Anton Vodnik (28 May 1901 – 2 October 1965) was a Slovenian poet , art historian , and critic . He was one of the most notable representatives of Slovene Catholic expressionism in the interwar period . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( January 2013 ) Anton Vodnik Vodnik in
#20 Miroslav Tyrš
Miroslav Tyrš (born Friedrich Emanuel Tirsch , in Czech: Bedřich Tyrš ; [1] 17 September 1832 – 8 August 1884) was a Czech philosopher, [2] art historian , sports organizer and together with Jindřich Fügner the cofounder of the Sokol movement. Portrait by Jan Vilímek Portrait by František Ženíšek Ty
#1 Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East
The Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East is a monument in Warsaw , Poland which commemorates the victims of the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and subsequent repressions . It was unveiled on 17 September 1995, on the 56th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of 1939. Monument
#2 Wind Wand
The Wind Wand is a 48-metre kinetic sculpture located in New Plymouth , New Zealand . [1] The sculpture includes a 45-metre tube of red fibreglass, and was made to designs by artist Len Lye . [2] To residents, it is one of the main icons of New Plymouth. During the night, the Wind Wand lights up. Wi
#3 Johnny Kaw
Johnny Kaw is a fictional Kansas settler and the subject of a number of Paul Bunyan -esque tall tales about the settling of the territory. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( September 2020 ) Statue of Johnny Kaw in Manhattan, Kansas The legend of Johnny Kaw was created in
#4 Values of Civilization (Doyle)
The Values of Civilization sculpture group is public art by American artist Alexander Doyle . The allegorical sculpture group is located on the third floor in the rotunda of the Indiana State House , which is in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States. The heroic-sized sculptures, representing Agricu
Anthony Wayne is a gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Anthony Wayne , by John Gregory at the Philadelphia Museum of Art . It is located at 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. [2] It was dedicated on September 17, 1937. Sculpture by John Gregory (sculptor) Anthony Wayne Artist John Greg
#6 Confederate Memorial (Romney, West Virginia)
The Confederate Memorial (also referred to as the First Confederate Memorial ) at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia , commemorates residents of Hampshire County who died during the American Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America . It was sponsored by the Confeder
#7 Statue of Douglas MacArthur (Milwaukee)
General Douglas MacArthur is a public artwork by American artist Robert L. Dean, a 1953 graduate of the United States Military Academy (West Point, NY). Previously, the statue was located in MacArthur Square in the Milwaukee Civic Center Plaza, downtown Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA. On June 7, 2014,
Charging Bull , sometimes referred to as the Bull of Wall Street or the Bowling Green Bull , is a bronze sculpture that stands on Broadway just north of Bowling Green in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City . The 7,100-pound (3,200 kg) bronze sculpture, standing 11 feet (3.4 m) t
The Brown Dog affair was a political controversy about vivisection that raged in Britain from 1903 until 1910. It involved the infiltration by Swedish feminists of University of London medical lectures; pitched battles between medical students and the police; police protection for the statue of a do
#10 Equestrian statue of Henry IV
The equestrian statue of Henry IV is a bronze equestrian statue completed by Pietro Tacca . [1] The statue, which now stands on the bridge Pont Neuf , was indirectly commissioned by Marie de Médicis for her husband, King Henry IV of France . [1] [2] [3] The original commissioned artist, Giambologna
#11 Wood's Monument (West Point)
Wood's Monument is an obelisk monument in honor of Colonel Eleazer Derby Wood (1783–1814), an engineer officer and early graduate of West Point who died during the War of 1812 at the Siege of Fort Erie on 17 September 1814. Old prints of West Point show this monument located on a knoll near the flag
#12 Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Boston)
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common at Boston , in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts , was erected in memory of Massachusetts soldiers and sailors who died in the American Civil War . Designed by Martin Milmore , construction began in 1874 and the monument was dedicated on Septem
#13 Statue of John Wesley, St Paul's Churchyard
The statue of John Wesley, St Paul's Churchyard is an outdoor bronze sculpture depicting the theologian, cleric and co-founder of the religious movement known as Methodism , John Wesley . The statue is located northwest corner of St Paul's Churchyard , London , England , and was erected in 1988. [1]
#14 Kent County Civil War Monument
The Kent County Civil War Monument is an historic landmark in Grand Rapids, Michigan . The monument is in a small triangular downtown park, bounded by Division Avenue and Monroe Avenue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1] United States historic place Kent County Ci
The Jeannette Monument is the largest monument in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery . [2] It memorializes the 1881 loss of USS Jeannette while exploring the Arctic ice. Jeannette , with a crew of 33, collapsed and sank under surging ice in the summer of 1881. Her crew, commanded by George W
#16 Dippy
Dippy is a composite Diplodocus skeleton in Pittsburgh 's Carnegie Museum of Natural History , and the holotype of the species Diplodocus carnegii . It is considered the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, due to the numerous plaster casts donated by Andrew Carnegie to several major m
#17 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in Bushnell Park , Hartford, Connecticut , honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War , including 400 who died for the Union cause. It is notable as the first permanent triumphal arch to be built in America. Triumphal arch and memor
#18 National Monument to the U.S. Constitution
The National Monument to the U.S. Constitution (also known as the Constitution Bicentennial Monument ) is a monument commissioned of Australian artist Brett-Livingstone Strong [1] by Warren E. Burger , Chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, to commemorate t
#19 Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is centered on a colossal sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore ( Lakota : Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe , or Six Grandfathers [2] ) in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota . Sculptor Gutzon Borglum created the sculpture's design and oversaw the project'
The Wayne County Building is a monumental government structure located at 600 Randolph Street in Downtown Detroit , Michigan . It formerly contained the Wayne County administrative offices – now located in the Guardian Building at 500 Griswold Street – and its courthouse . As Wayne County Courthouse