langs: 20 сентября [ru] / september 20 [en] / 20. september [de] / 20 septembre [fr] / 20 settembre [it] / 20 de septiembre [es]
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Georgy Bogdanovich Yakulov , (Armenian Յակուլյան Գևորգ Բոգդանի Georges Yakulov (January 2 (14), 1884, Tiflis — December 28, 1928, Yerevan ) - Russian and soviet artist of Armenian origin, painter , graphic artist , decorator, set designer , art theorist . Close to the circle of avant-garde innovator
#2 Mary Kessell
Mary Merlin Kessell (13 November 1914 – 1977) [1] was a British figurative painter, illustrator, designer and war artist . Born in London, she studied at the Clapham School of Art, then later at the Central School of Arts and Crafts . At the end of the Second World War, she was commissioned to work
Arnoldo Zocchi (also Arnaldo ) (20 September 1862 – 17 July 1940) was a noted Italian sculptor of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was born in Florence and died in Rome . He studied sculpture in Florence under his father Emilio Zocchi . Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi Monument to the Tsar Li
Antonio Berti ( Faenza , September 20, 1830 – Faenza, July 14, 1912) was an Italian painter, mainly portraits, landscapes, and romantic scenes. Italian painter Antonio Berti Antonio Berti in 1906 Born September 20, 1830 Faenza , Italy Died July 14, 1912 Faenza, Italy Nationality Italian Education Ac
Ahmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi ( Persian : سید احمد حکمآبادی تبریزی , romanized : Ahmad-e Hokmabadi-ye Tabrizi ; 29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi ( Persian : احمد کسروی , romanized : Ahmad-e Kasravi ), was a pre-eminent Iranian linguist , nationalist , religious refor
Giuseppe Sartorio ( Boccioleto Valsesia , Province of Vercelli , 1854 – Mar Tirreno , September 20, 1922) was an Italian sculptor. "Labor" stucco work in Cavallirio . Monument to lawyer Giuseppe Todde , Cemetery of Bonaria, Cagliari. Monument a Francesca Warzee , Cemetery of Bonaria, Cagliari. Itali
#7 Johann Michael Bretschneider
Johann Michael Bretschneider (1680–1729) was a German painter. German painter Philosophers in study , 1700; National Museum of Wrocław Scholar in study , 1700; National Museum of Wrocław Picture Gallery , 1702, Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nathan Corwith Wyeth (April 20, 1870 – August 30, 1963) was an American architect . He is best known for designing the West Wing of the White House , creating the first Oval Office . He designed a large number of structures in Washington, D.C. , including the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Potoma
Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (born September 7, 1928, Polacca, Arizona ) is a Native American potter and artist. She is in the fifth generation of a distinguished ancestral line of Hopi potters. Native American potter and artist Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo Photo of Dextra Quotskuyva taken on September 20
#10 Alexi Worth
Alexi Worth (born 1964, New York, NY) is a painter, curator, art critic, and writer who is known for his conceptually rich and visually graphic works that address modern life and artmaking. He is currently represented by DC Moore Gallery, New York. [1] American painter Alexi Worth Born Alexi Worth (
#11 Gertrude Bohnert
Gertrude Bohnert (2 April 1908 – 20 September 1948) was a Swiss painter. Her work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics . [1] She was the first wife of the Swiss artist Hans Erni , and she died in a horse-riding accident. [2] Swiss painter Gertrude Bohnert
Cheryl L'Hirondelle (also Waynohtêw, Cheryl Koprek; born September 20, 1958) is a Canadian multidisciplinary media artist, performer, and award-winning musician. She is of Métis / Cree (non-status/treaty), [1] French , German , and Polish descent. Her work is tied to her cultural heritage. She explo
#13 Reuben Kadish
Reuben Kadish (January 29, 1913 – September 20, 1992) was an American artist , specializing as a sculptor , draughtsman , muralist , painter , and printmaker . In his later career he also taught art history and sculpture in New York City . This article needs additional citations for verification . (
#14 Mario Schifano
Mario Schifano (20 September 1934, Khoms, Libya – 26 January 1998, Rome , Italy) was an Italian painter and collagist of the Postmodern tradition. He also achieved some renown as a film-maker and rock musician . Italian painter He is considered to be one of the most significant and pre-eminent artis
#15 Edward Wittig
Edward Wittig (September 20, 1879 – March 3, 1941) was a Polish sculptor and university professor, notable for designing many monuments in Warsaw . Edward Wittig (1934) Wittig's sculpture of Ewa , in Warsaw's Park Ujazdowski . Pedestal of the 1932 Aviator Monument in 1942, after Wittig's sculpture h
Kajetan Stefanowicz (12 July 1886, in Drohobycz – 20 September 1920, near Rohaczów ) was a Polish Art-Nouveau painter and illustrator of Armenian ancestry who served as a Rotmistrz (Cavalry Captain) with the Polish Legions in World War I . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .
#17 Mona Moore
Mona Mary Moore (20 March 1917 – 20 September 2000), also known as Mona Bentin and later as Deborah Bentin , was a British painter and illustrator, best known for her work during World War Two for both the Recording Britain project and for the War Artists' Advisory Committee . Her work also appeared
#18 Roxy Paine
Roxy Paine (born 1966, [1] New York City ) is an American painter and sculptor widely known for his installations that often convey elements of conflict between the natural world and the artificial plains man creates. He was educated at both the College of Santa Fe (now Santa Fe University of Art an
#19 Antonio Gherardi
Antonio Gherardi (20 September 1638 – 10 May 1702) was an Italian painter , architect, and sculptor ( stuccoist ) of the Baroque style, active mainly in and near Rome and his native city of Rieti . Italian painter This article does not cite any sources . ( February 2012 ) Cappella Avila, Santa Maria
#20 Ríkarður Jónsson
Ríkarður Jónsson (20 September 1888 – 17 January 1977) was an Icelandic sculptor. Icelandic sculptor For the footballer with a similar name, see Ríkharður Jónsson . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( October 2016 ) This is an Icelandic name . The last name is patronymic , n
The Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA ) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan , New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues . This article is about the museum in New York City. For other uses of "Moma" or "Museum of Modern Art", see Moma (disambiguation) and Museum of Modern Art
#2 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
The Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida . It is in the UF Cultural Plaza area in the southwest part of campus. Art Museum in Gainesville, Florida Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art Established 1990 Location University of Florida Gainesville, F
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
Toorak Art Gallery was an art gallery 277 Toorak Road, South Yarra , Melbourne, Victoria, which specialised in contemporary figurative and abstract Australian art. It was in operation from 1964 to 1975. [1] [2] Australian art gallery in Melbourne closed 1975
#5 Matenadaran
The Matenadaran ( Armenian : Մատենադարան ), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts , [lower-alpha 1] is a museum, repository of manuscripts , and a research institute in Yerevan , Armenia . It is the world's largest repository of Armenian manuscripts. [5] Art museum, archive
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
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 The Broad
The Broad [1] ( / b r oʊ d / ) is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles . The museum is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad , who financed the $140 million building that houses the Broad art collections. [2] It offers free general admission to its permanent col
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
#11 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
#12 Packwood House-American Hotel
Packwood House-American Hotel , also known as the Packwood House Museum, is a historic inn and tavern located at Lewisburg , Union County, Pennsylvania , USA. It was originally built about 1813, and expanded about 1866. It is a three-story, log and frame building with a gable roof. It has a two-stor
#13 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (also known simply as (the) Baltic , stylised as BALTIC ) is a centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead , Tyne and Wear , England. It hosts a frequently changing variety of exhibitions, events, and educational programmes
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a municipal facility in the Market Place, Bishop Auckland , Co Durham , England . It is a Grade II* listed building . [1] Municipal building in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England Bishop Auckland Town Hall Bishop Auckland Town Hall Location Market Place, Bishop Auckl
The Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy , dedicated to the art of calligraphy, [1] is situated in Sokolniki Park , Moscow . The museum collection features calligraphy masterpieces from 65 countries. The concept was elaborated by Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre and the National Union of Cal
#16 İstanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum
The İstanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum ( İstanbul Resim ve Heykel Müzesi ) is in the Tophane area of European İstanbul , Turkey , and is part of the large Galataport complex. Art museum in Istanbul, Turkey İstanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum İstanbul Resim ve Heykel Müzesi İstanbul State Art
#17 MALBA
The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires ( Spanish : Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires , MALBA ) is a museum located on Figueroa Alcorta Avenue , in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires. Art museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina MALBA Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires Establi
#18 Belvedere 21
Belvedere 21 , formerly 21er Haus or Einundzwanziger Haus ( English: House 21 ), is a modernist style steel and glass building designed by Austrian architect Karl Schwanzer (1918–1975). Originally constructed as the Austrian pavilion or temporary showroom for the Expo 58 in Brussels, [1] [2] it was
The Muscarelle Museum of Art is a university museum affiliated with the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia . While the Museum only dates to 1983, the university art collection has been in existence since its first gift – a portrait of the physicist Robert Boyle – in 1732. Most early
#20 Haupt Collection
The Haupt Collection entitled "Thirty Pieces of Silver — Art and Money" is a thematic Berlin-based collection of contemporary art curated by Stefan Haupt. The collection is dedicated to the topic of money all media. It is shown in rotating exhibitions in both national museums and art galleries , as
#1 Van Gogh self-portrait (1889)
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh painted a self-portrait in oil on canvas in September 1889. The work, which may have been Van Gogh's last self-portrait, was painted shortly before he left Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France. [1] [2] [3] The painting is now at the Musée d'Orsa
#2 Frederick Douglass Memorial
The Frederick Douglass Memorial is a memorial commemorating Frederick Douglass , installed at the northwest corner of New York City 's Central Park , in the U.S. state of New York . The memorial includes an 8-foot bronze sculpture depicting Douglass by Gabriel Koren and a large circle and fountain d
The John Bridge Monument (also known as The Puritan ), in the northeast corner of the Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts , [1] was given by Samuel James Bridge in honor of his ancestor John Bridge (1578 – 1665) and sculpted by Thomas R. Gould . Sculpture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. S
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
#5 Soviet Russia (Exhibition, 1967)
Third National Art Exhibition "Soviet Russia" (Moscow, 1967) ( Russian : Третья Республиканская художественная выставка "Советская Россия" 1967 года ) became a main national art event of 1967, as well as one of the largest Soviet art exhibitions of the 1960s. The exhibition took place in Manezh Exhi
L'Oiseau bleu (also known as The Blue Bird and Der Blaue Vogel ) is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956); considered by Guillaume Apollinaire and André Salmon as a founder of Cubism , along with Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso . L'Oi
#7 Statue of Juan José Arreola
The statue of Juan José Arreola is installed along the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres , in Centro , Guadalajara , in the Mexican state of Jalisco . The statue was installed on 20 September 2015 and it was inaugurated the next day, the 97th anniversary of his birth. His rests remain there. [1
#8 Statue of Horace Greeley (City Hall Park)
An outdoor bronze sculpture of Horace Greeley by artist John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Richard Morris Hunt is located in City Hall Park in Manhattan , New York. Cast in 1890, the seated statue is set on a Quincy granite pedestal. [1] Statue in Manhattan, New York, U.S. Not to be confused with
#9 General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument
The General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument is an equestrian statue of American Civil War Major General William Tecumseh Sherman located in Sherman Plaza, which is part of President's Park in Washington, D.C. , in the United States. The selection of an artist in 1896 to design the monument was hig
#10 Equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock
General Winfield Scott Hancock is an equestrian statue of Winfield Scott Hancock , by Henry Jackson Ellicott together with architect Paul J. Pelz . It is located at Pennsylvania Avenue in United States Navy Memorial Park at the northwest corner of 7th Street , Northwest, Washington, D.C. General Win
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. , honoring American Civil War general and 18th United States President Ulysses S. Grant . It sits at the base of Capitol Hill (Union Square, the Mall, 1st Street, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryland Avenue), below the
#12 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
#13 The Starry Night
The Starry Night is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh . Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , just before sunrise, with the addition of an imaginary village. [1] [2] [3] It
#14 Ippy and Gertie Posing at Fashion House Hirsch, Amsterdam
Ippy and Gertie Posing at Fashion House Hirsch, Amsterdam is a circa 1916 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch artist Isaac Israëls . It depicts the twin sisters Helena (1895-1964) and Geertruida Wehmann (1895-1975), models at the Amsterdam fashion house Hirsch & Cie [ nl ] in the Leidseplein whose
#15 Femme au Chapeau
Femme au Chapeau or Lucie au chapeau is an oil painting created circa 1906 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger (1883–1956). The work is executed in a highly personal Divisionist style with a marked Proto-Cubist component during the height of Fauvism . Femme au Chapeau exhibits a present
#16 Columbus Monument (New York City)
The Columbus Monument is a 76-foot (23 m) column installed at the center of Manhattan 's Columbus Circle in the U.S. state of New York . The monument was created by Italian sculptor Gaetano Russo. [1] Monument in Manhattan, New York, U.S. Columbus Monument The monument in 2006 Subject Christopher
#17 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,
#18 Composition with Still Life
Composition with Still Life is a painting by the American artist Edwin Dickinson (1891–1978). Begun in 1933 and completed in 1937, it is Dickinson's largest work. Painted in oil on canvas and nearly monochromatic, the allegorical composition depicts two headless nudes in a mysterious setting amid st
Nuns of the Battlefield is a public artwork made in 1924 by Irish artist Jerome Connor , located at the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue NW , M Street , and Connecticut Avenue NW , in Washington, D.C. , United States. A tribute to the more than 600 nuns who nursed soldiers of both armies during t
#20 Mirth & Girth
Mirth & Girth is a portrait painting by School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) student David K. Nelson, Jr., depicting the deceased popular African-American mayor of Chicago , Harold Washington wearing only a bra, G-string , garter belt and stockings. [2] After a brief showing at a May 11, 19
#1 Sylvie Patin
Sylvie Patin (born Sylvie Gache-Patin on 11 June 1951) is a French conservator-restorer of cultural heritage at Musée d'Orsay and art historian specialised in Impressionism . [1] Sylvie Patin Born Sylvie Gache-Patin ( 1951-06-11 ) June 11, 1951 (age 71) Nationality French Alma mater Paris Nanter
Filippo Mordani (8 September 1797, Ravenna – 20 September 1886, Forlì ) was an Italian writer and nationalist. The state primary school in the centre of Ravenna is named after him [1] – it houses a 2009 inscription [2] and a 2014 bust of him. [3] Italian writer Mordani
Peter Curtis Bunnell (October [1] 25, 1937 – September 20, 2021) [2] [3] was an American author, scholar and historian of photography. For more than 40 years he had a significant impact on collecting, exhibiting, teaching and practicing photography through his work as a university professor, museum
#4 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
Ranjit Hoskote (born 29 March 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic , cultural theorist and independent curator . He has been honoured by the Sahitya Akademi , India's National Academy of Letters, with the Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Award and the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation . Ranjit Hosk
Noah Horowitz (born 1979) is an American art historian. Based in the US, Horowitz is Director Americas for Art Basel 's show in Miami Beach since August 2015. [1] He is a member of Art Basel's executive committee. [2] [3] American art historian This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative a
Peter Malcolm William Entwisle (20 September 1948 – 14 March 2018) was a New Zealand art historian and writer, notably on the history of Dunedin and of New Zealand art. New Zealand art historian Peter Entwisle Born Peter Malcolm William Entwisle ( 1948-09-20 ) 20 September 1948 Newmarket, Suffolk
Martin Johannes Hammerich (4 December 1811 – 20 September 1881) was a Danish art historian, educator, author and translator. He was part of the National Liberal movement and a member of the 1848 Danish Constituent Assembly . He was headmaster of Borgerdydskolerne from 1842 to 1867. Danish art histor
Julius Lessing (20 September 1843 – 14 March 1908) was a German art historian and the first director of the Berliner Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin). German art historian Julius Lessing
#10 Edythe Broad
Edythe Broad ( /broʊd/ ; born Edythe Lawson in 1936) is an American art collector and philanthropist . With her husband Eli , she has collected "about 2000 pieces of art valued at more than $2 billion" and supported arts initiatives such as the Los Angeles Opera and The Broad . [1] American art coll
#11 Margaret Stokes
Margaret McNair Stokes (March 1832 – 20 September 1900) was an Irish Illustrator, antiquarian and writer. Irish antiquarian Margaret Stokes
#12 Walter William Spencer Cook
Walter William Spencer Cook , also known as Walter W. S. Cook in citation (7 April 1888 – 20 September 1962) [1] [2] was an American art historian and professor. He specialized in Spanish Medieval art history. [3] He was an emeritus professor from New York University (working from 1926–1956) and he
#13 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
#14 Helga Pakasaar
Helga Pakasaar is a contemporary art curator and writer based in Vancouver , Canada. She has worked as curator at Polygon Gallery (formerly Presentation House Gallery) since 2003 and is now the Audain Chief Curator of Polygon. [1] [2] She has also curated exhibitions for Griffin Art Projects in Nort
#15 Beatrice Warde
Beatrice Lamberton Warde (September 20, 1900 – September 16, 1969, née Beatrice Becker ) was a twentieth-century writer and scholar of typography . [1] [2] As a marketing manager for the British Monotype Corporation , she was influential in the development of printing tastes in Britain and elsewhe
#16 Adriaan van der Willigen Pz.
Adriaan van der Willigen Pz. (20 September 1810, Hillegom – 22 August 1876, Rheden ) [1] was a 19th-century doctor and historian from the Northern Netherlands.
#17 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)
George Fisk Comfort (September 20, 1833 – May 5, 1910) was a 19th-century American scholar and art exponent, and founder of both the Metropolitan Museum of Art , NY, and Everson Museum of Art , Syracuse, NY . American art historian George Fisk Comfort Comfort circa 1875. Born ( 1833-09-20 ) Septembe
#1 Statue of David Farragut (Washington, D.C.)
Admiral David G. Farragut is a statue in Washington, D.C. , honoring David Farragut , a career military officer who served as the first admiral in the United States Navy . The monument is sited in the center of Farragut Square , a city square in downtown Washington, D.C. The statue was sculpted by f
#2 Equestrian statue of John A. Logan
Major General John A. Logan , also known as the General John A. Logan Monument and Logan Circle Monument , is an equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. that honors politician and Civil War general John A. Logan . The monument is sited in the center of Logan Circle , a traffic circle and public park i
#3 Big Merino
The Big Merino is a 15.2 metres (50 ft) tall concrete merino ram , located in Goulburn , New South Wales , Australia. Nicknamed "Rambo" by locals, the Big Merino contains a gift shop on the ground floor and a wool display on the second floor. Visitors can climb to the top and look out through the
#4 National World War I Museum and Memorial
The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri was opened in 1926 as the Liberty Memorial . In 2004, it was designated by the United States Congress as the country's official war memorial and museum dedicated to World War I . It is managed by a non-profit organization in coope
The Dupont Circle Fountain , formally known as the Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont Memorial Fountain , is a fountain located in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. It honors Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont , a prominent American naval officer and member of the Du Pont family . The
#6 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
#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
The Albert Pike Memorial is a public artwork in Washington, D.C. honoring Albert Pike (1809–1891), a senior officer of the Confederate States Army as well as a poet, lawyer, and influential figure in the Scottish Rite of freemasonry . The memorial, which now only includes the base and Goddess of Mas
The Emancipation Memorial , also known as the Freedman's Memorial or the Emancipation Group is a monument in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was sometimes referred to as the "Lincoln Memorial" before the more prominent so-named memorial was dedicated in 1922. [3]
#11 Equestrian statue of Philip Sheridan
General Philip Sheridan is a bronze sculpture that honors Civil War general Philip Sheridan . The monument was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum , best known for his design of Mount Rushmore . Dedicated in 1908, dignitaries in attendance at the unveiling ceremony included President Theodore Roosevelt , mem
The Spirit of Detroit is a monument with a large bronze statue created by Marshall Fredericks and located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan . Sculpture by Marshall Fredericks The Spirit of Detroit Artist Marshall Fredericks Year 1958 Type Bronze Dimensi
#13 Kiepenkerl
Kiepenkerl was originally a sandstone statue of a travelling merchant created by August Schmiemann in Münster , Germany in 1896. Destroyed in World War II, it was re-created in cast metal by Albert Mazzotti Jr in 1953. The statue now stands in a small square in the Old Quarter of Münster. In 1987 Am
#14 Monument to Ubaldino Peruzzi, Florence
The Monument to Ubaldino Peruzzi is a bronze statue erected in 1608 in the Piazza dell'Indipendenza in Florence , region of Tuscany , Italy. Monument to Ubaldino Peruzzi Monument to Ubaldino Peruzzi, Florence Location Piazza dell'Indipendenza, Florence, Tuscany, Italy Designer Augusto Rivalta Type M
#15 Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C.
The Civil War Monuments in Washington, D.C. are a group of seventeen outdoor statues which are spread out through much of central and northwest Washington, D.C. [3] The statues depict 11 Union generals and formerly included one Confederate general, Albert Pike , who was depicted as a Mason and not a
#16 Monument to Garibaldi (Rome)
The monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi is an imposing equestrian statue , which is sited on the highest point of the Janiculum hill in Piazza Garibaldi. Monument to Garibaldi Monumento a Garibaldi Monumento a Garibaldi The location of the monument today Click on the map to see marker. Coordinates 41°53′
#17 Jefferson Pier
Jefferson Pier , Jefferson Stone , or the Jefferson Pier Stone , (pronounced pie-er, like radials of a pie ) in Washington, D.C. , marks the second prime meridian of the United States [1] even though it was never officially recognized, either by presidential proclamation or by a resolution or act of
The Acadian Landing Site , also known as the Acadian Cross Historic Shrine , is a site historically significant to the French-American Acadian population of far northern Maine . Located on the southern bank of the Saint John River east of Madawaska and marked by a large marble cross, it is the site
#19 Peace Monument
The Peace Monument , also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument , stands on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Peace Circle at First Street, N.W., and Pennsylvania Avenue , Washington, D.C. The 44 foot (13.4 m) high white marble memorial was erected from 1877 to 1878 in
#20 Havis Amanda
Havis Amanda is a fountain and a statue in Helsinki , Finland by the sculptor Ville Vallgren (1855 – 1940). The work was modelled in 1906 in Paris , and erected at its present location at the Market Square in Kaartinkaupunki in 1908. Today it is recognized as one of the most important and beloved pi