langs: 3 сентября [ru] / september 3 [en] / 3. september [de] / 3 septembre [fr] / 3 settembre [it] / 3 de septiembre [es]
days: august 31 / september 1 / september 2 / september 3 / september 4 / september 5 / september 6
Emily Kame Kngwarreye (or Emily Kam Ngwarray ) (1910 – 3 September 1996) was an Aboriginal Australian artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory . [1] She is one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of Australian art . [2] Aboriginal Australian artist (1910–199
#2 Yvonne Boag
Yvonne Boag (born 13 August 1954) is an Australian painter and printmaker whose work reflects the many places where she has lived and worked. Australian artist Yvonne Boag Born ( 1954-08-13 ) 13 August 1954 (age 67) Glasgow , Scotland Nationality Australian Education South Australian School of Art
William Logsdail (25 May 1859 – 3 September 1944) was a prolific English landscape, portrait, and genre painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy , the Royal Society of British Artists , the Grosvenor Gallery , the New Gallery (London) , and others. [1] He is notable for his realistic London and Ve
Linda Anderson (born September 3,1941 [1] ) is an American, self-taught folk artist who began painting when she was 40 years old. [1] [2] According to NPR she is considered "one of the foremost living memory painters". [2] American folk artist Linda Anderson Born ( 1941-09-03 ) September 3, 1941 (ag
James Little (born 1952) [1] is an American painter and curator. He is known for his works of geometric abstraction which are often imbued with exuberant color. [2] He has been based in New York City . American painter James Little Born 1952 (age 69 – 70) Memphis, Tennessee , U.S. Nationality Amer
Thomas Bathas ( Greek : Θωμάς Μπαθάς , 1554 – 1599; also known as Tomios or Tomio , Batta Tornio ) was a Greek painter, educator, and Vikar. He employed the maniera greca on some of his work but he also broke from tradition employing the Venetian style . He traveled around the Venetian Empire going
William Railton (1800–77) was an English architect, best known as the designer of Nelson's Column . He was based in London, with offices at 12 Regent Street for much of his career. English architect William Railton Born William Railton ( 1800-05-14 ) 14 May 1800 Died 13 October 1877 (1877-10-13) (ag
#8 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
#9 Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine
Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine ( Polish : Jan Piotr Norblin ; 15 July 1745 – 23 February 1830) was a Polish - French painter, draughtsman , engraver and caricaturist . Born in France, from 1774 to 1804 he resided in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland , where he obtained citizenship . French pai
#10 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
George Mather Richards (1880-1958) was an illustrator and painter in the 1900s. Throughout his career, he illustrated many textbooks and children's books. Richards is the illustrator of the widely produced 1918 World War I poster titled, "Oh, Boy! That's the Girl!" American illustrator and painter G
#12 Joan Colom
Joan Colom i Altemir (April 1921 [1] – 3 September 2017) [2] [3] was a Spanish photographer renowned for his portraits of Barcelona's underworld and working class, especially in the infamous neighbourhood of Raval . Joan Colom Joan Colom at MACBA . Born Barcelona Died 3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) (
#13 August Babberger
August Babberger (8 December 1885 – 3 September 1936) was a German painter . His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics . [1] German painter August Babberger Born ( 1885-12-08 ) 8 December 1885 Hausen im Wiesental , Germany Died 3 September 1936 (1936-
#14 Ruth Orkin
Ruth Orkin (September 3, 1921 – January 16, 1985) was an American photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker, with ties to New York City and Hollywood. Best known for her photograph An American Girl in Italy (1951), she photographed many celebrities and personalities including Lauren Bacall , Dori
#15 Rex Slinkard
Rex Rudy Slinkard (June 5, 1887, Edwardsport, Indiana – October 18, 1918, Manhattan, New York City) was an American modernist painter and teacher. He is best remembered for his Symbolist works, most of which were unknown until after his premature death at age 31. [1] Self-Portrait ( c. 1910) Rex ( c
#16 Ruth Tuck
Ruth Edith Tuck OAM (22 July 1914 – 10 October 2008) was a modernist painter of South Australia, noted for joint exhibitions with her husband Mervyn Ashmore Smith (11 December 1904 – 18 March 1994), and her influence as a teacher of painting. She was related to the better-known Marie Tuck . Ruth Tuc
John Singleton Copley / ˈ k ɑː p l i / RA (July 3, 1738 [1] – September 9, 1815) was an Anglo-American painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston , Massachusetts , to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Anglo-Irish . After becoming well-established as a
Ferenc Varga (May 9, 1906 – September 3, 1989) was a Hungarian-born sculptor who emigrated to the United States after World War II. He worked on many public commissions, and his sculptures are in the collections of museums and galleries around the world. In 1979 he was awarded a gold medal by the
#19 Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Younger
Jan Pauwel Gillemans the Younger [1] ( Antwerp , baptized 3 September 1651 - Antwerp, buried 20 March 1704) was a Flemish still life painter. He worked in a range of still life genres including flower and fruit still lifes, banquet still lifes, pronkstillevens and hunting pieces. He collaborated wit
Anthony (Tony) Robert Klitz (3 September 1917 – 19 September 2000) was an artist who specialized in cityscapes, notably London . He was born in Southport , attended Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury and studied art at the Cheltenham Art College (1936–1939), whilst simultaneously training to be
#1 National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design ( Norwegian : Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design ), also known as the National Museum , in Oslo is a Norwegian state-owned museum. [1] National Museum in Oslo This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding arti
#2 New-York Historical Society
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City , along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan . The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research
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
#4 Carnegie Center for Art & History
The Carnegie Center for Art & History , within the Downtown Historic District of New Albany, Indiana , is a contemporary art gallery and local history museum. The building was initially built as a Carnegie Library , first opened on March 2, 1904, with 11,125 total books. It is of Beaux-Arts architec
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
Brummels Gallery in South Yarra, Melbourne , Australia, was a commercial gallery established by David Yencken in 1956 to exhibit contemporary Modernist Australian painting, sculpture and prints, but after a period of dormancy became best known in the 1970s, under the directorship of Rennie Ellis, as
#7 MUDAM
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art ( French : Musée d'art moderne Grand-Duc Jean ), abbreviated to Mudam , is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen , on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau , in clos
#8 Art Gallery of New South Wales
The Art Gallery of New South Wales ( AGNSW ), founded as the New South Wales Academy of Art in 1872 and known as the National Art Gallery of New South Wales between 1883 and 1958, is located in The Domain, Sydney , Australia. It is the most important public gallery in Sydney and one of the largest i
#9 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
#10 Queens Museum
The Queens Museum , formerly the Queens Museum of Art , is an art museum and educational center located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the borough of Queens in New York City , United States . The museum was founded in 1972, and has among its permanent exhibitions, the Panorama of the City of New
Hocken Collections ( Māori : Uare Taoka o Hākena , [1] formerly the Hocken Library ) is a research library , historical archive , and art gallery based in Dunedin , New Zealand. Its library collection, which is of national significance, is administered by the University of Otago . [2] Hocken Library
The Sheldon Museum of Art is an art museum in the city of Lincoln , in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States . Its collection focuses on 19th- and 20th-century art. United States historic place Sheldon Museum of Art U.S. National Register of Historic Places Front (east) entrance Show
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
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland , New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Art museum in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland Art Gallery Toi o
#15 Transfer Gallery
Transfer (stylized as TRANSFER ) is an art gallery. It was created in Brooklyn , New York in 2013; the Brooklyn location closed in 2019, and it is now a "fully virtual" gallery. Transfer was co-founded by Kelani Nichole. [1] [2] Nichole, an independent curator, currently serves as the gallery's dire
The Palace of Versailles ( / v ɛər ˈ s aɪ , v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair- SY , vur- SY ; [1] French : Château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ( listen ) ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles , about 12 miles (19 km) west of Paris , France. The palace is owned by the F
#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
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 North Carolina Museum of Art
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) is an art museum in Raleigh, North Carolina . It opened in 1956 as the first major museum collection in the country to be formed by state legislation and funding. [1] Since the initial 1947 appropriation that established its collection, the Museum has continue
#20 Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is located on the fourth floor of the Brooklyn Museum , New York City , United States.
#1 Saint Martin de Porres (sculpture)
Saint Martin de Porres is a sculpture of St Martin de Porres by American artist and Catholic priest Fr Thomas McGlynn , OP. It is one of McGlynn's most well known works and is said to have contributed to the canonization of the saint in 1962. [1] [2] Sculpture by Thomas McGlynn Saint Martin de Porre
#2 Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse)
Self-Portrait (Inn of the Dawn Horse) is a painting executed by artist Leonora Carrington and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . [1] [2] [3] She began the painting in London in 1937 and completed it in Paris in 1938. [4] It is one of her most recognized works and has
#3 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
Glass Tea House - KOU-AN is a chashitsu (teahouse) created by Japanese designer and artist Tokujin Yoshioka . Teahouse created by Tokujin Yoshioka Glass Tea House - KOU-AN Artist Tokujin Yoshioka Year 2011- Medium Glass and stainless steel The teahouse made its debut at the 54th La Biennale di Venez
#5 Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III
Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III is a 1632 oil on oak panel portrait by Rembrandt of the engraver Jacob de Gheyn III , now in Dulwich Picture Gallery . It is smaller than most of Rembrandt's works, measuring only 29.9 by 24.9 centimetres (11.8 by 9.8 inches). It has been stolen numerous times and it
#6 Monument to the Heroes of 1896
The Monument to the Heroes of 1896 ( Filipino : Monumento sa mga Bayani ng 1896 , Spanish : El Grito de la Revolución ) is a sculpture created in 1911 dedicated to the Philippine Revolution . [1] Monument in Quezon City dedicated to the Philippine Revolution Monument to the Heroes of 1896 Filipino:
The Poor Poet ( German : Der arme Poet ) is the best known and most popular painting by German painter Carl Spitzweg . It was executed in 1839 and had three versions. [1] Carl Spitzweg painting The Poor Poet Artist Carl Spitzweg Year 1839 Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 36,2 cm × 44,6 cm (143
#8 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
#9 Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird ( Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas ) is a 1940 painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo . Painting by Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Spanish: Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas Artist Frida Kahlo Year 1940 Medium [Oil
#10 Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy (Van Gogh series)
Saint-Paul Asylum, Saint-Rémy is a collection of paintings that Vincent van Gogh made when he was a self-admitted patient at the Saint-Paul asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence , since renamed the Clinique Van Gogh , from May 1889 until May 1890. During much of his stay there he was confined to the grou
Woman with Flowered Hat is a 1963 pop art painting with Magna on canvas by Roy Lichtenstein . [1] The work is based on a Pablo Picasso portrait of Dora Maar . [2] In May 2013, it sold for a record price for a Lichtenstein work. [3] [4] Painting by Roy Lichtenstein Woman with Flowered Hat Artist Roy
#12 Portrait of Frederick Muhlenberg
Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg is a portrait of 1790 by Joseph Wright , now in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery . [1] It depicts Muhlenberg in his position as the first Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives . Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg Artist Joseph Wright Year
#13 Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)
Washington Crossing the Delaware is the title of three 1851 oil-on-canvas paintings by the German-American artist Emanuel Leutze . 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze This article is about the Emanuel Leutze painting. For the actual event, see George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River . For oth
Four Times of the Day is a series of four oil paintings by English artist William Hogarth . They were completed in 1736 and in 1738 were reproduced and published as a series of four engravings . They are humorous depictions of life in the streets of London, the vagaries of fashion, and the interacti
#15 Woman with a Fan
La Femme à l'Éventail , or Woman with a Fan , is a painting by the French artist Jean Metzinger . The work was exhibited in 1914 at Moderni Umeni, S.V.U. Mánes , Prague. A 1914 photograph taken at the exhibition in Prague was published in the magazine Zlatá Praha showing Woman with a Fan hanging nex
#16 We the Youth (Keith Haring)
We the Youth is a mural by Keith Haring covering the west face of a private rowhouse in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [1] [2] It was painted during a three-day workshop on 1, 2 and 3 September 1987. [3] [4] It is the only of Haring's collaborative public murals to re
Portrait of Jack Hunter ( Russian : Портрет Джека Хантера ) is a painting by the Russian-American artist Nicolai Fechin (1881–1955) from the collection of the State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg . The author portrayed an employee of the American insurance company and collector Jack R. Hunter. T
#18 Treaty of Paris (painting)
American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Agreement with Great Britain , also known as the Treaty of Paris , is a 1783 unfinished painting by Benjamin West depicting the United States delegation that negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris , which formally ended the American Revolutionary War . Pe
The Battle of Gettysburg , also known as the Gettysburg Cyclorama , is a cyclorama painting by the French artist Paul Philippoteaux depicting Pickett's Charge , the climactic Confederate attack on the Union forces during the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. [1] Cyclorama painting by Paul Philip
The Raft of the Medusa ( French : Le Radeau de la Méduse [lə ʁado d(ə) la medyz] ) – originally titled Scène de Naufrage ( Shipwreck Scene ) – is an oil painting of 1818–19 by the French Romantic painter and lithographer Théodore Géricault (1791–1824). [1] Completed when the artist was 27, the work
#1 John Ashbery
John Lawrence Ashbery [1] (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic. [2] American poet John Ashbery Accepting the 2010 Best of Brooklyn Award Born John Lawrence Ashbery ( 1927-07-28 ) July 28, 1927 Rochester, New York , U.S. Died September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03) (aged 9
Anne Coffin Hanson (December 12, 1921 – September 3, 2004) was an American art historian. She was the first female to be hired as a fully tenured professor, serve as president of the College Art Association, and department chair at Yale University . American art historian Anne Coffin Hanson Born ( 1
#3 Otto Kurz
Otto Kurz FBA (26 May 1908 in Vienna , Austria – 3 September 1975 in London ) was a historian and Slade Professor of Fine Art , University of Oxford .
Bernard Ruiz-Picasso (born 3 September 1959) is a businessman and art collector. He is the grandson of Pablo Picasso and the son of Paul and Christine Ruiz-Picasso. He curates international exhibitions dedicated to Pablo Picasso. Belgian businessman and art collector The topic of this article may no
Viktor Nikitich Lazarev ( Russian : Ви́ктор Ники́тич Ла́зарев ; 3 September (22 August O.S. ) 1897 – 1 February 1976) was a Russian art critic and historian who specialized in medieval Byzantine , Russian, and Armenian religious art. [1] He was the son of Nikita Lazarev , a Moscow architect, and was
Earl Alexander Powell III (born October 24, 1943), [2] nicknamed Rusty Powell , is an American art historian and museum director. From 1980 to 1992, he was Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art . He was appointed Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. , in September 1
Maria Weigert Brendel (1902 – 1994) was a German expert on classical art. She studied at the University of Heidelberg, before being pulled out of the University by her father, and being forced to flee the country to avoid Nazi persecution. Later in her life, she posthumously published a number of Ot
Helen Gee (1919–2004) was an American photography gallery owner, co-owner of the Limelight in New York City, New York from 1954 to 1961. [1] [2] It was New York City's first important post-war photography gallery, pioneering sales of photographs as art. Helen Gee Born ( 1919-04-29 ) April 29, 1919 J
Arthur Upham Pope (February 7, 1881 – September 3, 1969) was an American scholar, art historian, and architecture historian. He was an expert on historical Persian art , and he was the editor of the Survey of Persian Art (1939). [1] [2] Pope was also a university professor of philosophy and aestheti
#10 Luigi Salerno
Luigi Salerno (1924–1992) was an Italian historian of Italian art and historiographer. He is particularly known as a scholar of the Italian baroque and Salvator Rosa , with expertise on the 17th century, including Guercino and Caravaggio . [1] Italian art historian (1924–1992) Luigi Salerno Born ( 1
#11 Mart Kalm
Mart Kalm (born 3 September 1961 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian architecture historian. [1] Estonian architecture historian (born 1961) Rector Mart Kalm on the rooftop of the Estonian Academy of Arts in April 2020 after his inauguration Since 2014, he is Vice-President of Estonian Academy of Sciences .
#12 Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas
Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas ( Greek : Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος–Γκίκας ; February 26, 1906 – September 3, 1994), also known as Niko Ghika , [1] was a leading Greek painter, sculptor, engraver, writer and academic. He was a founding member of the Association of Greek Art Critics, AICA-Hellas, International
#13 Valery Oisteanu
Valery Oisteanu ( Romanian : Valeriu Oișteanu ; Romanian pronunciation: [valeˈri o.iʃˈte̯anu] ; born September 3, 1943) is a Soviet -born Romanian and American poet, art critic, essayist, photographer and performance artist , whose style reflects the influence of Dada and Surrealism . [1] Oisteanu
#14 Adolfo Venturi
Adolfo Venturi (3 September 1856, Modena – 10 June 1941, Santa Margherita Ligure ) was an Italian art historian . His son, Lionello Venturi , was also an art historian. Italian art historian (1856–1941) Adolfo Venturi
#15 Carlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick is an American culture critic and curator living in New York City . [1] He is the author of numerous books, [2] monographs and catalogues on contemporary art and artists. [3] American art historian Carlo McCormick
#16 Henrik Grevenor
Henrik Grevenor (27 May 1896 – 3 September 1937) was a Norwegian art historian . [1] Norwegian art historian Henrik Grevenor Born ( 1896-05-27 ) 27 May 1896 Stavanger , Norway Died 3 September 1937 (1937-09-03) (aged 41) Oslo, Norway Occupation art historian Spouse(s) Inga Jacobi
The La Barre Monument ( French : Monument La Barre ) is a secular monument in Abbeville , (Somme) , France . It lies near the railway station ( Gare d'Abbeville ), next to the canal aqueduct over the River Somme. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2015 ) La Barre M
#2 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
#3 Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial
The Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County is a monument to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 's law enforcement community in honor of fallen officers of both the Pittsburgh Police and suburban departments. The original was dedicated in September 1996 near the Carnegie Science Center but
The Tower Hill Memorial is a pair of Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials in Trinity Square Gardens, on Tower Hill in London , England. The memorials, one for the First World War and one for the Second , commemorate civilian, merchant seafarers and fishermen who were killed as a result of en
#5 Manneken Pis
Manneken Pis ( Dutch: [ˌmɑnəkə(m) ˈpɪs] ( listen ) ; Dutch for ' Little Pissing Man ' ) is a landmark [1] 55.5 cm (21.9 in) [lower-alpha 1] bronze fountain sculpture in central Brussels , Belgium, depicting a puer mingens ; a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. Though its exi
Maman (1999) is a bronze, stainless steel, and marble sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois . The sculpture, which depicts a spider , is among the world's largest, measuring over 30 ft high and over 33 ft wide (927 x 891 x 1024 cm). [1] It includes a sac containing 32 marble eggs an
The Chief Black Hawk Statue is a historic object in Lake View, Iowa , United States . Sac County is named for the Sauk people , Sac being a variant of Sauk. [2] Lake View is located on Black Hawk Lake , which is named after the renowned Sauk war leader. These names came about as Euro-Americans had a
Piazza Navona ( pronounced [ˈpjattsa naˈvoːna] ) is a public open space in Rome , Italy . It is built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian , built in the 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. [1] The ancient Romans went there to watch the agones ("games"), and he
#9 Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
Since the 1960s, many municipalities in the United States have removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America (CSA; the Confederacy), and some, such as Silent Sam in North Carolina, have been torn down by protestors. Efforts to remove Confederate me
#10 Statue of Hans Christian Heg
Hans Christian Heg is a statue by Paul Fjelde that was cast in 1925 and installed at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison , Wisconsin , United States in 1926. The bronze statue depicting the Union soldier and abolitionist Hans Christian Heg was torn down by rioters, decapitated and thrown
#11 George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument
The George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument , also known as Sighting the Enemy , [4] [5] is an equestrian statue of General George Armstrong Custer located in Monroe , Michigan . The statue, sculpted by Edward Clark Potter , was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on June 15, 1992 [3] and soo
#12 List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
During the civil unrest [1] that followed the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, a number of monuments and memorials associated with racial injustice were vandalized, destroyed or removed, or commitments to remove them were announced. This occurred mainly in the United States , but also in several
Shemanski Fountain , also known as Rebecca at the Well , is an outdoor fountain with a bronze sculpture , located in the South Park Blocks of downtown Portland , Oregon, in the United States. [1] The sandstone fountain was designed in 1925, completed in 1926, and named after Joseph Shemanski , a Pol
Our Lady of Peñafrancia ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia ) is an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Philippines . It is one of the most venerated Marian images in Asia—the patroness of the Bicol Region , colloquially referred to as "Ina" ( English : Mother ). [1] It's a replica of the
Peace and Harvest are two 8-foot (2.4 m) tall limestone statues in downtown Peoria, Illinois , United States. The male and female figures represent peace and harvest respectively. The statues were sculpted by Chicagoan Mary Andersen Clark (born in 1910 and formerly of Peoria) as part of the Works
#16 Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Westminster
A statue of Oliver Cromwell stands outside the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Westminster , London. Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1653 and 1658. Directly opposite the statue, in the wall of St Margaret's Church , on the oth
A statue of Thomas Carlyle by Joseph Edgar Boehm stands in Chelsea Embankment Gardens in London. Erected in 1881 and unveiled in 1882, it stands close to 24 Cheyne Row where Carlyle lived for the last 47 years of his life. The statue became a Grade II listed building on 15 April 1969. [1] Statue in