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Overall, he felt that the statue had such impact that it changed the context of Parliament Square, saying that "The Fawcett statue makes most of the others look ridiculous, or pompous or both" (excepting its immediate neighbour, the statue of Gandhi) and that it gave the area a focal point lacking since the end of Brian Haw's peace protest. [3]
Pages in category "Statues of women in the United States" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Pioneer Woman statue is a work created by sculptor Leo Friedlander. It is located at the Texas Woman's University (TWU) in Denton, Texas , United States, and was commissioned as part of the Texas Centenary celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of Texas Independence from Mexico .
Fearless Girl is a bronze sculpture by Kristen Visbal of a 4-foot high (1.2 m) girl standing in a self-confident pose. It is currently located in New York City on Broad Street across from the New York Stock Exchange Building in the Financial District of Manhattan.
The Pioneer Woman monument is a bronze sculpture in Ponca City, Oklahoma, designed by Bryant Baker and dedicated on April 22, 1930. The statue is of a sunbonneted woman leading a child by the hand. It was donated to the State of Oklahoma by millionaire oilman E. W. Marland. He commissioned models from twelve well-known sculptors and financed a ...
[7] The statue's cane represents a cherished cane that Dr. Bethune once lenaed upon, a cane that President Franklin Roosevelt had possessed and gifted to her through her friend, Eleanor Roosevelt. [9] Finally, the statue's base is inscribed with a quote from Dr. Bethune: "Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it may be a diamond in the rough." [7]
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The Titanic Memorial is a granite statue in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C., that honors the men who gave their lives so that women and children might be saved during the sinking of the Titanic. Ten days after the sinking on April 25, 1912, a group of women formed a committee to raise money for a memorial to honor the ...