Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 – December 5, 1926)

Monet was a founder of French impressionist painting, a major movement
in painting that was developed during the late 1860’s. It flourished during
the last three decades of the 19th century.

Corner of the Garden at Montgeron was created by Monet in 1877 and is one
of is his most famous paintings.

Impression: Sunrise (1872) by Monet

Self Portrait with Beret (1886)

Mothers of two Marines who lost their lives after helping to raise the flag
on Mt. Suribachi pose with and Vice President Nixon (center) in front of
the Iwo Jima monument.  

The Marine Corps War Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial) is a military
statue located outside the walls of the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Virginia. The memorial was officially dedicated to all personnel of the U.S. Marine
Corps by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on November 10, 1954, which at the
time was the 179th anniversary of the Marine Corps.  

                                (10 November 1775 – present)

The heads of former U.S. presidents from left: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln

 

Mount Rushmore prior to construction

 



Mount Rushmore during construction

Gutzon Borglum

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture that was carved into the
granite face of mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota. It was sculpted
by Gutzon Borglum (above) and his son Lincoln. After federal funds were secured, construction on the memorial began in 1927, and the presidents’ 60-foot faces were completed between 1934 and 1939. Upon Gutzon Borglum’s death in March 1941,
his son Lincoln Borglum took over construction. Although the initial concept called
for each president to be depicted from head to waist,insufficient funding forced the
carving to end on October 31, 1941. The U.S. National Park Service took control of
Mount Rushmore in 1933 and manages the memorial today.

A model of the site depicting Mount Rushmore’s intended final design.