The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building houses the main offices of the Board of Governors of the United States' Federal Reserve System.It is located at the intersection of 20th Street and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed in the Stripped Classicism style, was designed by Paul Philippe Cret and completed in 1937.

Twelve sculptors were hired to create the figural groups on the exterior. The major work flanking the front steps, the Four Continents, was contracted to Daniel Chester French, who designed the sculptures with associate Adolph A. Weinman. The work was made of marble and sculpted by the Piccirilli brothers; each sculptural group cost $13,500 (equivalent to $281,003 in 2020).

Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931) was an American sculptor of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, best known for his 1874 sculpture The Minute Man in Concord, Massachusetts, and his 1920 monumental statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Description and history. The work was made of marble and sculpted by the Piccirilli Brothers, with each sculptural group costing $13,500 (equivalent to $410,000 in 2021). The sculptures were first shown to the public in 1905. From east to west, the statues depict larger-than-life-size personifications of Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. The primary figures are female, but there …

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman / ˈ ɡ eɪ m ən /; (né Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theatre, and films.His works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.He has won numerous awards, including …

The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. The Upper West Side is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen to the south, Columbus Circle to the southeast, and Morningside Heights to …

Audrey Marie Munson (June 8, 1891 – February 20, 1996) was an American artist's model and film actress, considered to be "America's first supermodel." In her time, she was variously known as "Miss Manhattan", the "Panama–Pacific Girl", the "Exposition Girl" and "American Venus."She was the model or inspiration for more than twelve statues in New York City, and many others …

Abraham Lincoln (1920) is a colossal seated figure of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) sculpted by Daniel Chester French (1850–1931) and carved by the Piccirilli Brothers.It is in the Lincoln Memorial (constructed 1914–1922), on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., United States, and was unveiled in 1922.The work follows in the Beaux Arts …

Die New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ist die größte Wertpapier börse der Welt und gehört zur Intercontinental Exchange.Die NYSE ist auch unter dem Namen „Wall Street“ bekannt, da sie an der gleichnamigen Straße in New York, USA ansässig ist. Die Handelszeiten an der NYSE sind werktags von 9:30 bis 16:00 Uhr Ortszeit EST (15:30 bis 22:00 Uhr MEZ).

Publication history. Garth Ennis, also writer of the 2000 and 2001 Punisher series, wrote issues #1–60 of the series. Also like the earlier series, Tim Bradstreet provided the covers for those issues. Continuing his run on the character, Ennis used the freedom of the MAX imprint to write more graphic and hard-edged stories than had previously been seen.