The Shevchenko Memorial - Elmira Heights, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"Bronze plaque bearing the bas-relief portrait bust of Taras Shevchenko. He is depicted as a young man. His eyes gaze off to the proper right. The oval plaque is mounted on the front face of a vertical granite marker."

Taras Shevchenko wikipedia
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"Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, as well as folklorist and ethnographer. His literary heritage is regarded to be the foundation of modern Ukrainian literature and, to a large extent, the modern Ukrainian language. Shevchenko is also known for many masterpieces as a painter and an illustrator."

TITLE: The Shevchenko Memorial ARTIST(S): Pawlosz, Anton, Cheresnowsky, Mihailo DATE: 8/23/1981 MEDIUM: Relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000900 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Ukranian Memorial Park East McCanns Boulevard Elmira Heights New York DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: plaque text "Be it resolved, that the Village of Elmira Heights Park on East McCanns Boulevard be, and nearby is named and designated as "Memorial Park" in honor of Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, champion of freedom..." approved by village board May 1, 1980 This monument is dedicated to the freedom and justice of all mankind erected 1981 by Ukrainian Americans and friends."

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