Shevchenko's Visions - Turner, ACT, Australia
S 35° 16.455 E 149° 07.632
55H E 693475 N 6094468
The publicaly displayed sculpture by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canberra was given to the Ukrainian Orthodox Centre, by the 'City of Kyiv'.
Waymark Code: WM10CGW
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date Posted: 04/13/2019
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The plaque, on the beveled, speckled-grey granite base, has the following inscription:
"Shevchenko's Visions"
In Honour of Ukraine's BARD
Taras Shevchenko
Presented in the year 2000 to the
Ukrainian Community in Australia
by the City of Kyiv
Sculptor A. Valiev
The memorial sculpture looked like an over-sized lute, with a diorama inside. The Monuments Australia Web Site link below shows a photo with bright sunshine, highlighting that.
As I wasn't going to invite myself into the fenced yard of the Orthodox Centre, I wasn't even sure if the sculpture was sheet copper, bent and soldered into the complex shape, or if it was solid, and cast. But seeing the thinner supports beneath it, I would think that it would be hollow.
"A sculpture commemorates Taras Shevchenkow 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 He was also a painter and an illustrator.
"In 1847 he was convicted for writing in the Ukrainian language, promoting independence of Ukraine and ridiculing members of the Russian Imperial House." Taras Shevchenko
Address: 6 McKay Gardens, Turner, ACT, 2612, Australia
Visited: 1516, Saturday, 1 September, 2018