UA
Monument to T.G. Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :

Monument to T.G. Shevchenko

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Shkilna Str., the yard of the Kyrikyvka village school, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1964
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
K. Tereshchenko
sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
height of the bust - 0.9 m, of the pedestal - 3.4 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
abstract inscription
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The bust of the poet made of reinforced concrete is placed on a high, trapezoidal, plastered brick pedestal, on the front side of which is an annotated inscription made in superimposed letters. In conveying Kobzar's appearance, the author followed the path of imitating at least two portraits of Shevchenko: the work of I. Kramsky and "Self-Portrait" (1861). The second, less common iconographic type is reproduced in the sculpture, which significantly increases the value of the monument. The large-scale discrepancy of the pedestal in relation to the bust, its unjustified height, can be considered not a defect, but the author's desire for general monumentalization of the image.