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Monument to T. Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :
Monument to T. Shevchenko
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Bilopol'ya, str. Klubna, a square near the railway lyceum
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1955 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
V. Stukan
Sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
T. Shevchenko 1814-1861
And the good glory will come to life, the Glory of Ukraine, And the world is clear, not evening, quietly shines. Embrace yourself, my brothers, I beg you, I beg you!"And to the dead, and to the living, and to the unborn"
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 :
Bilopilja town council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
Taras Shevchenko is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, thinker, painter, engraver, ethnographer, public figure. National hero and symbol of Ukraine. A member of the Ukrainian national movement, a member of the Cyril and Methodius Brotherhood. Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Shevchenko's literary heritage, in which poetry plays a central role, in particular the collection "Kobzar", is considered the basis of modern Ukrainian literature and, in many respects, the literary Ukrainian language.
