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Memorial T. G. Shevchenko
Full name of the monument :

Memorial T. G. Shevchenko

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
City of Lebedyn, str. Cathedral square
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1964 рік
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
Krasnozhon Y. D.
Sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
sculpture – 2.5 m; pedestal – 2.36 m; base – 0.5 m.
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
T. G. Shevchenko 1814–1861
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Popularization of the Soviet totalitarian system
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Lebedyn City Council
Institution’s website :
https://lebedynrada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument was erected in honor of the 150th anniversary of the poet's birth on the site of the majestic and monumental stone Assumption Cathedral destroyed before the Second World War. In the 1990s. The monument is shrouded in copper, and in 2003 the pedestal was decorated.