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

Monument to T.G. Shevchenko

Short or non-official name :
Monument to Shevchenko
Region :
Poltava region
Address of the monument :
Poltava, Petrovsky Park
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1926 р.
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
I. P. Kavaleridze
Sculptor
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
male
Nationality :
Ukrainian
Social status :
intellectuals
Components of the monument :
The height of the figure is 1.8 m, the height of the pedestal is 3.2 m.
Material :
concrete
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
Т. Шевченко «І вражою злою кров’ю волю окропіте».
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 :
Poltava City Council
Institution’s website :
https://www.rada-poltava.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
The monument to Taras Shevchenko in Poltava was built by the outstanding Ukrainian sculptor Ivan Kavaleridze in the style of constructivism with elements of cubism. The pedestal is presented as an asymmetric accumulation of planes and volumes, from which the figure of the poet appears. Strict laconism, generalized forms of the monument create the image of a fighter for the will and social justice of the Ukrainian people.