Preview
Date
1978
Description
A monument in Kharkov to Ukraine’s greatest poet and artist who wrote and fought as a revolutionary democrat against serfdom and Tsarist rule. The monument is in Dzerzhinsky Square in Kharkov. A competition for the best Schevchenko monument took place in 1929. The third variation of the project in 1933 is the basis of this public sculpture. The architect Langbard contributed the solution to the pedistal. The Leningrad (St. Petersburg) foundries cast the figures attending the base of Kobzar, as Taras Shevchenko was affectionately known. The 5.5 meter high sculpture of the poet is in Schevchenko Park and compliments the Kharkov State University complex as well as the Derzhprom building.
Creator 1 Role
photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1891-1966
Creator 2 Role
Sculptor
Creator 3 Dates
1882-1951
Creator 3 Role
Architect of pedestal
Building Type
Public sculpture
Building Style
Soviet Modern
Themes
City Planning
Subject Headings
Sculpture, Soviet; Shevchenko, Taras, 1814-1861; Manizer, M.G.; Langbard, I.G.;
Country Name
Ukraine
City Name
Kharkov
Street Address
Dzerzhinsky Square facing Sumskaya Street
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chet; Manizer, M.G.; and Langbard, I.G., "Monument to Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861), Kharkov, Ukraine" (1978). Smolski Images. 10.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/10
Keywords
statues, memorial sculpture, public sculpture, poets’ monument, urban parks
Notes
kharkov.vbelous.net/english/shevchen.htm and www.kharkov.ua/about/shevchen-e.htm were consulted for information on Shevchernko