Taras Shevchenko (Mol statue)
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Taras Shevchenko is a bronze sculpture by Leo Mol
. It is located at P Street
, between 22nd Street and 23rd Street, N.W. Washington D.C., near Dupont Circle
. The granite monument was carved by Vincent Illuzzi of Barre, Vermont working at Jones Brothers in Barre.
BEDI-RASSY ART FDRY NY
(Base, front:)
TARAS
SHEVCHENKO
1814-1861
BARD OF UKRAINE
(Base, north side:)
DEDICATED TO
THE LIBERATION, FREEDOM AND
INDEPENDENCE OF ALL CAPTIVE NATIONS.
THIS MONUMENT OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO, 19TH CENTURY UKRAINIAN POET AND FIGHTER FOR
THE INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE AND THE FREEDOM OF FALL MANKIND, WHO UNDER FOREIGN RUSSIAN
IMPERIALIST TYRANNY AND COLONIAL RULE
APPEALED FOR "NEW AND RIGHTEOUS LAW OF WASHINGTON," WAS UNVEILED ON JUNE 27, 1964.
THIS HISTORIC EVENT COMMEMORATED THE
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHEVCHENKO'S BIRTH.
THE MEMORIAL WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE 86TH
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON AUGUST 31, 1960, AND SIGNED INTO PUBLIC
LAW 86-749 BY DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, THE 34TH
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1960. THE STATUE WAS ERECTED
BY AMERICANS OF UKRAINIAN ANCESTRY AND FRIENDS.
(On the west side of the base is a quote from Shevchenko which is written in Ukrainian.)
(Back of low wall:)
...OUR SOUL SHALL NEVER PERISH,
FREEDOM KNOWS NO DYING,
AND THE GREEDY CANNOT HARVEST
FIELDS WHERE SEAS ARE LYING;
CANNOT BIND THE LIVING SPIRIT
NOR THE LIVING WORK,
CANNOT SMIRCH THE SACRED GLORY
OF TH'ALMIGHTY LORD.
TARAS SHEVCHENKO
Leo Mol
Leo Mol, OC, OM was a Ukrainian Canadian artist and sculptor.Born Leonid Molodozhanyn in Polonne, Ukraine, Mol studied sculpture at the Leningrad Academy of Arts from 1936 to 1940. Following the German invasion of the Soviet Union he moved to Germany where he was influenced by Arno Breker...
. It is located at P Street
P Street (Washington, D.C.)
P Street NW, Washington, D.C., runs from the eastern boundary of Georgetown University to North Capitol Street NW, with an additional section running from the western edge of Georgetown University to Foxhall Road NW....
, between 22nd Street and 23rd Street, N.W. Washington D.C., near Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW...
. The granite monument was carved by Vincent Illuzzi of Barre, Vermont working at Jones Brothers in Barre.
Inscription
The inscription reads:BEDI-RASSY ART FDRY NY
(Base, front:)
TARAS
SHEVCHENKO
1814-1861
BARD OF UKRAINE
(Base, north side:)
DEDICATED TO
THE LIBERATION, FREEDOM AND
INDEPENDENCE OF ALL CAPTIVE NATIONS.
THIS MONUMENT OF TARAS SHEVCHENKO, 19TH CENTURY UKRAINIAN POET AND FIGHTER FOR
THE INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINE AND THE FREEDOM OF FALL MANKIND, WHO UNDER FOREIGN RUSSIAN
IMPERIALIST TYRANNY AND COLONIAL RULE
APPEALED FOR "NEW AND RIGHTEOUS LAW OF WASHINGTON," WAS UNVEILED ON JUNE 27, 1964.
THIS HISTORIC EVENT COMMEMORATED THE
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHEVCHENKO'S BIRTH.
THE MEMORIAL WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE 86TH
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON AUGUST 31, 1960, AND SIGNED INTO PUBLIC
LAW 86-749 BY DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, THE 34TH
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1960. THE STATUE WAS ERECTED
BY AMERICANS OF UKRAINIAN ANCESTRY AND FRIENDS.
(On the west side of the base is a quote from Shevchenko which is written in Ukrainian.)
(Back of low wall:)
...OUR SOUL SHALL NEVER PERISH,
FREEDOM KNOWS NO DYING,
AND THE GREEDY CANNOT HARVEST
FIELDS WHERE SEAS ARE LYING;
CANNOT BIND THE LIVING SPIRIT
NOR THE LIVING WORK,
CANNOT SMIRCH THE SACRED GLORY
OF TH'ALMIGHTY LORD.
TARAS SHEVCHENKO