Sargis Baghdasaryan
Born(1923-09-05)September 5, 1923
DiedJune 19, 2001(2001-06-19) (aged 78)
NationalityArmenian
Known forsculpture
Sargis Baghdasaryan's plaque on Kievyan's street, Yerevan, 2013

Sarghis Baghdasaryan, also Baghdasarian (Armenian: Սարգիս Իվանի Բաղդասարյան; September 5, 1923 in Banadzor – June 19, 2001 in Yerevan), was a Soviet Armenian sculptor.[1][2] He is best known for his 1967 work – We Are Our Mountains, a monument carved into the tuff outside Stepanakert. Locally, it is known as Mamik yev Babik (or "Granny and Grandpa").[3]

References

  1. Mutafyan, Levon (June 28, 2011). "The voices of my world are within the sculptures (Interview with Tariel Hakobyan)". Armenians Today. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  2. Hall, G.K. (1987). Bibliographic guide to art and architecture, Volume 1. New York Public Library. Research Libraries. p. 175.
  3. Holding, Nicholas (July 19, 2011). Armenia, 3rd: The Bradt Travel Guide. p. 276. ISBN 9781841623450.


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