Sculptpedia Statues, Busts and Sculptures Park sculptures and installations Ancient World & Antiquity Middle Ages & Renaissance Marble & Other Stones Bronze & Other Metals

Monument to Avetik Isahakyan

Monument to Avetik Isahakyan is a statue installed in 1960 in Yerevan, Armenia, near the Yeritasardakan metro station. It depicts the poet Avetik Issahakian standing in full length. The work is by sculptor Sarkis Baghdassarian. The source text also mentions an architect, but does not give a name.

Bronze monument to Avetik Isahakyan on a stone pedestal in a park setting.
The monument to Avetik Isahakyan stands on a stone pedestal among trees in a park.
September 2013 © · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bronze statue of Avetik Isahakyan standing on a stone pedestal in Yerevan.
The Monument to Avetik Isahakyan stands among bare trees and buildings in Yerevan.
January 2013 © · CC BY 2.0
Monument to Avetik Isahakyan in a tree-lined public square with benches and small kiosks nearby
The Monument to Avetik Isahakyan stands on a stone pedestal in a public square in Yerevan.
September 2019 © · CC BY-SA 4.0
Monument to Avetik Isahakyan, a dark gray statue of a man in a suit on a stone pedestal
Monument to Avetik Isahakyan in Yerevan, shown on an overcast day with bare trees in the background.
January 2011 © · Public domain
Monument to Avetik Isahakyan showing a dark statue of a man in a suit holding a cane against a blue sky.
The Monument to Avetik Isahakyan is shown from a low angle, with the statue set against the sky and nearby trees.
September 2013 © · CC BY-SA 3.0

Identification

TitleMonument to Avetik Isahakyan
Typemonument; statue
SubjectAvetik Isahakyan

Physical characteristics

Depictionfull-length figure

Location and ownership

LocationYerevan, Armenia
Nearby landmarknear the Yeritasardakan metro station

History and restoration

Installation date1960

Creator

SculptorSarkis Baghdassarian
Architectnot specified in the fragment

Historical context

First monument in YerevanIt was the first monument to Avetik Isahakyan in Yerevan
Decision to installThe decision to install it was made less than a year after the poet's death
Later related monumentsIn 1975, two more monuments to Isahakyan were installed in Gyumri, his birthplace: a full-length statue and a bust on the grounds of the house-museum