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1. SHEVCH_120505_20.JPG: TARAS SHEVCHENKO 1814 - 1861 BARD OF UKRAINE
2. SHEVCH_120505_28.JPG: Dedicated to the liberation, freedom and independence of all captive nations This monument of Taras Shevchenko, 19th century Ukrainian poet and fighter for independence of Ukraine and the freedom of all mankind, who under foreign Russian imperialist tyranny and colonial rule appealed for "the 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
3. SHEVCH_120505_36.JPG: Leo Mol -- Sculptor Radoslav Zuk -- Architect
4. SHEVCH_120505_40.JPG: ... 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 word cannot smirch the sacred glory of th'almight lord. Taras Shevchenko 'The Caucasus.' 1845
5. SHEVCH_120505_50.JPG: Bedi-Rassy art fdry. N.Y.
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Wikipedia Description: 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.

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 ALL 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
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