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Yervand Kochar

1899-06-15 – 1979-01-22

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Great Armenian sculptor Ervand KocharCredit: GAK wiki

Life & Legacy

Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan, also known as Ervand Kochar (Armenian: Երվանդ Սիմոնի "Քոչար" Քոչարյան. 1899 – 1979) was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.

Occupation & Career

painter, sculptor, illustrator, graphic artist, artist

Education

Nersisian School

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

People's Painter of the USSR; People's Artist of the Armenian SSR; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Armenian SSR State Prize; The statue of David of Sasun; Monument to Vardan Mamikonyan

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Armenian SSR State Prize · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · People's Artist of the Armenian SSR · People's Painter of the USSR

Employer

Hog · Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater

Notable Work

Monument to Vardan Mamikonyan · The statue of David of Sasun

Education & Institutions

Nersisian School

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q782127 — wikidata View source

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