Sargis Baghdasaryan

Sargis Baghdasaryan
Born	(1923-09-05)September 5, 1923
Died	June 19, 2001(2001-06-19) (aged 78)
Nationality	Armenian
Known for	sculpture

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

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