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Rafik Khachatryan ( Armenian: Ռաֆիկ Գարեգինի Խաչատրյան; October 7, 1937 – January 16, 1993) was an Armenian sculptor. He was the father of Garegin Khachatryan (1975–1995).
Khachatryan was a direct descendant of the house of Daniel-Bek of Sassun ( province Sassun or Sason of Western Armenia) (second half of the 18th century) and Khachatur-Bek of Mush ( town Mush of Western Armenia) (first half of the 19th century), and the father of Garegin Khachatryan - one of the young heroes of the National Liberation war.
He graduated from the Phanos Therlemzyan Art college (Yerevan) in 1966 and the Yerevan Art-Theatrical Institute (University) in 1971.
Khachatryan was a participant and an ideologist of the Armenian national liberation movement of the 20th century. He provided humanitarian assistance, materials, and other means for the self-defesnse troops and for the people of Nagorny Karabakh. He was a member of the Army of Independence along with Ashot Navasardyan, Andranik Margaryan, Hakobjan Tadevosyan, Movses Gorgisyan and other patriots of Armenia.
Khachatryan was a member of the Art Unions of Armenia and the USSR since 1976. He created sculptures and memorial complexes for the martyred freedom fighters.
Sculptures: "Alexander Spendiaryan" (1971, in Museum of Alexander Spendiaryan, Yerevan), "Spring" (1972), "The Soldier of the Victory" (1975), " Stepan Shahumyan" (1977, in State Art Gallery of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia), " Maxim Gorky and Avetik Isahakyan" (1978, Museum of Armenian-Russian friendship, Abovyan town, Armenia), " Komitas" (1978, Yerevan city museum), " Sarkis Lukashin ( Srapionyan)" (1980, National Gallery of Armenia), "The Armenian Lady" (1980), "Ode of the Peace" (1984), "Metalurgist-worker" (1985), "The Torch of the Revolution" (1987), " Paruyr Sevak", " Hovhannes Shiraz" , Hovhannes Hayvazyan ( Ivan Aivazovsky)", "Hovsep Shishmanyan ( Tserents)" etc. Memorial complexes: "Mother Armenia" - dedicated to the memory of the heroes of the World War II (1975, Harthavan), [1] dedicated to the memory of the heroes of the World War II (1982, Kathnaghpyur), "Djangulum" spring-fountain (1975, Yerevan). His works are exhibited in many foreign countries including Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, and Germany.
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Rafik Khachatryan ( Armenian: Ռաֆիկ Գարեգինի Խաչատրյան; October 7, 1937 – January 16, 1993) was an Armenian sculptor. He was the father of Garegin Khachatryan (1975–1995).
Khachatryan was a direct descendant of the house of Daniel-Bek of Sassun ( province Sassun or Sason of Western Armenia) (second half of the 18th century) and Khachatur-Bek of Mush ( town Mush of Western Armenia) (first half of the 19th century), and the father of Garegin Khachatryan - one of the young heroes of the National Liberation war.
He graduated from the Phanos Therlemzyan Art college (Yerevan) in 1966 and the Yerevan Art-Theatrical Institute (University) in 1971.
Khachatryan was a participant and an ideologist of the Armenian national liberation movement of the 20th century. He provided humanitarian assistance, materials, and other means for the self-defesnse troops and for the people of Nagorny Karabakh. He was a member of the Army of Independence along with Ashot Navasardyan, Andranik Margaryan, Hakobjan Tadevosyan, Movses Gorgisyan and other patriots of Armenia.
Khachatryan was a member of the Art Unions of Armenia and the USSR since 1976. He created sculptures and memorial complexes for the martyred freedom fighters.
Sculptures: "Alexander Spendiaryan" (1971, in Museum of Alexander Spendiaryan, Yerevan), "Spring" (1972), "The Soldier of the Victory" (1975), " Stepan Shahumyan" (1977, in State Art Gallery of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia), " Maxim Gorky and Avetik Isahakyan" (1978, Museum of Armenian-Russian friendship, Abovyan town, Armenia), " Komitas" (1978, Yerevan city museum), " Sarkis Lukashin ( Srapionyan)" (1980, National Gallery of Armenia), "The Armenian Lady" (1980), "Ode of the Peace" (1984), "Metalurgist-worker" (1985), "The Torch of the Revolution" (1987), " Paruyr Sevak", " Hovhannes Shiraz" , Hovhannes Hayvazyan ( Ivan Aivazovsky)", "Hovsep Shishmanyan ( Tserents)" etc. Memorial complexes: "Mother Armenia" - dedicated to the memory of the heroes of the World War II (1975, Harthavan), [1] dedicated to the memory of the heroes of the World War II (1982, Kathnaghpyur), "Djangulum" spring-fountain (1975, Yerevan). His works are exhibited in many foreign countries including Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Czechia, Slovakia, and Germany.