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Šachmatininkas

Chess Player

Redas Diržys
2003

Description

Bronze statue of man behind a stone table with five chess boards, and the text "ast kviečia sulošti partiją" (AST invites you for a party)

Information Sign

skulptorius r. diržys
ŠACHMATININKAS
2003 m.
bronza, akmuo

Annotation

The sculptor has chosen the American boxer Mike Tyson as model for his chess player, and insisted that this is the first monument in Lithuania for African-Americans.

Artist

Redas Diržys (1967), Lithuanian sculptor from Alytus.

Sources & Information

Octavius, Gal šachmatų partiją?...

Location (N 55°43'57" - E 24°21'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt168; Photograph: 15 July 2013
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