French-Armenian sculptor Toros Rastkelenian, a recipient of the Movses Khorenatsi Medal of Armenia and of the Order of the French Legion of Honor—and known to the general public as Toros Rast-Klan—has passed away. French-Armenian journalist Krikor Amirzayan wrote about this on his official Facebook page.
Rastkelenian was born in 1934 in Aleppo, Syria.
His sculptures related to the Armenian Genocide are installed in various French cities.
Toros Rastkelenian was devoted to justice and freedom, which was expressed in his sculptures.
The sculptor had arrived in Armenia in 2015. On the occasion of the 24th anniversary of Armenia's independence, he had donated a sculpture of Komitas to the Komitas Museum-Institute.
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