Lilit Teryan or Liliet Teryan (31 December 1930 – 7 March 2019) was an Iranian born sculptor of Armenian heritage. She had to cease teaching sculpture when it was prohibited in Tehran. She began to exhibit in 2008 and then to teach again. She has been called the Mother of Iranian sculpture.
Lilit Teryan Լիլիթ Տերյան | |
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لیلیت تریان | |
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| Born | Լիլիթ Տերյան 31 December 1930 |
| Died | 7 March 2019 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Burastan Khavaran Cemetery |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Education | Paris University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Employer | Azad University |
| Known for | Reintroducing sculpture to Iran |
Life
editTeryan was born in Tehran in 1930. She was born in the Naderi area of the city. Her parents were from Armenia. Her mother had been trained as an artist in France and her father worked for the Bank of Tehran. Her mother helped to train her daughters artistic skills.[1][2]
She took formal art training in Paris at the Beaux Art Academy.[1][3]
She was trained to teach sculpture and was one of the first to teach in Iran. She taught at the Faculty of Decorative Arts at the University of Tehran.[4] After the revolution the teaching of sculpture became illegal and she had to continue the teaching in secrecy.[2]
The first sight of her work in Tehran was at an exhibition at Tehran Silver Publishing in 2008. Some time after this she began to teach sculpture again at Azad University.[4] She has been called the Mother of Iranian sculpture.
She has created a statue of Mesrop Mashtots the founder of the Armenian alphabet[2] and of the Iranian national hero Yeprem Khan. The statue is at St Mary's church in Tehran.[4]
Teryan died in 2019 in her home city[4] after a fall down some stairs.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Varzi, Changiz M. (8 March 2022). "Lilit Teryan: The Doyen of Iran's Modern Sculpture". EVN Report. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "زندگینامه : لیلیت تریان (۱۳۰۹- ۱۳۹۷)" [Biography: Lilith Trian (1309-1397)]. Hamshahri (in Persian). 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "لیلیت تریان بانوی مجسمهساز در ۸۸ سالگی درگذشت" [Lilith Trian, the lady sculptor, died at the age of 88]. Kayhan London (in Persian). 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "لیلیت تریان از پیشتازان مجسمهسازی در ایران درگذشت" [Lilith Trian, one of the pioneers of sculpture in Iran, died]. BBC News (in Persian). 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Sculptor Lilit Teryan dies at 88". Honaronline. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.