R. Toros

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R. Toros
Born
Toros Rasguélénian

12 December 1934
Died29 July 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 85)
NationalityFrench
OccupationSculptor

Toros Rasguélénian, real name of R. Toros (12 December 1934 – 29 July 2020) was a French sculptor.[1]

He settled in Valence, then in Romans-sur-Isère, both in the Drôme region. He made a large amount of monuments in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, of which his uncle was a victim. These monuments can be found in Valence, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, and Saint-Étienne.

He awarded the Trophée Toros to the best piece of Franco-Armenian literature published each year in Marseille.

R. Toros died on 29 July 2020 in Romans-sur-Isère at the age of 85.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. TOROS SCULPTEUR,FRANCE. Le studio MAN PICTURES (YouTube) (in French). 3 October 2013. Event occurs at 33:23.
  2. "Le célèbre sculpteur Toros est décédé". L'Impartial (in French). 29 July 2020.