Haig Patigian

Haig Patigian, born in Van (1876), was a famous American sculptor whose work is in the White House, the Congress, and all over San Francisco. He created more San Francisco statues than anyone else. Among his works in San Francisco is the Abraham Lincoln statue at the city hall, Monument to Volunteer Firemen on Columbus Avenue, and General Pershing in Golden Gate Park. Patigian was largely self-taught. He died in 1950.

Haig Patigian, born in Van (1876), was a famous American sculptor whose work is in the White House, the Congress, and all over San Francisco. He created more San Francisco statues than anyone else. Among his works in San Francisco is the Abraham Lincoln statue at the city hall, Monument to Volunteer Firemen on Columbus Avenue, and General Pershing in Golden Gate Park. Patigian was largely self-taught. He died in 1950.