Sergey Eylanbekov

Sergey Eylanbekov is a Russian-American sculptor. He was born in 1960 in the Soviet Union. He studied at the Moscow School of Fine Arts and later at the Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, from which he graduated with honors in 1984. During his studies, several of his works were acquired by Russian state museums. The memorial was dedicated in September 2020; coverage of the dedication in The Washington Times described the bronze figures created by Eylanbekov depicting Eisenhower with paratroopers and later as president with his staff.

Hancock Adams Common Eylanbekov created the bronze statues of John Hancock and John Adams for the dedication of the Hancock Adams Common in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 2018, an event covered by CBS Boston. In 2022, he completed a statue of Abigail Adams for the same site; the unveiling was reported by CBS Boston with additional reporting contributed by the Associated Press.

Other work Eylanbekov's other public commissions include a monumental bronze sculpture, Peer Gynt and Three Herd Girls, unveiled in Oslo, Norway, in 2010, and a portrait sculpture of Pelé presented at the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon in 2012. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and has served on its board of directors.

Personal life Eylanbekov lives on Long Island, New York, and maintains a studio in Pietrasanta, Italy.