Semiabstract figures of a man and a woman holding a bar above their heads. The bar displays a burned quote by Paul Éluard translated into Italian: "Libertà io scrivo il tuo nome sull' architrave della mia porta. P. Éluard” (Freedom, I write thy name on the top of my door rail). The ‘Freedom’ poem was written by Paul Éluard in 1942 during the German occupation of France. The sculptors used the original quote in French: "Sur le tremplin de ma porte... J'écris ton nom" (On the sill of my door... I write your name). The hands look like tree branches. And the metal plate on the stand reads: “Premio artigiano per la Pace 1984 / La città di boves alla città di Volgograd”
Sculptural composition “Freedom”
Italy ,
1984
МЗСБ КП 22032/1
92,2 х 29,5 х 12 cm
wood, metal, turning, grinding, burning, varnishing, engraving
1984 Peace Creator Award to the people of Volgograd, who knew the horrors of war, from the Sermig community (SERMIG - Youthful Missionary Service Brotherhood of Hope). The stylized figures of a man and a woman hold a crossbar above them, on which a quote from Paul Eluard is burned in Italian: "Freedom, I write your name on the crossbar of my door" (Libertà io scrivo il tuo nome sull' architrave della mia porta. P. Éluard). Ode "Freedom" was written by Éluard in 1942 during the German occupation of France. The base (stand) of the sculptural group has a metal plate attached with the text: “1984 Peace Creator Award / City of bulls to the city of Volgograd” (Premio artigiano per la Pace 1984 / La città di boves alla città di Volgograd).
Piedmont region, Turin
See also
Album with signature sheets for collecting aid to Stalingrad, organized by the Anti-Nazi Campaign to Help Free Peoples and other associations
Uruguay ,
May 1945
Album with signature sheets for collecting aid to Stalingrad, organized by the Anti-Nazi Campaign to Help Free Peoples and other associations
The lettering on the upper cover of the binder reads: “Campaña por Stalingrado / Homenaje al Mariscal José Stalin / República Oriental del Uruguay Mayo de 1943” (The Stalingrad Campaign / In honor of Marshal Joseph Stalin / The Eastern Republic of Uruguay May 1943); 128 numerated pages with the handfilled tables + consolidated reports on donations
Small sculpture “The Symbol of Peace” on a pedestal and a stand
Egypt ,
1958
Small sculpture “The Symbol of Peace” on a pedestal and a stand
A gift from the City Council of Port Said to the City Council of Stalingrad, 1958
United Arab Republic, Egypt, Port Said. It was given to the delegation of Stalingrad during their stay in Egypt; The inscription around the pedestal reads: “A symbol of Peace. To the Council of Stalingrad from the city Council of Port-Said”.