Caragea Boris. Sculptural group “Meeting” (1950)
Romania ,
1951
МЗСБ КП 2767 П 870
bronze, casting, decorative patina-forming treatment
A sculptural group representing a scene of welcoming of a Soviet Army soldier by Romanian peasants. On the base there is a Soviet soldier holding a child in his hands. Nearby are the Romanian peasants: a woman holding a bunch of grapes and a man.
A gift from the Romanian Society for Friendly Relations with the USSR (ARLUS, Asociația Română pentru strângerea Legăturilor cu Uniunea Sovietică), Romanian People's Republic
See also
Poncho
Argentina ,
June 1953
Poncho
A gift from the delegation of Argentinean doctors who visited Stalingrad in June 1953. A peculiar coat made of two pieces of hand-made wool fabric sewed together with a head hole left. The neckline is decorated with embroidery in the centre of the front part as well as in the back. On the right and on the left the poncho is covered with decorative vertical brown stripes. The sides and the flaps have a fringe trim. The traditional outer garment of Aymara men, Mapuche and Quechua people, etc. is now worn by farmers and craftsmen of Latin America.
