Let Us Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares, bronze sculpture

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Item number: 240631

"Let Us Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares", bronze sculpture

 

Definition.

Very beautiful Russian statue that is made in the middle of the 20th century by the sculpture “Evgenij Viktorovic Vucetic”

 

The statue is made of bronze and is attached to a marble pedestal.

 

The name of the statue is:

"Let Us Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares", bronze sculpture, "dedicated to my contemporaries", inscribed in Cyrillic, inscribed on base. The original bronze sculpture was presented to the United Nations in December 1959 by the Government of the USSR. The sculpture depicts the figure of a man holding a hammer aloft in one hand, and a sword in the other, which he is making into a ploughshare. It is meant to symbolize man's desire to put an end to war and to convert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of mankind. The sculpture is located in the North Garden of UN Headquarters, New York. "

 

Given its age, a small trace of use may be present.

 

Production time:

1966

 

Origin / country:

USSR

 

Manufacturer:

Evgenij Viktorovic Vucetic

 

Dimensions:

Height: 27 cm

Length: 22 cm

Width: 14 cm

Weight: 2.865 gr

 

Condition:

2nd hand / good condition

 

Order referention:

240631