"Let us beat swords into ploughshares"

Soviet-era aluminum metal sculpture, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.  Signed and inscribed in cyrillic, representing the figure of a man holding a hammer in one hand and, in the other, a sword which he is making into a plough share, symbolizing man's desire to put an end to war and convert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of all mankind. A large bronze of this subject by Vuchetich is preserved at the United Nations, New York. Scattered staining and marks to metal, else very good. 

Famous for his heroic sculptures, Vuchetich was awarded the Lenin Prize in 1970, was a five-time winner of the Stalin Prize (1946-1950) and received the honorary title of the USSR People's Artist.  His work, Let Us Beat Swords into Plough shares, received the highest award - the Grand Prix diploma at the Brussels World Exhibition of 1958. For a discussion of his work, see, Igor Golomstock, Totalitarian Art, Harper Collins, London, 1990.  (21339)

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