Frédéric Chopin Monument in Żelazowa Wola

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Frédéric Chopin Monument in Żelazowa Wola

The Frédéric Chopin monument in Żelazowa Wola ( Polish : Pomnik Fryderyka Chopina w Żelazowej Woli ) is located in a park that borders the house where the composer Frédéric Chopin was born .

The monument was created in 1955 by the Polish sculptor and medalist Józef Gosławski , but was only unveiled 14 years later on July 13, 1969 by the then Vice Minister and Minister of Art and Culture Tadeusz Zaorski . Wanda Gosławska created the base. The Brąz Dekoracyjny company was commissioned to work on the casting . The model standing for the memorial accompanied several appearances during the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw .

inspiration

In 2009 the Polish Mint Mennica Polska dedicated a medal to Józef Gosławski in its series "Famous Medalists" (Słynni medalierzy) . Hanna Jelonek designed the memorial, on the back of which the Frédéric Chopin monument is depicted. The monument also inspired the painter Piotr Pawiński to create a series of pictures.

See also

Web links

Commons : Monument to Chopin in Żelazowa Wola  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hanna Wróblewska-Straus: O pomniku romantycznym słów kilka . In: Anna Rudzka (Ed.): Józef Gosławski. Rzeźby, monety, medale . 1st edition. 2009, ISBN 978-83-62248-00-1 , pp. 32-33 .
  2. ↑ Former name of the company: Bracia Łopieńscy
  3. ↑ Mennica Polska: Słynni medalierzy: Józef Gosławski , accessed on October 8, 2010 (Polish)
  4. ↑ Biuro Obchodów CHOPIN 2010: Wariacje malarskie Chopin 2010 - Piotr Pawiński , accessed on October 8, 2010 (Polish)

Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 18.1 ″  N , 20 ° 18 ′ 57.4 ″  E