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Glory to the Artillerymen!

A work made of stencil.

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  • A work made of stencil.

Date:

November 24, 1944

Artist:

Petr Mitrofanovich Shukhmin
(Born Voronezh, 1894; died Moscow, 1955)
Vasilii Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach
(Born Moscow, 1898; died Moscow, 1949)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Petr M. Shukhmin

Title

Glory to the Artillerymen!

Place

Soviet Union (Object made in:)

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Original 1944

Medium

Stencil

Inscriptions

The deep-voiced giants of our cannons Are today full of joyous strength: Today the artillery, the god of war, Celebrates its nameday. And to this vociferous salute, The whole country echoes in reply; “Glory to the artillerymen, Gratitude, love and greetings!”

Dimensions

174.3 × 86.3 cm (68 5/8 × 34 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the USSR Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries

Reference Number

2010.163

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