Object numberM2011/069
DescriptionWatercolour painting depicting the Memorial of the Warsaw Ghetto Fighters, 1983. The artist, Tadeusz Iskierka, a Polish architect, was born in 1917. He graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Politechnical Institute in Warsaw and attended W. Gerson's School of Fine Arts. Since 1945, he belonged to the staff of architects designing plans for the rebuilding of the City of Warsaw and other towns in Poland. His artworks document historical buildings and monuments in numerous regions in Poland.
The decision to build a monument to the Ghetto partisans was made as early as 1944, by the Central Committee of Polish Jews in Lublin. The monument was designed by Leon Suzin. The new, larger monument, sculpted by Nathan Rapoport (who worked under the supervision of Suzin), was unveiled on 19 April 1948. Standing 11 meters tall, Rapoport explained, the "wall" of the monument was designed to evoke not just the Ghetto walls, but also the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem. The central standing figure of this frieze is that of Mordechai Anielewicz (1919 – 8 May 1943), the leader of Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (English: Jewish Combat Organization), also known as the ŻOB, during the uprising .
The decision to build a monument to the Ghetto partisans was made as early as 1944, by the Central Committee of Polish Jews in Lublin. The monument was designed by Leon Suzin. The new, larger monument, sculpted by Nathan Rapoport (who worked under the supervision of Suzin), was unveiled on 19 April 1948. Standing 11 meters tall, Rapoport explained, the "wall" of the monument was designed to evoke not just the Ghetto walls, but also the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem. The central standing figure of this frieze is that of Mordechai Anielewicz (1919 – 8 May 1943), the leader of Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa (English: Jewish Combat Organization), also known as the ŻOB, during the uprising .
Production placeWarsaw, Poland
Production date 1983-04-19 - 1983-04-19
Object namepaintings
Materialpaper, watercolour
Techniquepainted
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs Sophie Caplan