Worker and Kolkhoz Woman
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"Kolkhoznitsa" redirects here. For the Russian word denoting a female collective-farm worker, see Kolkhoz. For the muskmelon cultivar, see Kolkhoznitsa melon.
Worker and Kolkhoz Woman (Russian: Рабочий и колхозница, romanized: Rabochiy i kolkhoznitsa) is a sculpture of two figures with a sickle and a hammer raised over their heads. The concept and compositional design belong to the architect Boris Iofan. It is 24.5 metres (78 feet) high, made from stainless steel by Vera Mukhina for the 1937 World's Fair in Paris,[1] and subsequently moved to Moscow. The sculpture is an example of socialist realism in an Art Deco aesthetic. The worker holds aloft a hammer and the kolkhoz woman a sickle to form the hammer and sickle symbol.[1]
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Worker and Kolkhoz Woman | |
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Рабо́чий и колхо́зница (Rabochiy i Kolkhoznitsa) | |
Artist | Vera Mukhina |
Year | 1937 |
Type | Stainless steel |
Dimensions | 24.5 m (80 ft) |
Location | Russian Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia |
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