Pieta
Jerzy Stocki (1913–1997)1986
The Polish Museum in Rapperswil
Rapperswil, Switzerland
A rectangular commemorative plaque depicting the Pieta in a standing pose. Made of wood covered with embossed sheet metal. It is cast and chiselled. The crosses in the background bear an inscription: UZBEKISTAN/KOLYMA/ARKHANGELSK/SIBERIA/KITABA and below:
IF I EVER FORGET THEM, YOU, GOD FORGET ME/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO REMAINED IN THE INHUMAN LAND. There is also a signature of J. Stocki. Above, there is a separate plaque with the Polish Eagle and an inscription in English: IN MEMORY OF ALL POLISH MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN/ DEPORTED AND STARVED TO DEATH ON RUSSIAN SOIL /DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR TWO 1990.
A bas-relief created by Jerzy Stocki in 1986 in memory of the hundreds of thousands of women and children who died in Russia and remote areas of Siberia (1939-1953). It is on display in the Chapel of Father Maximilian Kolbe in the powder tower.
- Title: Pieta
- Creator: Jerzy Stocki (1913–1997)
- Date created: 1986
- Physical Dimensions: 82.5 x 38 x 16 cm, plaque: 33 x 14 cm
- Provenance: A gift of the Association of Polish Women in Great Britain, London, 1990.
- Type: Bas-relief
- Medium: Embossed sheet metal, metal, chiselled cast
- About the author: Jerzy Stocki (1913–1997), a Polish sculptor. He received his education in the State School for Decorative Arts and Artistic Industry in Poznan, under the supervision of the medallist Jan Wysocki, and sculptor Mikołaj Kułak. He learned the traditional methods of bronze casting from Jerzy Wankiewicz. After the mobilisation in 1939, he managed to get to France and, later, to England. Until 1945, he fought on many fronts in different parts of the world. After the war, he stayed in London, UK. His works were exhibited in many galleries across the UK, USA and Canada. He created numerous religious sculptures.
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