Item Summary

Description provided by the artist: "I created this piece from direct observation, sitting with my sketchbook near the National Library. In the distance, Berkut officers (special forces) were poised to storm, near the National Art Museum. As I painted, I trembled with fear, wondering if I would have enough time to compose myself and escape when their advance began. In the background, Berkut officers prepared for battle, with the National Library on the left and a billboard supporting the Revolution of Dignity. In the foreground, protesters stood against the tyranny of the government at that time."

Oil on canvas.

Descriptive Information

Title
Нетривале перемир‘я на Грушевського
Transliterated Title
Netryvale peremyr‘i͡a na Hrushevs′koho
Alternative Title
Short Ceasefire on Hrushevsky Street
Sort Title
нетривале перемир‘я на грушевського
Creator of work
Кравченко, Ольга
Contributor
Kravchenko, Ol′ha
Language
Ukrainian
English
Date Created
2014
Format
Paintings
Rights Statement
In Copyright

Discovery Information

Subject
Arts and culture
Artists
Arts
Arts--Political aspects
Politics and government
Armed Forces - armed forces
Revolutions
War
Geographic Subject
Ukraine
Keywords
Революція гідності
The Revolution of Dignity
Maidan Revolution
Geographic Origin
Ukraine

Physical Characteristics

Height
50
Width
60
Page Count
1
File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Ukrainian Art in Times of War: 2014-
Princeton Slavic Collections
Box number
Digital Box 01
Folder number
Kravchenko_5
Barcode
000000000000000000
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/652b5321-3fe3-483d-ba30-bc92e92be377/manifest