I don’t think that in the history of wars there was an army which would fully consciously, from the very first moments of its founding, during its march through half the world and eventually during the combat action, organise and lead another, entirely different campaign (educational). In its programme, a significant meaning was ascribed to an element which always constituted an important subject for 2nd corps’ authorities – artistic education within the field of fine arts, as well as enabling, as much as wartime would allow, unhampered and individual development of artistic talents.
I don’t think that in the history of wars there was an army which would fully consciously, from the very first moments of its founding, during its march through half the world and eventually during the combat action, organise and lead another, entirely different campaign (educational). In its programme, a significant meaning was ascribed to an element which always constituted an important subject for 2nd corps’ authorities – artistic education within the field of fine arts, as well as enabling, as much as wartime would allow, unhampered and individual development of artistic talents.
I don’t think that in the history of wars there was an army which would fully consciously, from the very first moments of its founding, during its march through half the world and eventually during the combat action, organise and lead another, entirely different campaign (educational). In its programme, a significant meaning was ascribed to an element which always constituted an important subject for 2nd corps’ authorities – artistic education within the field of fine arts, as well as enabling, as much as wartime would allow, unhampered and individual development of artistic talents.
I don’t think that in the history of wars there was an army which would fully consciously, from the very first moments of its founding, during its march through half the world and eventually during the combat action, organise and lead another, entirely different campaign (educational). In its programme, a significant meaning was ascribed to an element which always constituted an important subject for 2nd corps’ authorities – artistic education within the field of fine arts, as well as enabling, as much as wartime would allow, unhampered and individual development of artistic talents.
I don’t think that in the history of wars there was an army which would fully consciously, from the very first moments of its founding, during its march through half the world and eventually during the combat action, organise and lead another, entirely different campaign (educational). In its programme, a significant meaning was ascribed to an element which always constituted an important subject for 2nd corps’ authorities – artistic education within the field of fine arts, as well as enabling, as much as wartime would allow, unhampered and individual development of artistic talents.
W dniu 15 listopada 2017 roku odbył się wernisaż wystawy oraz promocja albumu autorstwa Jana Wiktora Sienkiewicza pt. "Artyści Andersa – uratowani z nieludzkiej ziemi" adresowany do uczniów warszawskich szkół średnich. Wydarzenie poświęcone zostało twórczości żołnierzy - artystów, którzy tworzyli swoje dzieła podczas przemieszczania się wraz z gen. Władysławem Andersem z sowieckiej Rosji do Włoch, przez Iran, Syrię, Liban, Palestynę i Egipt.
Spotkanie rozpoczął Arkadiusz Urban, Prezes Fundacji „Wspólnota Andersa”, który, jako zawodowy historyk, nakreślił szeroką panoramę sytuacji stosunków polsko-bolszewickich, i bez mała cudu, jakim było wyciągnięcie z „nieludzkiej ziemi” Sowietów ponad 150 tys. ludzi tworzących Armię Andersa.
Pan Paweł Zarzycki, Prezes Fundacji „Towarzystwo Projektów Edukacyjnych”, organizatora całego projektu, a wraz z nimi tego wydarzenia, opisał świat Artystów z Armii Andersa i opowiedział o drodze do powstania albumu i wystawy.
Po jego wystąpieniu obejrzeliśmy bardzo ciekawy film dokumentalny Michała Szymanowicza, zrealizowany w ramach projektu, pokazujący tragizm sytuacji artystów zapomnianych.
Po projekcji filmu przybyła Minister Anna Maria Anders, która podzieliła się ze zgromadzonymi w sali Palladium swoimi wspomnieniami związanymi z ojcem, ale i z artystami, z których część znała osobiście.
Promocji albumu towarzyszył koncert utworów wykonywanych dawniej przez żołnierza 2. Korpusu - Irenę Renatę Bogdańską, późniejszą żonę gen. Andersa. Artyści wykonywali piosenki przedwojenne, szlagiery ze szlaku Armii Andersa, ale i wzruszające ballady przepełnione tęsknotą za utraconymi kresami Rzeczypospolitej.