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Ceremonial Handover of painting by Stan Young to the Lidice Collection

Date: 21 September 2017 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

On Thursday, 21 September 2017 at 11 am in Lidice, a ceremonial handover of the painting “Lidice” by British artist Stan Young to the Lidice Collection took place.

The act was a dignified outcome of the generous gesture of the British Lowenstein family, who this year decided to dedicate the monumental oil painting "Lidice" by Stan Young, which they owned for more than 50 years, to the Czech state.

The Embassy of the Czech Republic in London was delighted to organise this ceremonial act of handing over the painting, together with the Lidice Memorial, and also to secure the transfer of the paiting from the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic, where it was restored. The restoration was kindly financed by the Czech benefactor Mr. Karel Jelínek.

The ceremony in the Lidice Gallery on 21 September was attended by many important guests: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Mr. Lubomír Zaorálek, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the UK H.E. Mr. Libor Sečka, Ambassador of the United Kingdom in the Czech Republic H.E. Ms. Jan Thompson, Director of the Lidice Memorial Ms. Martina Lehmannová and others. The Lowenstein family was represented by Ms. Anna Lowenstein and, the artist Stan Young, by his daughter Ms. Angela Wright. The artist himself, due to his advanced age of 97, could not unfortunately attend.

More details are available in the press release (PDF, 989 KB).

The event was covered by media as Czech Radio, FTV Prima and Kladenský deník.

The attached photohraphs from the ceremony were provided by Mr. Martin Homola, www.abcphoto.cz

Minister Lubomír Zaorálek, Ambassador Libor Sečka and Anna Lowenstein

Minister Lubomír Zaorálek, Ambassador Libor Sečka and Anna Lowenstein

The Lidice massacre survivals Miroslava Kalibová and Jaroslava Skleničková with Minister Lubomír Zaorálek and Martina Lehmannová, the Lidice Memorial Director

The Lidice massacre survivals Miroslava Kalibová and Jaroslava Skleničková with Minister Lubomír Zaorálek and Martina Lehmannová, the Lidice Memorial Director

 

Minister Lubomír Zaorálek addresses the audience

Minister Lubomír Zaorálek addresses the audience

Speech by Ambassador Libor Sečka

Speech by Ambassador Libor Sečka

 

Guests of the ceremony in the Lidice Gallery on 21 September 2017

Guests of the ceremony in the Lidice Gallery on 21 September 2017

Anna Lowenstein and Angela Wright in front of the renovated painting "Lidice" by Stan Young

Anna Lowenstein and Angela Wright in front of the renovated painting "Lidice" by Stan Young