Osmerkin Museum

Theme exhibition
“Front notebook of painter Mykola Bondarenko”
to the 70th anniversary of Kirovograd liberation


Fragments of the exposition

The base of the exhibition is made up of the unique and original materials from the museum collection: front notebook with poems and front photo albums with pictures of famous Kirovograd painter M.G.Bondarenko, his sketches to the painting triptych “Condemnation of war”, documents (a letter of brother to front (1944), photos of the painter while working in his studio and numerous photoreproductions of paintings devoted to the feat of soldiers.

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M.G.Bondarenko (standing third from left) with fellow-officers at the front 1944		Bondarenko’s front notebook with poems 1941-1945


Letter to M.G.Bondarenko to the front from his brother 1944				M.G.Bondarenko’s front album with drawings 1941-1945


M.G.Bondarenko’s sketches and drafts from front albums 1941-1945


Receipt that M.G.Bondarenko’s painting “Liberation of Stalingrad” was shown at the exhibition in Directorate of Art Exhibitions of Ukraine 1957		M.G.Bondarenko’s identity card – member of the Union of artists of the USSR 1980		Greeting message of the Union of artists of Ukraine on the 80th anniversary of M.G.Bondarenko 1994


M.G.Bondarenko’s sketches and drafts for the triptych “Curse of war” 1980s


M.G.Bondarenko in his studio by the triptych “Curse of war” 1980s		M.G.Bondarenko in his studio 1980s – 1990s				Booklet “Art exhibition os works by M.G.Bondarenko to the 50th anniversary of the Victory” Kirovograd, 1995


Photoreproduction of M.G.Bondarenko’s painting “Liberation of Bobrynets” late 1950s		Photoreproduction of M.G.Bondarenko’s painting “Liberation of Kirovograd in 1944” late 1950s