The bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (; ) is a monument in the city of Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Skaryszew Park, next to the George Washington Roundabout. It is located within the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa, in the Praga-South district. The monument is dedicated to Ignacy Jan Paderewski, a 20th-century pianist, composer and statesman who was a spokesman for the Polish independence. It was designed by Stanisław Sikora, and unveiled in 1989. It takes a form of a bronze bust placed on a granite pedestal.
History The sculpture was financed by art collectors Zbigniew Karol Porczyński and Janina Porazińska, and was designed by Stanisław Sikora. It was unveiled in 1989.Encyklopedia Warszawy. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1994, p. 619. ISBN 83-01-08836-2. (in Polish)Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Neriton, 2003, p. 163. ISBN 83-88973-59-2. (in Polish)
Design The monument consists of a bronze bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, placed on top of a granite pedestal, which features a relief of the coat of arms of Poland in form of an eagle, and the inscription which reads "Ignacy Jan Paderewski; 1860–1941".
See also Statue of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, another monument dedicated to Paderewski in Warsaw
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