In Boston, within sight of the Boston Convention Center, is this sculpture, titled, "The Partisans," which remembers Polish resistance post World War II.
The sculpture is currently located at the World Trade Center stop along the MBTA Silver Line - a partially underground busway through the Seaport District. It is on an elevated road between the World Trade Center and the Boston Convention Center. It hasn't always been here - in fact, it has been here for a relatively short time. It was originally placed at the Boston Common in 1983, then was moved to a warehouse.
The sculpture is an aluminum work standing on a raised base lined with wood timbers and containing wood chips, compost, and plants. The composition is of five riders in a tight formation. They are all facing down, utterly defeated. The horses face in all directions. The rough, almost impressionistic finish to the sculpture adds to feeling that they are ghost-like, almost as if they were not there.
There are two plaques. The one toward the rear is a plate facing upward. It says,
"Partizens, Sculpture by Andrzej Pitynski, Sited by Sculpture Placement, Washington, D.C."
The second plaque is in front, facing forward, and has the following text,
"The Partisans
by Andrzej Pitynski
1979
The sculpture depicts Polish Underground fighters who battled the German and Soviet forces during World War II and later the Comunist Regime of Poland
Since August 2006 on loan from The Sculpture Foundation to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Daniel A. Grabauskas, General Manager"
There was also a Polish flag and a wreath placed at the time of visiting.
A Wikipedia article for this sculpture has more. One of the things it stated is that the sculpture was originally to recognize the resistance efforts against the Polish Communist regime after World War II and not against the Nazis in World War II, as had been suggested by other sources. However, the sculptor had dedicated his work to all freedom fighters around the world.
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