From the collection of National Museum of Romanian History
Tablou, ulei pe carton, UTC - iști, semnat A.Gheorghiu și datat 1969 în partea stângă jos. Este prezentat un moment din trecutul revoluțional a lui Nicolae Ceaușescu - o ședință a UTC din Sectorul Galben din decembrie 1945 privind distribuirea statutelor PCR. Oferit de Întreprinderea Cinematografică București la 27 decembrie 1971. is a work by Aurelia Gheorghiu, held at National Museum of Romanian History.
This painting shows a small classroom with four people. The teacher sits at a desk, reading a red book while holding hands with a student. Two other students stand nearby, one with a red scarf. The walls have posters and a calendar marked "December 20." A wooden box labeled "1000 STATUTE" sits on a chair, and books are stacked on the desk. The red book the teacher holds looks like a small notebook or pamphlet, possibly important to the scene. The classroom feels simple but focused, with everything in its place. Next, look up Aurelia Gheorghiu to see more of her work.
Aurelia Gheorghiu painted the hidden corners of power, not its pomp. She spent years tucked in Bucharest’s yellow sector, sketching party meetings in 1945, long before anyone asked to see the paperwork. Her 1969…
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