The bust was made in 1957 for an exhibition. It was supposed to depict a "worker", but the authorities decided that it did not look enough like a "worker", so another version was created. The second one can be seen in the photo in the catalog. Since the first version did not make it to the exhibition, I think it was given to the model, Barbara. I bought the bust from an antiquarian in Lviv, who also had a copy of the catalog and photos.
The sculptor Emmanuil Mysko (Emanuel Miśko) is well-known in Ukraine and has made many pieces, including the statue of Ivan Franko which stands outside the university in Lviv. (photo 1) On the back of the photo of the sculptor with the bust and the model there is an inscription: "Union of Artists of Ukraine Lviv Branch. From left to right sculptors Mysko and Barbara. Photo by V. Melnyk. "For technical progress" To the sculpture we add numerous pages from Mysko's exhibition catalogs and original 3 photographs from the sculptor's studio. One shows work on the sculpture.