Petronėlė Gerlikienė

Petronėlė Gerlikienė

Petronėlė Gerlikienė (June 19, 1905 – March 14, 1979), born in Chicago, USA, died in Vilnius, Lithuania. One of the most acclaimed self-taught Lithuanian-American artists.

*1977 Laureate of the 1st prize. A National exhibition of Folk Art. Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius.
*1977 Laureate of the 1st prize of the Lithuanian Culture Ministry.
*1977 Winner of the 2nd prize. An exhibition of folk painters and craftsmen. Moscow.

Artworks
* "Picking Cherries", 1977.
* "A Difficult Year", 1977.
* "A Mother", 1978.
* Tapestry "The Song Festival". 1976.
* Tapestry "Sweep the Yard on a Saturday..." 1976.
* Tapestry "The Red Tree", 1977.

Source / Publications:
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/9986918960 "Petronėlė Gerlikienė. Tapestries. Painting".] Vilnius 2005.
Compilers: Jurgita Gerlikaitė and Darijus Gerlikas. Text: Jurgita Gerlikaitė.
Fully illustrated in colour; 26,7 × 22 cm, 156 p. Hardcover.
Text in Lithuanian and English.
*Gerlikiene Petronele // "World Encyclopedia of Naive Art". 1985, p. 267, 289.


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