Petronėlė Gerlikienė

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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:

"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.