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.