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.