Liudas_Vilimas

Liudas Vilimas

Liudas Vilimas

Lithuanian painter


Liudas Vilimas (September 15, 1912 in Kušlėnai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) August 22, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a Lithuanian painter. His works included book illustrations, theatrical decorations, paintings, postal stamps, window showcases. His earlier works are expressionist, while later have features of abstractionism.[1] While in Lithuania, he favored watercolors later transitioning to oil paintings and figure compositions.[2]

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In 1935, he graduated from Kaunas School of Arts. In 1938 he continued his studies in the Academy of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria.[1][3] In 1940, he helped to establish Panevėžys Drama Theatre and was its chief decorator. After moving to Vilnius, he lectured at Vilnius Academy of Art[3] and became director of Museum of Red Terror, which collected evidence of Soviet persecutions during the first Soviet occupation of Lithuania.[4] To avoid retaliation, he retreated to Germany ahead of the advancing Red Army in 1944.[3] He helped Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas establish a Lithuanian art institute in Freiburg im Breisgau,[2] and his works were featured at an art exhibit in the United States in 1948.[5] In 1949, he immigrated to the United States,[3] where he was involved in the Lithuanian emigrant community.[6] He worked as the display designer for H. & S. Pogue Company in Cincinnati, Ohio.[7] He died in Cleveland, Ohio, 1966.[1]


References

  1. Antanas Balašaitis; et al., eds. (2002). Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų lietuviai (in Lithuanian). Vol. II. Vilnius: Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute. p. 489. ISBN 5-420-01513-7.
  2. Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Vilimas, Liudas". Encyclopedia Lituanica. Vol. VI. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 129–130. LCCN 74-114275.
  3. "Designer Gets New Audience; Sunday Paintings to Be Shown". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, NY. November 1, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved December 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. Anušauskas, Arvydas (2007). "Juozo Senkaus liudijimas apie Raudonojo teroro muziejaus veiklą". Genocidas Ir Rezistencija (in Lithuanian). 2 (22).
  5. Merkolis, A. (July 23, 1948). "Lietuvių meno paroda Amerikai bus atidaryta šį rudenį". Dirva. Cleveland, OH. p. 5. Retrieved December 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Rochester Lithuanians Picket 'Pilnis' Editor". The Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, PA. March 20, 1950. p. 12. Retrieved December 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "3000 Hours of Labor Give Store Italian Look". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, OH. September 4, 1965. p. 44. Retrieved December 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon



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