Bronius Vyšniauskas (1 May 1923 in Gelnai, Kėdainiai – 27 June 2015 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian sculptor. He was an Honored Art Worker of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1963), People's Artist of the Lithuanian SSR (1973), and a recipient of the Lithuanian SSR State Prize (1973).[1][2]
In 1947, he graduated from Kaunas Decorative and Applied Arts Institute. Beginning in 1947, he participated in exhibitions.[3] Starting in 1948, he taught at the Vilnius Art Institute (now Vilnius Academy of Arts), becoming a professor in 1978.
Notable works edit
- Manufacturing and Construction (1952, Green Bridge, Vilnius, together with Napoleonas Petrulis);
- Four Communards (1973, Kaunas, now Grūtas Park, together with Napoleonas Petrulis);
- Mother of Kryžkalnis (1972, Kryžkalnis, now Grūtas Park);
- Busts of Alexander Pushkin (1955, Vilnius) and Kazimieras Būga (1986, Dusetos);[4]
- Tomb monuments of Jonas Biliūnas (1958, Anykščiai), Vincas Kapsukas, Pranas Eidukevičius, Feliksas Baltušis-Žemaitis (1959, Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow) and Povilas Višinskis (1971, Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius);
- Sculptural portraits of Julius Janonis (1962), Kristijonas Donelaitis (1965);
- Decorative sculptures Ratnyčėlė and Motherhood (1959, Druskininkai), Industry (1975, Panevėžys), Girl (1986, Klaipėda);
- Compositions Minute of Rest (1957), Mother and Child (1965), Eglė (1979).
Gallery edit
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Pushkin -
Puskin
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Lietuvos dailės muziejus. Katalogas "Lietuvių skupltūra 1940–1990 Lietuvos dailės muziejaus rinkiniuose"". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Europos Parkas. History and facts". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Lithuanian art galeries". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Paminklas – miesteliai.lt". Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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