Petras Rimša
Petras Rimša (born November 3, 1881 in Margiai, now Naudžiai near Vilkaviškis , Wolost Paežeriai , Vilkaviškis district , Russia ; † October 2, 1961 in Kaunas ) was a Lithuanian sculptor , graphic artist and medalist .
Life
His brother was the book holder Juozas Rimša . Petras Rimša studied at the Paežeriai elementary school . His father died in his youth. His older brother Juozas was deported to Russia. Petras Rimša lived in Vilnius , then in Warsaw , from 1902 in Paris . There he met the architect Antanas Vivulskis . This introduced him to Professor A. Mersje from École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris . Rimša took the sculpture exam and became his student in his workshop. From 1905 he studied at the Cracow Art Academy in Poland . From 1919 he lived in Lithuania, from 1920 in Kaunas, Berlin , USA .
His grave is in the Petrašiūnai cemetery in Kaunas.
Honors
- 1945 Honored Art Person of Soviet Lithuania
- 1954 People's Artist of Soviet Lithuania
literature
- Juozas Rimantas. "Petras Rimša pasakoja" (1964)
- Vincas Ruza's "Petro Rimšos kūrinių kolekcija Edmundo Armoškos rinkiniuose" (2005). 2006 m. išleistas pašto ženklas (dail. Aušrelė Ratkevičienė).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petro Rimšos kūrinių kolekcija E. Armoškos rinkiniuose / sud. Vincas Ruzas. - V .: Daigai, 2005. - 96 p .: iliustr. - ISBN 9986-767-23-7
- ↑ Post information ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rimša, Petras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian sculptor, graphic artist and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 3, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Margiai, now Naudžiai near Vilkaviškis , Wolost Paežeriai , Vilkaviškis District , Russia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1961 |
| Place of death | Kaunas |