Bronius Vyšniauskas Explained
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
- 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).
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Lietuvos dailės muziejus. Katalogas "Lietuvių skupltūra 1940–1990 Lietuvos dailės muziejaus rinkiniuose". 29 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317080243/http://www.ldm.lt/Liet_SKULPTURA_1940_1990/Skulptura_en.htm. 17 March 2015.
- Web site: Europos Parkas. History and facts. 29 June 2015.
- Web site: Lithuanian art galeries. 29 June 2015.
- Web site: Paminklas – miesteliai.lt. 29 June 2015.
