Kaunas Art School Explained

Kaunas School of Arts
Established:	1922
Closed:	1940
Type:	Public art school
Director:	Liudvikas Strolis (last)
Students:	120 (in 1932)
City:	Kaunas
Country:	Lithuania
Campus:	Urban

Kaunas School of Arts (Lithuanian: Kauno meno mokykla) was a public art school, which operated from 1922 to 1940 in Kaunas, Lithuania. At the time, it was the only operating art school in Lithuania.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notable alumni

• Veronika "Vėra" Šleivytė (1906-1998), photographer, painter, and graphic artist, graduated in 1934.^[4]
• Vytautas Kašuba (1915-1997), sculptor, graduated in 1939.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dobrovolskaitė . Irena . Kauno meno mokykla . . 12 July 2020 . lt.
2. Web site: Meno mokyklos rūmai Kaune . autc.lt . 12 July 2020 . lt.
3. Web site: Meno mokykla . modernizmasateiciai.lt . 12 July 2020 . lt. 1 April 2020.
4. Web site: Veronika Šleivytė . Šatavičiūtė . Lijana. Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania . April 30, 2005. lt . Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia . 24 July 2023.
5. Web site: Vytautas Kašuba. Gedminas . Linas . Vle.lt . LNB Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras . 3 July 2024 .