Juozas Jankus (1912 in Sereikoniai,

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– 1999) was a

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Biography

In 1936, he graduated from the Kaunas School of Art, majoring in sculpture. From 1937 to 1940, he worked at Šiauliai Teachers' Seminary; 1942–1953, he was in Šiauliai, Klaipėda, and Vilnius drama theaters; 1953–1975, he was Director of the

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Creation

In 1950s and 1960s, he relied mainly on the principles of realism, later on

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, and other currents of modernism. The most important works are characterized by a solid style, a harmonious, well-structured composition, a color scheme of bright contrasting colors. Participated in exhibitions since 1936. Works are owned by the

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and the Lithuanian Theater, Music and Cinema Museum.Gražina Marčiukaitytė. ''Juozas Jankus''.

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, T. VIII (Imhof-Junusas). – Vilnius: Science and Encyclopedia Publishing Institute, 2005. 519 pages. He was awarded the

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; he was given the names of the Meritorious Artist of Lithuania (1954) and People's Artist of Lithuania (1957), as well as many other prizes and awards.

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1912 births 1999 deaths People from Pasvalys District Municipality People from Ponevezhsky Uyezd 20th-century Lithuanian painters Recipients of the Stalin Prize Soviet painters {{Lithuania-painter-stub

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