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Lithuanian Research and Studies Center Art collection files
This record forms part of the Chicago’s Art-Related Archival Materials: A Terra Foundation Resource project funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art. For this project, the Archives surveyed archival repositories throughout the Chicago region to identify art-related materials contained in their holdings. While the Archives of American Art does not own any of the materials described herein, information about those materials and links to the original repositories have been included when available.
Descriptive Summary
Approximately 140 linear feet of material relating to Lithuanian and Lithuanian American painters, sculptors, and photographers, notably Algimantas Kezys, Victor Petravičius, and Mikas (Michael) Šileikis. Included are clippings, biographical information, original artworks, photographs of artworks and installations, correspondence, and approximately 800 exhibition catalogues, including many for American institutions and organizations in which Lithuanian American artists were represented.