Liudas Vilimas (September 15, 1912 in Kušlėnai, Russian Empire (now

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

) – August 22, 1966 in

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) was a

n painter. His works included book illustrations, theatrical decorations, paintings, postal stamps, window showcases. His earlier works are expressionist, while later have features of abstractionism. While in Lithuania, he favored watercolors later transitioning to oil paintings and figure compositions. In 1935, he graduated from Kaunas School of Arts. In 1938 he continued his studies in the

Academy of Applied Arts Vienna The University of Applied Arts Vienna (german: Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien, or informally just ''Die Angewandte'') is an arts university and institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university sta ...

, Austria. In 1940, he helped to establish

Panevėžys Drama Theatre Juozas Miltinis’ Drama Theatre (known as Panevėžys Drama Theatre till 1995) is a state theatre in the town of Panevėžys, Lithuania, approximately 130 km north of the capital Vilnius. It is the main place for drama in town with a pe ...

and was its chief decorator. After moving to Vilnius, he lectured at

Vilnius Academy of Art The Vilnius Academy of Arts ( lt, Vilniaus dailės akademija, previously ''State Art Institute of Lithuania'') in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts. History The Academy traces its roots back to the creation of the Arc ...

and became director of Museum of Red Terror, which collected evidence of Soviet persecutions during the first Soviet occupation of Lithuania. To avoid retaliation, he retreated to Germany ahead of the advancing Red Army in 1944. He helped Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas establish a Lithuanian art institute in

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population o ...

, and his works were featured at an art exhibit in the United States in 1948. In 1949, he immigrated to the United States, where he was involved in the Lithuanian emigrant community. He worked as the display designer for H. & S. Pogue Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died in Cleveland, Ohio, 1966.

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Lithuanian painters 20th-century American painters Lithuanian emigrants to the United States 1912 births 1966 deaths Academic staff of the Vilnius Academy of Arts {{Lithuania-painter-stub