Lucia Peka
Lucia Peka (, March 30, 1912 – August 13, 1991) was a Latvian-American artist. Born in the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire, she became part of the diaspora of artists who fled Latvia during World War II, and eventually settled in the United States where she was a successful painter of landscapes, figures, and still life for almost 50 years. A touring gallery collection travelled within the US Midwest and Washington, D.C.(2010–2011) exhibiting a collection of Peka oil paintings along with other Latvian Displaced Persons of the mid 20th century. Life and work Born Lūcija Rudzītis, in Latvia, Peka was educated and worked in Sweden, France, Germany, and Canada. She ultimately moved to the United States with husband and fellow Latvian Andrew Peka (). They worked and resided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until her death, in 1991. Interred with Latvian national recognition (''Frontes teātra dalībniece'') under her birth name Lūcija Rudzītis at the Latvian ...
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Umurga Parish
Umurga Parish () is an administrative unit of Limbaži Municipality, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t .... Its center is the village of Umurga. History Villages and settlements * (parish center) *Augstrozes muiža *Dārzciems *Iesalkāja *Ķītas *Lidlauka ciems *Mežaciems *Oliņi *Piķi *Roperbeķi *Serkuļi *Slavenes *Svētais ciems *Vainiži References Parishes in Limbaži Municipality {{Vidzeme-geo-stub ...
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