Vladas Drėma (3 December 1910

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– 4 January 1995

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) was one of the most prominent

n art historians, critics, and art conservation specialists. He is also a known artist. One of the most remembered publications of Vladas Drėma's is ''Dingęs Vilnius'' (''Lost Vilnius'', published in 1991).

Biography

In 1926–1931 Drėma attended an art studio run by Vytautas Kairiūkštis. After graduating from the Stefan Batory University in 1936, Drėma continued his studies in

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. From 1932 he lectured in various schools. He founded ''Vilnius group'', that involved Lithuanian, Polish and Jewish artists. At first Drėma's works were influenced by

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and constructivism. In 1945 he was invited to become director of Ethnography Museum. Drėma held this position until 1946. He lectured in

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until 1948 and in Lithuanian Art Institute until 1970. In 1992 Drėma was awarded an

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of Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. He maintained active and long-term correspondence with

Stanisław Lorentz Stanisław Lorentz (28 April 1899 – 15 March 1991) was a Polish scholar of museology and history of art. He was director of the National Museum in Warsaw in the years 1935-1985, deputy to Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Sejm - the Polish Par ...

about Vilnius art history, and heritage, that was published in 1998.

Notable publications

*''Pranciškus Smuglevičius''. Vaga, 1976 *''Dingęs Vilnius''. Vaga, 1991. *''Vilniaus Šv. Jono bažnyčia''. R. Pakalnio leidykla, 1997. *''LDK miestai ir miesteliai'' (posthumously). Versus aureus, 2006. * ''Kanutas Ruseckas''. — Vilnius: Vilniaus dailės akademijos leidykla, 1996. — 287 с. — (лит.)

References

External links

Virtuali paroda „Valdui Drėmai – 100“ (Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania)
(Lithuanian) 1910 births 1995 deaths Burials at Antakalnis Cemetery 20th-century Lithuanian historians Vilnius University alumni Academic staff of Vilnius University Conservator-restorers Directors of museums in Lithuania Academic staff of the Vilnius Academy of Arts Soviet historians {{Lithuania-historian-stub