Anortė Mackelaitė
Marija Anortė Mackelaitė, better known as Anortė Mackelaitė, (born 14 October 1930 in Kėdainiai) is a Lithuanian stained glass artist. Along with stained-glass artists such as Stasys Ušinskas, , , , , and Bronius Bružas, she has been cited as one of the leading artists in this field in Lithuania and the Baltic States.[1][2] Her best-known work is the brightly colored stained-glass windows which she contributed to Anykščiai Church, the tallest church in Lithuania.
Biography[]
In 1949–1951, Mackelaitė studied at the Kaunas Institute of Applied Decorative Art, and in 1955 at the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts. In 1956–1957, she became a school teacher in Kėdainiai. Since 1957 she has participated in exhibitions and has been the creator of ornamental stained glass.[3] Her works are characterized by a harmonious composition, with ornamental strip line design, often combining bright with contrasting or moderate colors.[3] In 1968 she designed the windows to the Klaipėda Cultural Palace and in the late 1960s also designed windows in the spa town of Druskininkai.[4] Between 1970 and 1985, she worked on the Anykščiai Church, the tallest church in Lithuania where she designed the brightly colored stained glass windows.[3][5] She designed the window in the entrance hall of the Čiurlionis School of Art (1962) and the booths in the Aušrinė Cafe (1972).[6] In the Vasara restaurant in Palanga, she innovatively used decorative properties of facet glass by utilizing it to face the walls.[6]
References[]
- ^ "History of Stained Glass". Stained Glass Association of America. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ Ramanauskaitė, p. 9
- ^ a b c Indriulaitis, Aleksandras (2008). "Marija Mackelaitė". Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia (in Lithuanian). Vol. XIII. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 740. ISBN 978-5-420-01641-1.
- ^ Kondratas, Benjaminas (1969). The Spa of Druskininkai. Vilnius: Gintaras. p. 54. OCLC 238352.
- ^ Bousfield, Jonathan (2004). Rough Guide to the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania. Rough Guides. p. 111. ISBN 1-85828-840-1.
- ^ a b Ramanauskaitė, p. 11
Bibliography[]
- Ramanauskaitė, Liudvika (1979). Igor Bartenev (ed.). Modern Lithuanian stained glass. Leningrad: Aurora Art. OCLC 223346676.
- Lithuanian artists
- 1930 births
- Living people
- Lithuanian stained glass artists and manufacturers
- People from Kėdainiai
- Vilnius Academy of Arts alumni
- 20th-century Lithuanian women artists
- 21st-century Lithuanian women artists