Irena Trečiokaitė-Žebenkienė

Irena Trečiokaitė-Žebenkienė (28 October 1909 – 13 January 1985 Vilnius) was a Lithuanian painter.^[1][2]

Biography[]

In 1928, she finished high school. In 1928–1932, she studied law at Vytautas Magnus University. In 1935, she graduated from Kaunas Art School. In 1944, she graduated from Vilnius Art Institute.^[3] In 1934, she joined the illegal Communist Party of Lithuania and was briefly jailed.

Beginning in 1944, she taught at the Vilnius Institute of Fine Arts. In 1947, she became a docent. In 1948–1951, she was the head of the Drawing Department. In 1951–1969, she taught decorative painting in the Department of Painting.^[4]

In 1949, 1959, 1964 and 1979, she had solo exhibitions in Vilnius.

Awards[]

• 1959: Distinguished artist of the Lithuanian SSR
• 1979: People's artist of the Lithuanian SSR

Works[]

• Painted portraits (Juozas Baltušis in 1949, Vincas Kapsukas in 1955, Lėja Aleksandravičiūtė in 1959)
• landscapes, historical compositions, created a mosaic (Lietuvaitė in 1946, Vladimir Lenin in 1965)
• fresco, graphic works (Cars in 1934, Washing Floors in Prison, Hotel, Salome in 1934–1939, posters in 1940–1941, book illustrations, bookplates)

See also[]

• List of Lithuanian painters

References[]

• This article was initially translated from the Lithuanian Wikipedia.

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