Monika Limane
Monika Limane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Monika Limane 8 June 1924 |
| Died | 2010 (aged 85–86) |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Known for | Ceramics |
| Movement | Latgalian ceramics |
| Spouse | Alfons Limans |
Monika Limane (8 June 1924 – 2010) was a Latvian and Latgalian ceramicist.
Biography
Monika Limane was born at Babri village in Aizkalne Parish, Latvia in 1924. She became a ceramicist after the marriage with her husband, Alfons Limans.[1] He was from the Limani village, known for its ceramicists, such as Jānis Limans.[2]
Limane, alongside Andrejs Paulāns, Polikarps Čerņavskis and others, was one of the Latgalian ceramicists that was represented in Silajāņi ceramics exhibitions in Rīga, Daugavpils and other Latvian SSR towns in the 1950s.[3] In later years, her works were selected for the exhibitions in Latvian SSR and abroad, in Moscow, Soviet Union and Poland.
Monika Limane died in 2010, in Preiļi. She is buried in the Eisāgi cementery.
Her works are in the collections of Latvian National Museum of Art and Latvian Museum of National History in Riga.[4]
References
- ^ Latgales mākslas izstādes katalogs. Latvijas PSR Kultūras ministrija. 1958.
- ^ Pujāts, Jānis (1957-06-01). "Silajāņu keramika" (6 ed.). Karogs. p. 116.
- ^ Smelters, Mārtiņš (1959-01-15). "Tautas Māksla" (2 ed.). Zvaigzne. p. 16.
- ^ "Monikas Limanes krūze". nmkk.lv. Retrieved 2021-03-08.