Ray Bartkus
Appearance
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Ray Bartkus (born 1961, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian artist. He graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Art in 1986.[1] He is the designer of the Lithuanian 50 Litas bill.[2]
Since 1991, he has illustrated for a number of publications, including the New York Times Book Review,[3] Harper's Magazine,[4] the Wall Street Journal[5] and Time magazine.[6] Since 2001, he has displayed his personal work in several exhibitions and festivals in the United States and Europe.[1] His works have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery and the Lithuanian Museum of Art.[1]
He has resided in New York City since 1991.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Art Vilnius
- ^ "50 Litas Banknote" Bank of Lithuania, in English and Lithuanian, page 3
- ^ Steve Heller's Book Review Gallery
- ^ Ray Bartkus on Harper's
- ^ Wall Street Journal covers from Ray Bartkus' website
- ^ 1995 Time cover from Ray Bartkus' website