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Pionierė (Mergytė)

Pioneer (Girl)

Albina Vertulienė
1980

Description

Statue of a falling young girl. The sculptress did not make a real pioneer in uniform, but just a girl, therefore the statue is also known as Mergytė.

Inscription(s)

šioje teritorijoje buvo pirmoji palangos pionierių stovykla. kuria 1941.06.22 sunaikino vokiškieji fašistai, klastingai užpuole tarybų šalį	на этой территории был первый в паланге пионерский лагерь который 22.06.1941 уничтожили немецкие фашисты после вероломного нападения на страну советов
This is the place of the first pioneer camp in Palanga demolished by Nazis on 22 June 1941 after their treacherous attack against the Soviet Union

Sculptor

Albina Vanda Vertulienė (Skirvainiai 1937), Lithuanian sculptress.

Sources & Information

Palangos Tiltas, 18 June 2012, Vanda Albina Vertulienė: „Gintaro apdirbimas ir skulptūrų darymas – mano tikrosios gyvenimo meilės“ .

Locatie (N 55°54'51" - E 21°3'53") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: lt216; Photograph: 16 July 2013
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