Lithuanian Folk Art Institute

In 1981, Antanas Tamšaitis produced a series of 6 video lectures, “Lietuviu liaudies menas” (Lithuanian Folk Art), for the Lithuanian Education Institute, with funding assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, Ethnic Heritage Studies Program, and the Lithuanian Foundation.  This lecture series in Lithuanian is academic in nature and discusses characteristics of specific folk art forms.

• 1. Juostos ir kiti audiniai

  (Sashes and other tapestries)

• 2. Koplytstulpiai ir kryžiai

  (Crucifixes and crosses)

• 3. Medzio raižiniai ir dievukai

  (Wood carvings)

• 5. Keramika ir margučiai

  (Ceramics and eggs)

• 6. Tautiniai rūbai

  (Traditional clothes)