Distinguished Lithuanian graphic artist, Albina Makunaite (1926-2001).
Makunaite was one of the first graduates of the postwar higher art school,
who nurtured a distinct expression of graphic art - engraving on wood and linoleum.
This generation of artists, quietly and persistently, breaking the stereotypes of Soviet art,
started a new chapter in Lithuanian art.
Makunaite also successfully distinguished herself by illustrating classic works of literature.
The treasury of Lithuanian ethnic culture, which compellingly affects the national consciousness,
served as a source of inspiration for the artist.
The sun princess and her deliverer : Lithuanian folk tale /
retold by Aldona Liobyte ; translated by Irina Zheleznova ;
drawings by Albina Makunaite. - Moscow : Progress Publishers, 1980.
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wow lots of symbolism in this book, loss of the horses (starvation of their emotional spirit); the fighting of the grandmothers (cults of religion suppression of the matriarchal pagan religions); introduction of the "reptilian clan" (the military); the Dionysus Greek men's cult (goats, maidens in white, fire in summer rituals)
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