Algimantas Kezys

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Algimantas Kezys (1928 – February 23, 2015) was a photographer born in Lithuania who moved to the United States in 1950.

Kezys was ordained as a

Loyola University (Chicago) in 1956. He founded the Lithuanian Library Press in Chicago and directed the Lithuanian Youth Center in Chicago
between 1974 and 1977.

One of Kezys' first major exhibitions took place in 1965 at the

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
, and at the Art Institute of Chicago. He published several books.

In May 2000 he participated in an exhibition held in

Washington D.C., sponsored by the International Monetary Fund. Kezys operated a small gallery in Stickney, Illinois, featuring the art created by Lithuanian artists around the world, and published reviews, catalogs, and books on art, religion, and photography. He died in 2015.[1]

References

  1. Delfi.lt
    . Retrieved 2015-02-25.

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