Latvia: Arts & Folklore

Table of Contents:
1. The Baltics: General Overview
2. Art of Estonia
3. Art of Latvia
4. Art of Lithuania

This book is the first full-length biography of Mark Rothko (1903-1970) who was an American abstract painter of Latvian Jewish descent. Follow the link to read more about this outstanding artist.

Latvian-born architect Gunnar Birkerts belongs to the second wave of modernists who arrived in the United States from abroad. Birkerts' designs show him exploring the expressive possibilities of symbol and metaphor. Follow the link to check out the book and see more!

This book presents historic Latvian household textiles along with contemporary projects that adapt traditional weave structures to the creation of linens, coverlets, and rugs.

This book is about the role of folklore, folklore archives, and folklore studies in the contemporary history of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - together called the Baltic countries.