LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Kauno Dailės kombinatas; Keramika; Leokadija Belvertaitė; Liaudies kūryba; Liaudies meno tradicija; Nacionalinis identitetas; Skulptūra; Skulptūrinė keramika; Sovietmetis; Sovietmečio menas; Taikomoji dailė; Applied Arts; Ceramics; Dailė Factory in Kaunas; Folk art; Folk art tradition; Leokadija Belvertaitė; National identity; Sculptural ceramics; Sculpture; Soviet art; Soviet period.
ENThe article deals with the collection of prominent Lithuanian small-figure sculptor L. Belvertaitė and its’ significance. Her figurines with Lithuanian folk clothes representing the best national traditions reveal the dramatic situation of convivence of artists and Soviet ideology and look for national identity. The creation of L. Belvertaitė widened the area of Lithuanian decorative ceramics and promoted the national identity concept during Soviet regime. [From the publication]