György Kepes
György Kepes (1906–2001) was a Hungarian designer, painter and photographer.
Also recorded as L. Gyorgy Kepes; Gyorgy Kepes; Gregory Kepes; George Kepes.
György Kepes in brief
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 2001
- Known for
- designer, painter, photographer, writer, teacher, art theorist, artist and pedagogue
- Place of birth
- Selyp
Overview
Also worked under the name Kepes, George and Kepes, Gregory.
Born at Selyp in 1906, died at Los Angeles in 2001.
In detail
György Kepes studied at Hungarian University of Fine Arts. the recorded working language is English and Hungarian.
The field of work recorded is visual arts, painting and art theory.
Employment is recorded with Brooklyn College. Membership is recorded of American Abstract Artists and American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Work by György Kepes is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Tate, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Rome Prize and Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT.
Sources
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- 1.
“György Kepes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q721633: György Kepes
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