József Haller
József Haller (January 24, 1935 – March 2, 2017) was an ethnic Hungarian painter, illustrator and scenic designer from Satu Mare, Romania.
József Haller

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- Name
- József Haller
- Born
- 24 January 1935
- Birthplace
- Satu Mare, Romania
- Died
- 16 March 2017
- Place of death
- Târgu Mureș, Romania
- Field
- Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Scenic design
- Training
- Ion Andreescu Fine Arts Institute from Cluj
- Awards
- Meritul Cultural în grad de Cavaler, Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- Nationality
- Romania
- Occupation
- painter · scenographer · illustrator
- Fields
- art of sculpture
- Education
- Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca
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József Haller (January 24, 1935 – March 2, 2017) was an ethnic Hungarian painter, illustrator and scenic designer from Satu Mare, Romania.
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Biography
Biography
József Haller studied at Art and Design University of Cluj-Napoca. The recorded working language is Romanian. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Distinctions recorded are Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Order of Cultural Merit.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — József Haller • Born — 24 January 1935 • Birthplace — Satu Mare, Romania • Died — 16 March 2017 • Place of death — Târgu Mureș, Romania • Field — Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Scenic design • Training — Ion Andreescu Fine Arts Institute from Cluj • Awards — Meritul Cultural în grad de Cavaler, Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Career
Career
József Haller attended the School of Fine Arts in Cluj between 1949 and 1953 with a specialization in painting. He continued his studies at the Cluj-Napoca Academy of Arts during 1953–1959 with a specialization in sculpture under the masters Ion Irimescu, Artúr Vetró and András Kós. He was a member of the Romanian Fine Arts Union, the Barabas Miklós Guild as well as the National Association of Hungarian Artists. From 1959 until retirement, for 40 years, he was the scenic designer for the Youth and Puppet Theater Ariel, where he designed the scenery, the costumes and the puppets for more than 120 plays.
Solo exhibits
Solo exhibits
• Târgu Mureș (1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015); • Satu Mare (1975, 1981); • Siegen (1979); • Cluj-Napoca (1981); • Miercurea Ciuc (2003); • Budapest: Újpest Gallery (2005); • Budapest: Vármegye Gallery (2005).
International group exhibits
International group exhibits
• Illustration — József Haller: Caliban, 2009 • Barcelona (Spain): Juan Miro International Graphic Exhibition, 1975; • Mannheim (Germany): Contemporary Romanian Fine Art, 1979; • Maastricht (The Netherlands): Romanian Graphics, 1982; • Kraków (Poland): International Biennale of Graphic Work, 1985; • Budapest (Hungary): Exhibit of Hungarian Fine Artists from Romania, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995; • Washington (USA): Exhibit of Hungarian Fine Artists from Transylvania, 1990; • Stockholm (Sweden), 1994, 1996; • Frankfurt (Germany): „Kaddisch”, 1995; • Debrecen, Szarvas, Nyíregyháza (Hungary): 12 artists from Transylvania (1993); • Budapest (Hungary), 1996; • Kecskemét (Hungary): Contemporary Fine Arts from Tîrgu Mureș, 2000; • Budapest (Hungary), ERNST Museum: Half-life (2002); • Millenary tracks - 10 graphic artists from Romania: Rome, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Moscow, Bucharest, Budapest, 2005. Creation camps: Iserlohn - Germany (1984, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003), Lăzarea - Romania (1988), Cătălina – Romania (1992), Marcali - Hungary (1992), Zalaegerszeg – Hungary (1993), Bolyai creation camp in Tîrgu Mureș - Romania (2009).
Identity
Identity
József Haller is recorded with the occupation scenographer. Recorded as having received Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and Order of Cultural Merit. Career and activity. Haller worked in art of sculpture. He belonged to Visual Artists' Union of Romania, Barabás Miklós Céh and National artist association of Hungary.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1935
József Haller was born on 24 January 1935.
2017
József Haller died on 2 March 2017.
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Satu Mare.
Birth place
Târgu Mureș.
Death place
Illustrations
József Haller published a volume of illustrations under the title Arany alapra arannyal. Furthermore, he illustrated several volumes of poems from contemporary artists, such as Emese Egyed, Sándor Kányádi, András Ferenc Kovács, Béla Markó, Attila Nagy. He also frequently published illustrations on the pages of the literary magazine Igaz Szó.
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- “József Haller”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• Ordinul „23 August” (Romania, 1964); • A Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend kiskeresztje (Hungary, 1995); • Diplomă de Onoare al Ministerului Culturii din România (Romania, 1995); • Ordinul Meritul Cultural „Cavaler” al Ministerului Culturii din România (Romania, 2004); • Several awards as puppet and scenic designer, including a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
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