Pierre Szekely
Pierre Szekely (11 June 1923) was a Hungarian-born sculptor, architect and educator.
Pierre Szekely
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- Name
- Pierre Szekely
- Born
- 11 June 1923
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- 3 April 2001 (age 77)
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Known for
- Sculptor
- Spouse
- Vera Szekely
- Nationality
- Hungary · France
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · artist
- Fields
- abstract art · public art
- Movements
- abstract art
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour · Knight of the National Order of Merit
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Pierre Szekely (11 June 1923) was a Hungarian-born sculptor, architect and educator.
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The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract art and public art. Places of work recorded in the authority are France. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the National Order of Merit.
Memorial plaque, Parlament der Bäume, Große Querallee, Berlin-Tiergarten, Deutschland
OTFW, Berlin · Self-photographed
'Winged Puppet' by Péter Székely/Pierre Szekely in garden. At back Museum Gallery building. - Villa like museum building and outbuildings and open air theater and stone garden. Built in Baroque style in 1730 to chapter/peovost house? In the plot are couple other building one of them part of the outdoor Summer Theater, an other is now home of the Museum Gallery, an other is Renaissance Lapidary. In
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• Name — Pierre Szekely • Born — 11 June 1923 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Died — 3 April 2001 (age 77) • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Sculptor • Spouse — Vera Szekely
Biography
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During the Holocaust, Pierre Szekely was interned in a Nazi concentration camp. In 1946, he escaped to France where he became a respected sculptor and architect. In 1975, Szekely completed La Dame du Lac, which is an iconic climbing wall in the suburbs of Paris. The Dame du Lac is considered to have played an instrumental role in the development of Parkour by David Belle, made famous by early montages such as Speed Air Man (1997).
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Pierre Szekely is recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the National Order of Merit.
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1923
Pierre Szekely born at Budapest.
1963
Contact is dated 1963.
1967
Univers de Jeux 1 is dated 1967.
1968
Bipedal Sun is dated 1968.
2001
Pierre Szekely died at Paris.
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- 1.Alison, Jane. The New Hungarian Quarterly. Corvina Publishing House. 322. 1984.
- 2.Darmon, Adrian M. Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie des peintres, photographes et sculpteurs. Carnot. 288. 2003. 978-2-84855-011-4.
- 3.Székely, Pierre. A Sculpture in Concrete for Practicing Alpinism. Leonardo. MIT Press. 10. 3. 225–226. 1977. 10.2307/1573430.
- 4.Kim, Demie. From Picasso to Noguchi, 11 Artists Who Designed Spectacular Playgrounds. Artsy. 23 February 2017.
- 5.Angel, Julie. Breaking the Jump: The Secret Story of Parkour's High Flying Rebellion. Aurum Press. 24. July 2016. 978-1-78131-554-5.
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