Julio Kilenyi
Julio Kilenyi (February 21, 1885 Arad, Kingdom of Hungary (now in Romania) - January 29, 1959) an American sculptor and medallic artist. In 1909, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] Later he moved to New York.[2][3] He began his career in the U.S. in 1916 and was known primarily as the designer of commemorative medals.[4] His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Travel to Argentina from a Hungarian newspaper in 1912
- ^ Some of his work listed here
- ^ Beszedits, Stephen. "Some Famous Hungarian-American Artists of the Past: Julio Kilenyi". VasVary Collection Newsletter. Somogyi Károly Városi és Megyei Könyvtár. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Downs, Winfield Scott, ed. (1939). Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series. Vol. 10. American Historical Society. pp. 203–204. OCLC 649569887 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ "Julio Kilenyi". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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