Klemmné Németh Zsuzsa szerk.: A visszavonultság világai. Család és anyaság Szőnyi István művészetében (PMMI kiadványai - Kiállítási katalógusok 7. Pest Megyei Múzeumok Igazgatósága, 2004)

BIOGRAPHY 1894 He was born on 17

th January in Újpest 1913 Studied at the College of Fine Arts under Károly Ferenczy 1914 Spent the summer in Nagybánya with the grant of the College Drafted for military service during World War I 1916 His daughter, Jolán, was born 1917-18 On pass in Nagybánya 1919 Left the army and continued his studies under István Réti. Became one of the leaders of the reformist movement during the Soviet Republic, and was compelled to leave the College after the fall of the attempt 1921 First solo exhibition in the Ernst Museum, Budapest Grand prize of the Szinyei Merse Pál Society Member of the Szinyei Merse Pál Society 1924 Got married and moved to Zebegény Second solo exhibition in the Ernst Museum His daughter, Zsuzsa, was born 1925 Teacher at a private school (Downtown Free School) 1926 His son, Peter, was born 1929 Third solo exhibition in the Ernst Museum Received a scholarship to Rome but returned after a few months 1930 Teacher at his own free school 1933 Small Gold Medal of the State 1937 Invited to be a professor of the College of Fine Arts Several individual and collective shows between the two world wars 1939 Great Gold Medal of the State 1941 Appointed member of the Council of Grants and Scholar hips Corvin Wreath Edited the book "Studying Visual Arts", whose chapters on drawing, painting in oil and tempera he wrote himself 1942 Painted the fresco of the church Győr-Nádorváros, and fell seriously ill 1943 Published his book "The Picture" 1944-45 During the Nazi occupation and the siege of Budapest he sheltered refugees and forged documents for them Representative of the National Assembly 1945 Peter, his son, died 1947 Bronze Order of Hungarian Liberty 1948 Great success at the Biennial of Venice and the Hungarian exhibition in London 1949 Silver Medal of Kossuth Prize 1952 Artist of Merit Award 1953 Gouache exhibition at Fényes Adolf Showroom 1954 Retrospective exhibition in the Ernst Museum Order of Labour 1956 Janus Pannonius Award Distinguished Artist Award 1957 Painted a panneau on the history of postal service for the Csepel Post Office Documentary film was taken about him 1958 His health became so feeble that he had to stop teaching at the College 1960 On 30

th August he died in Zebegény