Hajós György: Heroes' Square - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2001)
employed and most successful sculptor in Hungary after World War I. Almost fifty of his sculptures stand, or used to stand, in the public spaces of the country. These include the statue of Kossuth by the Houses of Parliament and the Liberation Monument on Gellért Hill. His sculptural portraits are especially successful. Many of his works can be found abroad. György Kiss, sculptor (Szászvár, 1852-Budapest, 1916). Having concluded his studies at the arts academy of Munich, he returned to Hungary, where he made sculptures in an academic style for the Opera House, Pécs Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament. His portraits of Mrs. Pál Veres, Dániel Berzsenyi and Bishop Ignác Szepessy stand in Budapest, Szombathely and Pécs respectively. Miklós Köllő, sculptor (Gyergyócsomafalva, 1861- Budapest, 1900). He was trained first in Munich, then in Budapest under Adolf Huszár (sculptor of the statues of Petőfi and Deák). For a while he worked with György Zala. He made ornamental sculptures for the Royal Palace in the Castle of Buda and the Opera House. The statues of Petőfi and János Garay in the respective towns of Kiskunfélegyháza and Szekszárd are also his work. Ede Margó, sculptor (Budapest, 1872-Budapest, 1946). He was trained in Budapest and Paris. At the 1900 World Exposition of Paris the mining pavilion was decorated with his sculptural series called Open- Hearth Steel. His statue of Lajos Pósa stands in Budapest, while another piece of his portraying Pista Dankó can be found in Szeged. He made the statue of Kossuth in Debrecen in collaboration with Szigfrid Pongrácz. László Marton, sculptor (Tapolca, 1925-). Holds the Munkácsy Award. He studied under Pál Pátzay in Budapest. A fairy-tale figure of his is seated on the railings by the Danube promenade, his statue of György Szondy stands in Kodály körönd, in Ferenc Liszt square is his statue of Liszt, and he has a work called Reclining Woman in Vác. His Savaria Monument is in Szombathely. Jenő Medveczky, painter (Savnik, 1902-). He studied art in Budapest, Paris and, as a scholarship-holder, 54
