József Ács (sculptor)

József Ács (10 February 1931[1] – 14 May 2023) was a Hungarian sculptor and medallist.

Career

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Ács studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1952 to 1958. His work is primarily sculpture, but he also designed portrait busts and medals. In 1965 he was commissioned to produce a bronze bust of Alexander Graham Bell in Budapest.[2] In 1968, he made a solo exhibition at the Cultural Center ("Művelődési Ház") of the Budapest neighborhood of Rákosligeti.

Ács died on 14 May 2023, at the age of 92.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Tamás, Pál. "Ács József – Köztérkép". www.kozterkep.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ "Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)" (in Hungarian). Kozterkep.hu. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Elhunyt Ács József, szobrász és éremművész, Rákosmente díszpolgára". Rákosmente. Retrieved 17 May 2023.