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Frank Molnar (1936-2020) was a Hungarian-born Canadian artist. Fleeing to the United States as a result of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before moving to Vancouver, Canada in 1962. An oil painter and watercolourist, he was one of the first instructors at Capilano College's art and design college, where one of his students was Charles van Sandwyk. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Reeve, Phyllis (Summer 2010). "The Life and Art of Frank Molnar, Jack Hardman, LeRoy Jensen". British Columbia History. 43 (2): 50. ProQuest   734464291.
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  3. "Cove art brings out the inner child". North Shore News. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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