Julio Kilenyi

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Julio Kilenyi with his design for a commemorative medal

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]

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References

  1. Travel to Argentina from a Hungarian newspaper in 1912
  2. Some of his work listed here
  3. 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.
  4. Downs, Winfield Scott, ed. (1939). Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series. Vol. 10. American Historical Society. pp. 203–204. OCLC   649569887 via HathiTrust.
  5. "Julio Kilenyi". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2020.