Hungarian artist
Ladislas Medgyes (born Medgyesi László; 7 July 1892 – 25 January 1952) was a Hungarian-American artist.[1][2]
During the 1920s Medgyesi provided scenic design for many operetta, opera, and theatre productions in Paris,[3][4] including the fully staged version of Aucassin et Nicolette. In 1927, he travelled to America and gave an exhibition of his paintings and also glass crystal sculptures.[5]
He immigrated to the United States in 1941. He worked as art director for Helena Rubinstein's cosmetics firm. He died in 1952 in Manhattan.[6]
References
- ^ Roland Penrose, Lee Miller: The Surrealist and the Photographer 2001.
- ^ Dan Rottenberg. Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy 1986. p 287
- ^ Theatre Magazine – Volumes 37–38 1923 – Page 68
- ^ Opera News – Volume 21 1956– Page 113
- ^ American Hebrew and Jewish Tribune 1927 "A Poet in Glass"
- ^ "Ladislas Medgyes". New York Daily News. January 27, 1952. p. 68. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
