István Kiss (sculptor) explained

István Kiss
Birth Date:8 June 1927
Birth Place:Biharillye, Hungary
Death Place:Szekszárd, Hungary
Nationality:Hungarian
Notable Works:Republic of Councils Monument

István Kiss (Biharillye, 8 June 1927 – Szekszárd, 29 December 1997) was a Hungarian sculptor and a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Central Committee between 1975 and 1989.

Education

Kiss attended secondary school at Nagyszalonta and Újpest. He graduated from the . In 1946 he was student of András Kocsis and Imre Kovács Turáni. From 1948 to 1953 he was student of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl and and Pál Pátzay at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts.

Offices

Kiss was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Central Committee between 22 March 1975 and 7 October 1989.

Works

One of his most notable sculptures is the Republic of Councils Monument (Hungarian: Tanácsköztársasági emlékmű), currently sitting at the Memento Park.