Julio Kilenyi Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/kultura/magyar-szobrasz-argentinaban Travel to Argentina from a Hungarian newspaper in 1912
  2. http://numismatics.org/search/results?q=department_facet:%22Medal%22%20AND%20artist_facet:%22Kilenyi,%20Julio%22 Some of his work listed here
  3. Web site: Some Famous Hungarian-American Artists of the Past: Julio Kilenyi . Stephen . Beszedits . VasVary Collection Newsletter . Somogyi Károly Városi és Megyei Könyvtár . 25 April 2013 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102352/http://www.sk-szeged.hu/statikus_html/vasvary/newsletter/09jun/hungarian_artists.html . dead .
  4. Book: Downs . Winfield Scott . Encyclopedia of American Biography: New Series . 10 . American Historical Society . 1939 . 203–204 . 649569887 . .
  5. Web site: Julio Kilenyi . Olympedia . 8 August 2020.

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