Zoltán Kemény (21 March 1907 – 14 June 1965) was a Hungarian
sculptor
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.
Biography
Kemény was born in
Bănița
Bănița (, ) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bănița, Crivadia (''Krivádia''), and Merișor (''Merisor'').
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park is pa ...
,
Austria-Hungary
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(present-day
Romania
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). He was the only
Hungarian to win a prize at the
Venice Biennale
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. He died in
Zürich
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, Switzerland, aged 58.
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External links
Biography at Lorenzelliarte.comBiography from Centre PompidouPage at the Tate Gallery (London)
1907 births
1965 deaths
People from Hunedoara County
Hungarian modern sculptors
20th-century Hungarian sculptors
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