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The native form of this personal nameisKiss István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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.[1][2]

István Kiss
István Kiss, 1961
István Kiss, 1961
Born(1927-06-08)June 8, 1927[1][2]
Biharillye, Hungary[1][2]
DiedDecember 29, 1997(1997-12-29) (aged 70)[1][2]
Szekszárd, Hungary[2]
NationalityHungarian
Notable workRepublic of Councils Monument[3]

Education

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Kiss attended secondary school at Nagyszalonta and Újpest. He graduated from the Könyves Kálmán Gimnázium [hu]. In 1946 he was student of András Kocsis and Imre Kovács Turáni. From 1948 to 1953 he was student of Zsigmond Kisfaludi Strobl and Sándor Mikus [hu] and Pál Pátzay at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts.[2]

Offices

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Kiss was a member of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party Central Committee between 22 March 1975 and 7 October 1989.[2]

Works

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The Republic of Councils Monument at Memento Park. A memorial for the Hungarian Soviet Republic.

One of his most notable sculptures is the Republic of Councils Monument (Hungarian: Tanácsköztársasági emlékmű),[3] currently sitting at the Memento Park.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kiss István (1927-1997) szobrász". artportal.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g Kozák, Péter (2019). "Kiss István". Névpont (in Hungarian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  • ^ a b Fowkes, Reuben (2017). "Visualizing the Socialist Public Sphere". The Cambridge History of Communism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 333–353. doi:10.1017/9781316471821.014. ISBN 9781316471821.
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