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Michael Meszaros is married and lives with his wife Elspeth in the [[Alphington, Victoria|Alphington]] suburb of Melbourne.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Newsletter |first=Sculpere |title=Sculpere Newsletter: Michael Meszaros OAM |url=https://sculperenewsletter.blogspot.com/2012/06/michael-meszaros-oam.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Sculpere Newsletter}}</ref> |
Michael Meszaros is married and lives with his wife Elspeth in the [[Alphington, Victoria|Alphington]] suburb of Melbourne.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Newsletter |first=Sculpere |title=Sculpere Newsletter: Michael Meszaros OAM |url=https://sculperenewsletter.blogspot.com/2012/06/michael-meszaros-oam.html |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Sculpere Newsletter}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
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* 2011: ''Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture'' by the American Numismatic Association<ref name=":0" /> |
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* 2012: ''[[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]]'' for services to sculpture<ref name=":1" /> |
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* 2015: ''American Medal of the Year Award'' by the American Medallic Sculpture Association<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-02 |title=First American Medal of the Year Award Won by Michael Meszaros |url=https://coinsweekly.com/first-american-medal-of-the-year-award-won-by-michael-meszaros/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CoinsWeekly |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Publications == |
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Revision as of 14:20, 28 March 2024
Michael Victor Meszaros | |
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| Born | 1945 (age 78–79) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Sculptor, Medallist |
| Website | meszarossculptor |
Michael Victor Meszaros OAM (born 1945 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian sculptor and medallist.
Life and career
Michael Meszaros is the younger son of Hungarian-born architect, sculptor, and medallist Andor Mészáros and his wife Elizabeth. He attended Preshil Margaret Lyttle Memorial School in Kew and Wesley College in Melbourne.[1] During his school years, he received artistic inspiration from his father and learned craftsmanship skills, particularly in designing and crafting medals. In 1958, he collaborated with his father to create a medal for Australian philatelist and medal collector John Gartner (1914–1998).
In the 1960s, he studied architecture at the University of Melbourne and graduated in 1968. He then spent a year in Rome on a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Australia scholarship, studying metal sculpture and medal art at the Scuola dell’arte della medaglia. His thesis was the design of the series Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, which he completed upon his return to Melbourne. The twelve medals were sold to collectors and donated to the Melbourne Museum in 2011 by Jennifer M. Shaw.[2]
Michael Meszaros worked as a sculptor and medallist in Kew in his father's workshop. As a sculptor, he created over 35 major commissioned works and more than 100 other pieces. His commissioned works include a bronze relief for the 100th anniversary of Charles La Trobe's death (1975) on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne,[3] a bronze statue of John Pascoe Fawkner (1978) at National Mutual Plaza,[4] a monument for William Guilfoyle in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Melbourne, the bronze sculpture The Mayoress in Camberwell, a suburb of Boroondara City (1982),[5] the groups Man and Lady and Mountain Cattleman (1996) in Mount Buller,[6] a bronze sculpture for Sam the Koala (2011) in Mirboo North, Gippsland,[7] and a bronze relief for Antarctic explorer Phillip Law.[8] Michael Meszaros is the Vice President of the Association of Sculptors of Victoria.[9]
Michael Meszaros is married and lives with his wife Elspeth in the Alphington suburb of Melbourne.[10]
Awards
- 2011: Numismatic Art Award for Excellence in Medallic Sculpture by the American Numismatic Association[11]
- 2012: Medal of the Order of Australia for services to sculpture[10]
- 2015: American Medal of the Year Award by the American Medallic Sculpture Association[12]
Publications
- The Meszaros family medal tradition. In: Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia. Vol. 22, 2011.
References
- ^ Plastics and Rubber International. Plastics and Rubber Institute. 1977. p. 40.
- ^ "Medal - 'Twelve Signs of the Zodiac - Aries', Michael Meszaros, Victoria, Australia, 1970". Museums Victoria Collections. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "LA TROBEANA. Journal of the C. J. La Trobe Society Inc. Vol 12, No 2" (PDF). latrobesociety.org.au. 2013-07-01. ISSN 1447-4026. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ School of Historical Studies, Department of History. "John Pascoe Fawkner Memorial - Cultural Artefact - eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online". www.emelbourne.net.au. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Plaques And Other Treasures" (PDF). chs.org.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Wilson, Jeni (2014-07-14). "Mt Buller Sculpture Walk". weekendnotes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Ryan, Kelly (2011-10-29). "Koala and his CFA mate immortalised". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "The Phillip Law Members' Lounge" (PDF). graduatehouse.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Association of Sculptors of Victoria | Committee Info". sculptorsvictoria.asn.au. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b Newsletter, Sculpere. "Sculpere Newsletter: Michael Meszaros OAM". Sculpere Newsletter. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "First American Medal of the Year Award Won by Michael Meszaros". CoinsWeekly. 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
External links
- Michael Meszaros Association of Sculptors of Victori
- Michael Meszaros Museums Victoria Collections
- Michael Meszaros The British Museum
- Michael Meszaros boroondara.vic.gov.au
- Movers and shapers theage.com.au