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Elek Imredy

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Elek Imredy
BornApril 13, 1912
DiedOctober 12, 1994(1994-10-12) (aged 82)
NationalityCanadian from 1957
OccupationSculptor
Known forSculptures
SpousePeggy Imredy
Childrendaughter Mara

Elek Imredy (1912 -October 12, 1994) was a Hungarian sculptor who emigrated to Vancouver in 1957. His most notable work is Girl in a Wetsuit, which is located in Stanley Park.[1]

Early life

Imredy worked for the railroad in Hungary and studied there with sculptors Sandor Boldogfai Farkas and Bela Ohman as well as painters Istvan Szonyi and Vilmos Aba Novak.

Notable works

Girl in a Wetsuit in 2007.
Bust of Major J.S. Matthews at the Vancouver Archives.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Public Art Registry". App.vancouver.ca. 1994-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-07.