József Ács (sculptor)

József Ács (10 February 1931^[1] – 14 May 2023) was a Hungarian sculptor and medallist.

Career[edit]

Ács studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1952 to 1958. His work is primarily sculpture, but he also designed portrait busts and medals. In 1965 he was commissioned to produce a bronze bust of Alexander Graham Bell in Budapest.^[2] In 1968, he made a solo exhibition at the Cultural Center ("Művelődési Ház") of the Budapest neighborhood of Rákosligeti.

Ács died on 14 May 2023, at the age of 92.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

Grave of György Ugray (1908–1971) Hungarian sculptor, in the Óbuda cemetery (21/1). The wooden headboard (kopjafa) was carved by György Ugray Jr., while the bronze medal affixed to the column was made by József Ács (1972).
Portrait plaquette of György Ugray (1908-1971), a Hungarian sculptor, affixed to his wooden headboard (kopjafa) in the Óbuda cemetery. The author of the bronze plaquette is József Ács (1972).
Bust of Kisjankó Bori by József Ács (1969 limestone bust). - Szent László square, Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary.
Bust of Imre Révész by József Ács . - Katona József Park, Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary.
To the left is the statue, "Sitting Bear" by József Ács, Mézes (1961). To the right is the work of Gyula Kiss Kovács, Mackók (1957).