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1869 Hódmezovásárhely - 1936 Budapest, Hungary. Known for: Painting.
Janos Tornyai studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1886. He won a scholarship to Paris in 1894, where he trained at the Julian Academy, later making an Italian study tour. He settled in... Read full biography
Janos Tornyai studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1886. He won a scholarship to Paris in 1894, where he trained at the Julian Academy, later making an Italian study tour. He settled in his place of birth, Hódmezovásárhely in 1898, and became the motor of cultural life in "peasant... Read full biography
Janos Tornyai studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1886. He won a scholarship to Paris in 1894, where he trained at the Julian Academy, later making an Italian study tour. He settled in his place of birth, Hódmezovásárhely in 1898, and became the motor of cultural life in "peasant Paris" in the early years of the century. Along with his friends Tornyai founded a journal dealing with cultural politics and the arts in 1910. In 1910 they established a an industrial colony for the... Read full biography
Janos Tornyai studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1886. He won a scholarship to Paris in 1894, where he trained at the Julian Academy, later making an Italian study tour. He settled in his place of birth, Hódmezovásárhely in 1898, and became the motor of cultural life in "peasant Paris" in the early years of the century. Along with his friends Tornyai founded a journal dealing with cultural politics and the arts in 1910. In 1910 they established a an industrial colony for the production of majolika and ceramic goods, collecting the relics of folk art in the Lowlands and organised exhibitions. Tornyai took part in the organisation of the Mukácsy Guild, and was elected a member of KÉVE, KUT, UME and eventually, after he had... Read full biography
Janos Tornyai studied at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1886. He won a scholarship to Paris in 1894, where he trained at the Julian Academy, later making an Italian study tour. He settled in his place of birth, Hódmezovásárhely in 1898, and became the motor of cultural life in "peasant Paris" in the early years of the century. Along with his friends Tornyai founded a journal dealing with cultural politics and the arts in 1910. In 1910 they established a an industrial colony for the production of majolika and ceramic goods, collecting the relics of folk art in the Lowlands and organised exhibitions. Tornyai took part in the organisation of the Mukácsy Guild, and was elected a member of KÉVE, KUT, UME and eventually, after he had begun working there, the Society of Szentendre Painters as well. His work as a cultural manager was continued by the Tornyai Society establis... Read full biography
