About Gyorgy Kepes

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    Gyorgy Kepes (b. October 4, 1906 / d. December 29, 2001)

    Kepes was born in Hungry in 1906. He was not only a painter but also a filmmaker and a writer. Kepes studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest where he studied painting under Istvan Csok during the 1920's. Kepes was invited to join the design studio of Hungarian photographer Laszo Mohonly-Nagy in Berlin. He then followed Mohonly to London in 1936. It was in London that Kepes met his wife, artist and illustrator, Juliet Appleby. In 1937, he emigrated to the United States.

    Teaching:
    New Bauhaus in Chicago / late 1937-1943 teaching design
    Brooklyn College / 1942 teaching graphic art
    School of Architecture and Planning at Ma...

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