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'''Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár''' (1876-1956) was a Hungarian sculptor known for her [[Art Nouveau]] and [[Art Deco]] sculptures.<ref name="Artportal"/>
'''Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár''' (1 January 1876 – 3 September 1956) was a Hungarian sculptor known for her [[Art Nouveau]] and [[Art Deco]] sculptures.<ref name="Artportal"/>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Kövesházi-Kalmár was born on January 1, 1876 in [[Vienna, Austria]].<ref name="Artportal">{{cite web |title=Kövesházi Kalmár Elza |url=https://artportal.hu/lexikon-muvesz/koveshazi-kalmar-elza-774/ |website=Artportal Hungary |accessdate=30 June 2020 |language=hu}}</ref> She studied in Vienna and Munich.<ref name="Österreichisches Biographisches">{{cite web |title=Kalmár, Elsa von |url=https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_K/Kalmar_Elsa_1876_.xml |website=Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation |accessdate=30 June 2020 |language=de |date=2003}}</ref> She was a member of the ''Künstlerinnen group'', the ''Hagenbund'' and the Hungarian artists' association ''Kéve''.<ref name="AWARE">{{cite web |title=Elza Kövesházi Kalmár |url=https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/elza-koveshazi-kalmar/ |website=AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes |accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref>
Kövesházi-Kalmár was born on 1 January 1876 in [[Vienna, Austria]].<ref name="Artportal">{{cite web |title=Kövesházi Kalmár Elza |url=https://artportal.hu/lexikon-muvesz/koveshazi-kalmar-elza-774/ |website=Artportal Hungary |accessdate=30 June 2020 |language=hu}}</ref> She studied in Vienna and Munich.<ref name="Österreichisches Biographisches">{{cite web |title=Kalmár, Elsa von |url=https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl/oebl_K/Kalmar_Elsa_1876_.xml |website=Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation |accessdate=30 June 2020 |language=de |date=2003}}</ref> She was a member of the ''Künstlerinnen group'', the ''Hagenbund'' and the Hungarian artists' association ''Kéve''.<ref name="AWARE">{{cite web |title=Elza Kövesházi Kalmár |url=https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/elza-koveshazi-kalmar/ |website=AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes |accessdate=30 June 2020}}</ref>


Among her awards she was the recipient of a silver medal at the 1926 [[Sesquicentennial Exposition|World's Fair in Philadelphia]] and a silver and bronze at the 1937 [[Paris World's Fair]].<ref name="Artportal"/> Despite this recognition, she was unable to support herself as an artist and she turned to creating orthopedic shoes for a living.<ref name="AWARE"/>
Among her awards she was the recipient of a silver medal at the 1926 [[Sesquicentennial Exposition|World's Fair in Philadelphia]] and a silver and bronze at the 1937 [[Paris World's Fair]].<ref name="Artportal"/> Despite this recognition, she was unable to support herself as an artist and she turned to creating orthopedic shoes for a living.<ref name="AWARE"/>


Kövesházi-Kalmár died on September 3, 1956 in [[Budapest]].<ref name="Artportal"/>
Kövesházi-Kalmár died on 3 September 1956 in [[Budapest]].<ref name="Artportal"/>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
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==References==
==References==
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* {{Commons cat inline|Elsa von Kalmár}}

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Latest revision as of 12:18, 14 March 2024

Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár
Born(1876-01-01)1 January 1876
Vienna, Austria
Died3 September 1956(1956-09-03) (aged 80)
Budapest, Hungry
NationalityHungarian (b. Austria)
Known forSculpture

Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár (1 January 1876 – 3 September 1956) was a Hungarian sculptor known for her Art Nouveau and Art Deco sculptures.[1]

Biography[edit]

Kövesházi-Kalmár was born on 1 January 1876 in Vienna, Austria.[1] She studied in Vienna and Munich.[2] She was a member of the Künstlerinnen group, the Hagenbund and the Hungarian artists' association Kéve.[3]

Among her awards she was the recipient of a silver medal at the 1926 World's Fair in Philadelphia and a silver and bronze at the 1937 Paris World's Fair.[1] Despite this recognition, she was unable to support herself as an artist and she turned to creating orthopedic shoes for a living.[3]

Kövesházi-Kalmár died on 3 September 1956 in Budapest.[1]

Legacy[edit]

Her work was included in the 2019 exhibition City Of Women: Female artists in Vienna from 1900 to 1938 at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Kövesházi Kalmár Elza". Artportal Hungary (in Hungarian). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Kalmár, Elsa von". Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon und biographische Dokumentation (in German). 2003. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Elza Kövesházi Kalmár". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ "City of Women". Belvedere Museum Vienna. Retrieved 30 June 2020.