György Benedek

painter and sculptor

Budapest, 6 November 1934 – Budapest, 29 January 2022

Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2013–2022)

The oeuvre of György Benedek, painter and sculptor, is extraordinarily interesting, unusually divided into two sharply distinct, independent phases. The artist, who completed his studies in the 1950s – leaving the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts in 1960 after completing his studies

Honorary Title for National Defense

A decoration awarded by the Minister of Defence or the Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces in multiple grades.

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1999

governmental award

Kós Károly Award

The award of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for outstanding and successful individual and group work in the field of settlement protection and beautification.

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1987

governmental award

Meritorious Artist of the Hungarian People’s Republic

State award for artists who have created outstanding artistic values over a prolonged period in Hungarian national culture and artistic fields (theatre, music, dance, circus, film, visual, photography, applied arts), and who already hold an artistic award granted by the minister responsible for culture. The recipient is entitled to the title “Meritorious Artist of Hungary” (short: “Meritorious Artist”).

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1979

governmental award

Munkácsy Mihály Award

Hungarian state award granted in recognition of outstanding achievements in visual arts.

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