Miklós Kovács

master indigo dyer, folk craft artist, folk artist
Újkécske, 13 April 1928
Full member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts (2023–)
We do not consider all blue-dyed fabrics as ‘kékfestő’, only those dyed with a resist dying (or reserve) technique, using a resist block decorated with traditional patterns (sometimes plain), immersed in natural or synthetic indigo (indatrine) dye bath.
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Parallel Life Paths
2020governmental award

Artist of the Nation

The top prize in the hierarchical system of art awards, granted to Kossuth Prize-winning artists over 65 who have created significant value in their artistic field. By law, no more than seventy artists may hold it simultaneously.

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2019governmental award

Kossuth Prize

The highest Hungarian state decoration for the cultivation and preservation of Hungarian culture.

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2011governmental award

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

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1985governmental award

Master of Folk Arts

State award granted to folk artists, in recognition of specific works or their entire oeuvre, who have achieved outstanding results in developing folk art over an extended period.

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