György Kepes
Hungarian-American artist (1906–2001) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The native form of this personal name is Kepes György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
György Kepes (Hungarian: [ˈkɛpɛʒ ˈɟørɟ]; October 4, 1906 – December 29, 2001) was a Hungarian-born painter, photographer, designer, educator, and art theorist. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1937, he taught design at the New Bauhaus (later the School of Design, then Institute of Design, then Illinois Institute of Design or IIT) in Chicago. In 1967 he founded the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he taught until his retirement in 1974.[1][2]
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Born | (1906-10-04)October 4, 1906 |
Died | December 29, 2001(2001-12-29) (aged 95) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Resting place | Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Nationality | Hungarian |
Education | Royal Academy of Fine Arts |
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Notable work | Language of Vision |
Spouse | Juliet Appleby |
Elected | National Academy of Design |
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