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Nationality
  
Canadian from 1957

Children
  
daughter Mara

Occupation
  
Sculptor

Name
  
Elek Imredy

Known for
  
Sculptures

Role
  
Sculptor

Spouse(s)
  
Peggy Imredy



Born
  
April 13, 1912
Budapest

Died
  
October 12, 1994, Vancouver, Canada

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Elek Imredy (1912 -October 12, 1994) was a Hungarian sculptor who emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1957. His most notable work is Girl in a Wetsuit, which is located in Stanley Park.

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Early life

Imredy worked for the railroad in Hungary and studied there with sculptors Sandor Boldogfai Farkas and Bela Ohman as well as painters Istvan Szonyi and Vilmos Aba Novak.

Notable works

  • Girl in a Wetsuit in Stanley Park, 1972.
  • Statue of Matthew Baillie Begbie, "BCs notorious hanging judge", New Westminster Courthouse, 1981.
  • 12' bronze Lady of Justice, New Westminster courthouse.
  • Seated statue of Christ and one of Madonna, Holy Redeemer College, Edmonton.
  • Bronze bust of Dr. George Mercer Dawson, UBC and Riverside Foundation, Calgary.
  • Bronze statue of Louis St. Laurent, Department of Public Works, Ottawa.
  • Bust of Zoltán Kodály at Vancouver Academy of Music, 1983.
  • Grand Trunk Railway president Charles Melville Hays in front of Prince Rupert City Hall.
  • The Mariners' Memorial on the Prince Rupert harbour front.
  • Bust of Major J.S. Matthews at the Vancouver Archives.

    • References

    Elek Imredy Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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