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Sándor Bortnyik

Sándor Bortnyik, Hungarian painter and graphic designer (died 1976)

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Born
July 3, 1893
Died
December 31, 1976
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1893

About Sándor Bortnyik

Sándor Bortnyik (July 3, 1893 – December 31, 1976) was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism. == Life == Born in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (today Târgu Mureș, Romania), he moved to Weimar in 1922 and was connected to the Bauhaus. When he moved back to Hungary he founded an art school (Workshop) in Budapest, where he followed Bauhaus principles. Bortnyik is well known for his commercial posters. During his long career he worked for many Hungarian and international clients. The most famous works are the advertising images for Modiano cigarette papers. He was also the director of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (1949–1956). He is buried in Kerepesi Cemetery.

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The world when Sándor Bortnyik was born

Sándor Bortnyik was born in 1893. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

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Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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