As a student of Pál Pátzay and Sándor Mikus, they graduated from the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts in 1956. Their first solo exhibition took place in Budapest in 1967. In 1972, a collection exhibition opened at the Tihany Museum, leading to their participation in almost every prestigious art event across Europe. They were awarded the Kossuth Prize in 1973 and the Herder Prize in 1982. They have been a member of the European Academy since then. Since 1983, they have had a permanent exhibition in Óbuda, on Laktanya Street. In 1989, the French government awarded them the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, and in 1996, the President of Italy bestowed upon them the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. Approximately 300 of their works have been placed in domestic and foreign locations, including churches and public buildings. Their sculptures can be found in Belgium, France, Poland, Germany, Norway, and Israel. Their wife was Ildikó Szabó, from 1944 until her passing in 2010. They had two sons: Tamás (born 1953), a sculptor, and Mátyás (born 1961), a set designer and graphic artist. He completed his high school studies in Székesfehérvár, Buda, and Szombathely. In 1937, while still a high school student, their paintings and drawings were exhibited in a group exhibition in Paris. They later studied as a scholarship student at the Technical University on the Department of Fluid Mechanics. At the beginning of World War II, they completed military academy and served as a flying officer. The end of the war found them in American captivity. In 1948, they could only work as a factory worker in Budapest. In 1950, they were admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts, where their mentors were sculptors Sándor Mikus and Pál Pátzay. They presented their sculpture titled "Ironworker" at the First National Art Exhibition (Budapest, Műcsarnok). Four years later, at the Fifth Hungarian Fine Art Exhibition, their work "Peasant Girl" was featured, followed by participation with four sculptures at the Young Artists and Artisans Exhibition (Budapest, Ernst Museum) a year later. In 1956, they graduated from the academy with honors with their sculpture "Sower" (later exhibited at the Budapest Agricultural Exhibition and then erected in the garden of the Falumúzeum in Lajosmizse). In 1956, they were punished with silence because they carried a submachine gun during the revolution. In 1957, at the Spring Exhibition, they exhibited their works "Boy Nude" and "Female Portrait," and two years later, at the Seventh Hungarian Fine Art Exhibition, three of their works were featured, including "Woman Listening to Music," which was later exhibited at the Fővárosi Művelődési Ház in Budapest. In the late 1950s, several of their sculptures were erected in public spaces: "Bears" (Gyöngyös), "Pigeons" (Hegyeshalom), "Swimming Woman" (Hajdúszoboszló), and "Sitting Girl" (Budapest, Dániel Street). In 1960, they won a prize at the first Marx-Engels Memorial Sculpture Competition, and their fountain sculpture "Sunbathing Woman" was erected in the garden of the Tüdőgondozó Institute in Hódmezővásárhely. In 1962, their works were featured at the Ninth Hungarian Fine Art Exhibition. In 1969, they were awarded the Munkácsy Mihály Prize, and two years later, they won the special prize of the Art Fund at the Third National Small Sculpture Biennial in Pécs. In 1973, they were awarded the Kossuth Prize. Two years later, they were honored with the title of Distinguished Artist. In 1977, they received the Ministry of Culture's award for their public works inaugurated in 1976 (Pro Arte Budapest). Two years later, they were recognized as an excellent artist. From 1980 until the regime change, they served as a member of parliament. They were also Vice President of the Patriotic People's Front and President of the Fészek Artist Club. In 1980, they were commissioned by György Aczél to create a bust of János Kádár. The sculpture was completed, but allegedly, shortly before their death, the politician asked them to destroy it. In 1982, they were awarded the Herder Prize. From 1983, they were a member of the German Academy, and they were awarded the Order of the Flag of the Hungarian People's Republic. Since then, they have had a permanent exhibition on Laktanya Street in Óbuda. In 1984, they received the SZOT Prize. A year later, they were awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Siófok. In 1989, they were awarded the Commander's Badge of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Republic, and they received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al Merito), as well as the Polish Cultural Award. 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