Ladislas Medgyes

Medgyesi László (1892 in Budapest – ?) known in Paris and America as Ladislas Medgyes, was a Hungarian artist.[1][2]

During the 1920s Medgyesi provided scenic design for many operetta, opera, and theatre productions in Paris,[3][4] including the fully staged version of Aucassin et Nicolette. In 1927 Medgyes travelled to America and gave an exhibition of his paintings and also glass crystal sculptures.[5]

References
  1. Roland Penrose, Lee Miller: The Surrealist and the Photographer 2001 "At eighteen she talked her father into letting her study lighting, costume, and design at Ladislas Medgyes's School of Stagecraft, in Paris. The Hungarian director imbued students with his constructivist vision of a theatre without sets, where the ..."
  2. Dan Rottenberg – Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy 1986 – Page 287 "MEDGYES — UJ has article on Hungarian painter Ladislas Medgyes (b. 1892)"
  3. Theatre Magazine – Volumes 37–38 1923 – Page 68 "... with that term in the slightest way except for an effective backdrop designed by Ladislas Medgyes and Waldo Pierce."
  4. Opera News – Volume 21 1956– Page 113 "Le Carrosse was given incidental music by Lord Berners and produced at the Theatre des Champs Elysees, with decor by Ladislas Medgyes and Marguerite Beriza in the leading role."
  5. American Hebrew and Jewish Tribune 1927 "A Poet in Glass New French Fad of Crystal Sculpture Brought to America By Its Originator, Ladislas Medgyes By LOUIS RITTENBERG fashion designs. Mr. Medgyes is in America for an exhibition of this work as well as his canvases. This artist is also known for his highly original scenic designs . Hungarian artist and among the most popular Medgyes' latest method of creative expression is apparent also in the landscapes, scenic designs and woodcuts for of his versatility..."


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