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Current Exhibition & Events:
October 7-December 30, 2006
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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This exhibit featured many forms of Hungarian dolls. The collection showsed not only the old and the new, but also a variety of colorful costumes. There were over 120 dolls, dressed in Hungarian regional costumes. In most cases these dolls showcased Hungarian folk costumes and decorations in the form of fanciful needlework and embroidery. These dolls are a reflexion of a bygone era, that came alive in this exhibit!
August 5 through September 16, 2006
The dolls ranged in size from three inches to three feet. Visitors to the Museum could view the dolls at their leisure, and also could pick up a handout which identified the region from which each doll's costume hailed, with a map of Hungary indicating each region..
THIS SPECIAL EXHIBITION ON "HUNGARIAN DOLLS" OPENED WITH A RECEPTION on SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 3:00 PM at the MUSEUM. It continued through Sept 16, 2006.
A Clevelandni Magyar Történelmi Társulat szeretettel meghívta Önt és kedves családját a most már múlt kiállításunkat megtekinteni, ahol bemutattuk MAGYAR DÍSZBABA güjteményünket.
Would you like more information on Dolls, and especially Hungarian Dolls? Check out these links below!
Hungarian Folk Dolls of Transylvania
http://www.hungariandolls.com
Hungarian Folklore Dolls
http://www.folklorbabak.hu/angol/index.php
Magyar folklore babák honlapja (magyarul)
http://www.folklorbabak.hu/magyar/index.php?menu=11
Mezokövesd boy doll photo & description - scroll down to see
http://home17.inet.tele.dk/ethnics/Index8.htm
Boy doll fromHungary dated 1937, photo, scroll down to see
http://www.trojanhorseantiques.com/dolls_page_2.htm
A history of the doll
http://ctdollartists.com/history.htm
United Federation of Doll Clubs
http://www.ufdc.org/
Local chapter (Indiana, Michigan & Ohio) United Federation of Doll
Clubs
http://www.ufdc.org/ufdcregion12.htm
About doll collecting
http://collectdolls.about.com/
National Costume dolls
http://collectdolls.about.com/od/souvenirdolls/p/nationalcostume.htm
Other Past Special Exhibitions:
Immediate past exhibitions, see also below:
HUNGARIAN ARTS & CRAFTS: Local
Hungarian-American artisans & craftsmen
(PHOTOGRAPHY, WATERCOLOR, CERAMICS, WOOD CARVINGS, DECORATED EASTER EGGS,
and many other items)
"FISCHER - HUNGARIAN DECORATIVE POTTERY -- Csodálatos Magyar Kerámia"
"Cleveland Artists of the Early to Middle Twentieth Century, Teachers & Innovators"
"Hungarian-Polish Friendly Relations," & "The Zsolt Gregora Estate Collection"
HUNGARIAN ARTS & CRAFTS
This special exhibit featured local Hungarian-American artisans & craftsmen. Works covered PHOTOGRAPHY, WATERCOLOR, CERAMICS, WOOD CARVINGS, DECORATED EASTER EGGS, and many other items.
Artisans featured were:
IMRE BOGARDY
GEORGE BUZA
TINY HALACSY
MARIANNE LEGEZA
LÁSZLÓ LIESZKOVSZKY
ANDREW & MAGDA TEMESVÁRY
& in memoriam
MARGARET DÓSA
&
ZSOLT GREGORA
(Opening reception was held Saturday, April 1, 2006)
The
Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Museum was proud to present a representative
sampling of works by the Fischers, late 19th century Hungarian porcelain
and pottery artists, with representative works from their pottery and porcelain
manufacturing operation.
WHO WERE IGNÁC and EMIL FISCHER?
Ignác Fischer acquired his knowledge of arts and crafts in Hungary at his father's manufacture of ceramics in Tata-Tóváros. He then further refined and developed his knowledge of ceramics at the Herend factory, also in Hungary. [But note that Ignác is not among the immediate descendants of the 2nd owner of the original Herend factory, Móric Farkasházi Fischer.]
Ignác founded his own workshop at Pest in 1864. At
first, he dealt only with painting the china products of other factories.
However, he produced his own ceramics beginning in 1867. Similar to
Zsolnay, Fischer also specialized
in the production of ornamentally decorated ceramics. He was successful mainly
with his Majolica ware,
sold in Austria-Hungary and also sold for export. Fischer also produced pieces
decorated with Chinese motifs sold at the Hungarian Exposition of 1885. He
was successful in winning many major awards. Eventually his son Emil took
over the operation. But by 1885, under the direction of Emil Fischer, the
factory slowly began to lose its standing and eventually became the property
of the Zsolnay Factory in Pécs in south west Hungary. Some have asserted
that Zsolnay bought out the Fischers to put them out of business in favor
of his own.
Source, partially adapted from:
http://www.drawrm.com/pottery.htm
(Magyarul) Fischer Ignác:
http://vmek.oszk.hu/00000/00060/html/036/pc003689.html
(Magyarul) Fischer Emil:
http://www.magyarkeramia.hu/keramia/f_emil/page.html
There was no place else, not even in Hungary, where this many objects made by the Fischer Hungarian Porcelain Factory could have been seen in one place. These were all objects made at the end of the 19th century and so every one of the items was over 100 years old, as the factory went out of business about the turn of the century. Unlike the other well-known Hungarian porcelain factories of Herend and Zsolnay that are still in production today, there are no more made by Fischer - and, probably as a result, the Fischer pieces are just now becoming very collectible. They're surfacing in auctions of estates and on the internet and some pieces, particularly the art nouveau style, are beginning to fetch hefty sums into the many thousands. There were very fine examples of the art nouveau style in the Museum's exhibition - a piece that is a wonderfully elaborate and artistic nautilus shell bowl or centerpiece that is amazing - but, in addition to the art nouveau style, there were many other styles represented, in fact there were 43 exquisitely decorated objects and they ranged in size from a 5" kulacs decorated in the then popular Chinese style, to a vase that was 3 feet tall, etched and enameled and outlined in gold with traditional Hungarian floral motifs.
Special Exhibition, Gala Celebration & Concert, March 19 [now past]:
- New exhibition: "Cleveland Artists of the Early to Middle Twentieth Century, Teachers & Innovators" (The highly respected painters and printmakers JOHN CSÕSZ, KÁLMÁN KUBINYI, PAUL RIBA, and SÁNDOR VÁGÓ, played a large role in the art community of Cleveland as artists, teachers and contributors to special art programs and public art works through the WPA. Their works are still sought after by collectors.
- Exhibition was opened with a Gala Celebration & Champagne Reception & Hungarian Concert marking 20th Anniversary of the Cleveland Hungarian Heritage Society, & the 2nd Anniversary of the New Home of the Hungarian Hertitage Museum, in the Galleria at Erieview, in downtown Cleveland
- Gala Concert was given by Harmonia Orchestra (an exciting, all Hungarian program featuring the soulful and fiery music that inspired composers Bartok, Brahms & Liszt). Performing with the ensemble are: renowned cimbalom player Alexander Fedoriouk, violinists Steven Greenman & Józef Janis, accordionist Walt Mahovlich, & bassist Ken Javor. The musicians come from Central & Eastern European backgrounds & have found a common musical language in Harmonia. They bring to the concert stage the vitality and excitement that inspired the music of the composers they play.
LINKS
John Csosz, biography, samples of his paintings
John Csosz, Goodyear Zepplin Air Dock, Cleveland Museum of Art
John Csosz, more from Cleveland Museum of Art
John Csosz, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, "Tomorrow" [scroll down]
John Csosz, drawing of Lithuanian Cultural Garden, ClevelandKálmán Kubinyi, samples of works, from Case Western Reserve University
Kálmán Kubinyi, Dunham Tavern Illustration,1932 [scroll down]
Kálmán Kubinyi, from Univ. of Michigan collection
Kálmán Kubinyi, from Sioux City Art CenterPaul Riba, biography
Paul Riba, sample art works
Paul Riba, samples from Cleveland Museum of Art
Paul Riba, samples from Illinois State MuseumSándor Vágó, biography
Sándor Vágéó, "In Bedroom" or "In The Eyes of the Beholder" [scroll down]
Sándor Vágó "Chrysanthemums" [scroll down]
Sándor Vágó, biography, samples of his works
Immediate past special exhibition:
Hungarian-Polish Friendly Relations
This exhibit covers almost 1,000 years of friendly historical interaction between Hungary & Poland. It highlights many important historical figures the two countries have shared or given each other: kings, saints, generals, and political leaders such as Louis the Great, St. Kinga, Ulászló I, Louis II, Stephen Báthory, József Bem and many others. The two countries have also shared historical events that affected both, including the fight against Turkish expansion into Europe in the 16th & 17th s centuries, allowing the escape of Polish troops across Hungary's border in the 1939, and mutual support for the Polish Freedom Demonstrations & the Hungarian Freedom Fight against Soviet Communist rule in 1956.
Links: |
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| Polish Americans
& Their Communities in Cleveland Polish-Hungarian On-line Dictionary Library of Congress Links to Poland, Polish Culture A Time-line of Poland and Lithuania A Brief History of Poland Prominent Polish Names Embassy of Poland in Slovenia [In English! Great further links!] Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Józef Zachariasz Bem St. Kinga |
Ulászló
I [King of Hungary &
Poland] Reign of Ulaszlo II and Louis II Polish & Hungarian (also other) Costumes, 17th Century Introduction to Medieval Poland [With remarks on Louis the Great, Stephen Bathory, links, bibliographies, etc.] Polish castle (with Hungarian roots) in Niedzica Polish horses [Includes remarks on Hungarian & Turkish horses] Fall of Communism in Poland Links to Polish Culture & Fine Arts Polish recipes Polish recipes II Hungarian-Polish Student Exchange |
Magyar-Lengyel
Népesség |
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