- Lajos Markos
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name = Lajos Markos
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birthdate = 1917
location = flagicon|HungaryMarosvasarhely, Hungary
deathdate = 1969
deathplace = flagicon|USHouston
nationality = flagicon|Hungary Hungarian
field =Portrait s,Western(genre) s,Cityscape s
training = Royal Academy of Budapest
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awards =Lajos Markos (1917–1993) was a
Hungarian American artist.A European, he was trained at the Royal Academy of Budapest. He came to the United States following World War II and quickly established himself in New York City as a major portrait, with many of his subjects being celebrities such as
John Wayne Robert Kennedy , The Royal Family of King Hassan II andPablo Casals . In his lifetime, Lajos Markos completed over 2,000 portraits. In the 1960s, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he expanded his interest to western art. He also created a instructional video of classical portrait painting.Examples of his work are in the
Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Texas State capitol in Austin, TX andZigler museum , Jennings, LA. cite web | last = AFA Lejos Markos | title = Lejos Markos | url = http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/artists/bio.cfm?id=169238| accessdate = 2008-08-24 ] cite web | last =Madison Art Shop Lejos Markos | title = Lejos Markos | url = http://www.madisonartshop.com/classicalportraitpainting.html| accessdate = 2008-10-04 ]Gallery
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