Szőnyi István biography



1894	He was born on 17th January in Újpest
1913	Studied at the College of Fine Arts under Károly Ferenczy
1914	Spent the summer in Nagybánya with the grant of the College Drafted for military service during World War I
1916	His daughter, Jolán, was born
1917-18	On pass in Nagybánya
1919	Left the army and continued his studies under István Réti Became one of the leaders of the reformist movement during the Soviet Republic, and was compelled to leave the College after the fall of the attempt
1921	First solo exhibition in Ernst Museum, Budapest Grand prize of Szinyei Merse Pál Society Member of Szinyei Merse Pál Society
1924	Got married and moved to Zebegény Second solo exhibition in Ernst Museum His daughter, Zsuzsa, was born
1925	Teacher at a private school (Downtown Free School)
1926	His son, Peter, was born
1929	Third solo exhibition in Ernst Museum Received a scholarship to Rome but returned after a few months
1930	Teacher at his own free school
1933	Small Gold Medal of the State
1937	Invited to be a professor of the College of Fine Arts Several individual and collective shows between the two world wars
1939	Great Gold Medal of the State
1941	Appointed member of the Council of Grants and Scholarhips Corvin Wreath Edited the book „Studying Visual Arts”, whose chapters on drawing, painting in oil and tempera he wrote himself
1942	Painted the fresco of the church Győr-Nádorváros, and fell seriously ill
1943	Published his book „The Picture”
1944-45	During the Nazi occupation and the siege of Budapest he sheltered refugees and forged documents for them with his son Representative of the National Assembly
1945	Peter, his son, died
1947	Bronze Order of Hungarian Liberty
1948	Great success at the Biennial of Venice and the Hungarian exhibition in London
1949	Silver Medal of Kossuth Prize
1952	Artist of Merit Award
1953	Gouache exhibition at Fényes Adolf Showroom
1954	Retrospective exhibition in Ernst Museum Order of Labour
1956	Janus Pannonius Award Distinguished Artist Award
1957	Painted a panneau on the history of postal service for the Csepel Post Office Documentary film was taken about him
1958	His health became so feeble that he had to stop teaching at the College
1960	On 30th August he died in Zebegény