In the 1960s, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he sparked an interest in Western American art. Examples of his work can be found in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and the Zigler Museum in Jennings, Louisiana, as well as other museums and private collections. JP Morgan acquired his works, which are housed today at its main headquarters.
His portraits are scarce. He painted portraits of the 12 "Texas Immortals," which hangs in the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, the "Siege of the Alamo," which hangs in the Texas State Capitol in Austin, and countless western paintings depicting the history of the cowboy era, which hang in private and corporate collections in the US and abroad. Paintings of Sam Houston, Robert E. Lee, and George S. Patton are in private collections.
Personal lifeedit
Markos married an opera singer and routinely played her music as he painted. Robert F. Kennedy assisted Markos in obtaining permission to return to his home country, behind the Iron Curtain, in the early 1960s.
He is buried in Italy, near Udine, in his wife's hometown of Lavariano.
Referencesedit
^"Lajos Markos Art Foundation Scholarship Program". www.walden3d.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
External linksedit
Antiques and Fine Art Lejos Markos. "Lejos Markos". Retrieved 2008-08-24.
December 18, 2023
lajos, markos, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2014, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, 1917,. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lajos Markos 1917 1993 was a Hungarian American artist He trained at the Royal Academy of Budapest Lajos MarkosBorn1918Budapest HungaryDied1993HoustonNationalityHungarianEducationRoyal Academy of BudapestKnown forPortraits Western genre s Cityscapes Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editMarkos came to the United States following World War II and worked as a portrait painter in New York City painting celebrities such as John Wayne Robert F Kennedy President Ronald Reagan and Pablo Casals Lajos Markos completed over 2 000 portraits citation needed 1 In the 1960s he moved to Houston Texas where he sparked an interest in Western American art Examples of his work can be found in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City Oklahoma and the Zigler Museum in Jennings Louisiana as well as other museums and private collections JP Morgan acquired his works which are housed today at its main headquarters His portraits are scarce He painted portraits of the 12 Texas Immortals which hangs in the Texas Commerce Bank in Houston the Siege of the Alamo which hangs in the Texas State Capitol in Austin and countless western paintings depicting the history of the cowboy era which hang in private and corporate collections in the US and abroad Paintings of Sam Houston Robert E Lee and George S Patton are in private collections Personal life editMarkos married an opera singer and routinely played her music as he painted Robert F Kennedy assisted Markos in obtaining permission to return to his home country behind the Iron Curtain in the early 1960s He is buried in Italy near Udine in his wife s hometown of Lavariano References edit Lajos Markos Art Foundation Scholarship Program www walden3d com Retrieved 2019 04 18 External links editAntiques and Fine Art Lejos Markos Lejos Markos Retrieved 2008 08 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lajos Markos amp oldid 1152588289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
