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Thursday, 16 September 2021

Artlyst: Ilona Bossanyi interview

My latest interview for Artlyst is with Ilona Bossanyi, granddaughter of the Hungarian émigré artist Ervin Bossanyi:

'Earlier this year I wrote an article about the extent to which artworks in the UK by émigré artists are- under threat, with some requiring urgent restoration and others in buildings that have been closed. Ilona Bossanyi, granddaughter of the Hungarian stained glass artist Ervin Bossanyi, contacted me after reading that article, in which her grandfather was mentioned, as she was concerned about the fate of the stained-glass window that her grandfather had created for the Tate Gallery...

The difficulties émigré artists such as Bossanyi have faced over the years, including the difficulty of receiving appropriate recognition posthumously, is demonstrated by the many strains seen in the story of how An Angel Blessing the Washerwomen of Chartres first came to the Tate and of its subsequent reception...

Yet, as with work by many other émigré artists, a lack of recognition, both of their work and stories, continues into the present even, at times, on the part of institutions that hold such works in trust for future generations.'

The Church Times article that attracted Ilona Bossanyi's interest was based on a conference held at St John's Waterloo to raise awareness about the threat to works by Hans Feibusch and other emigre artists. That article can be found at - https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2021/11-june/features/features/debt-owed-to-jewish-refugee-art.

See also my Artlyst articles on Refugee Artists: Learning from The Lives Of Others and
Polish Art In Britain: Centenary Marked At London’s Ben Uri Gallery.

My other pieces for Artlyst are:

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