François Colos (born Ferencz Szalay;

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, 1933–

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, 1989) was a Hungarian-born designer and artist, established in the US. In addition to his long career as a designer for French and American newspapers, magazines, and companies, he was the author of a 14-yea
collage diary
(1976–1989).

Career

He began studying graphic art and engraving techniques in 1974, but was arrested by the political arm of the police in 1951, and sent to a coal mine deep in the

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. He was freed in 1956, during the Hungarian revolution and arrived in

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in 1957, to begin studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Ecole du Louvre. In 1958 he illustrated several books and magazines, winning several prizes in Belgium, England, and Germany. In 1959 he started working in his main field, collage – a technique which would lead to his second love –

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. In 1960 he received his first photographic assignment in

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, and in 1961 participated at the

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. In 1964, after two short film features in England and Canary Islands, he started a 5-year association with French television, introducing a new graphic style. After frequent study trips through Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1966 he visited the United States and settled permanently in Manhattan in 1970, as a free-lance artist. His career was consolidated by further drawings and concepts which brought him numerous prizes and important clients: ''

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''. In 1973 he received the silver medal in the Nikon International Photo-Contest.

Book published

In 1974 he published, "The Student who Became King in Spite of Himself", his first book in English with Holt Rinehart & Winston incorporating his collage style into the illustrations. He continued his work and, in 1976, he began work on his 'Diary' – a large collection of collages which ended in 1989, when Francois Szalay-Colos died at

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, Manhattan. He was survived by his wife, Michelle."Francois Colos, Illustrator, 60"
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'', August 12, 1989

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colos, Francois 1933 births 1989 deaths American illustrators American collage artists Hungarian illustrators