Ladislas Medgyes (born Medgyesi László; 7 July 1892 – 25 January 1952) was a Hungarian-American artist. During the 1920s Medgyesi provided

scenic design Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including Play (theatre), plays and Musical theatre, musicals. The term can also be applied to film and television productions, wher ...

for many

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

, opera, and theatre productions in Paris, including the fully staged version of Aucassin et Nicolette. In 1927, he travelled to America and gave an exhibition of his paintings and also glass crystal sculptures. He immigrated to the United States in 1941. He worked as art director for

Helena Rubinstein Helena Rubinstein (born Chaja Rubinstein; December 25, 1872 – April 1, 1965) was a Polish and American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist. A cosmetics entrepreneur, she was the founder and eponym of Helena Rubinstein Incorporate ...

's cosmetics firm. He died in 1952 in Manhattan.

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1892 births 1952 deaths Hungarian expatriates in France Hungarian emigrants to the United States Artists from Budapest {{Hungary-artist-stub