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Michael Meszaros b. 1945

Artist (Sculptor),
Artist (Glass & metal Artist / Designer)

Michael Meszaros has produced large-scale public sculptures, such as the copper birds at 350 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria but he is perhaps best known for his work as a medalist. His design for the Australian Bicentenary Medal presented to school children in 1988 was the second-largest medal issue in history.

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Citations

John Sharples (1990), 'Medals as Art: Australia and the Meszaros tradition’, Canberra and Melbourne.
Ray Jewell (1988), 'Michael Meszaros: the Man and his Medals’, Australia.
Museum Victoria (2012), 'Michael Meszaros, Sculptor & Medal Artist (1945-)’.
http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2230/michael-meszaros-sculptor-medal-artist-1945

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