GEDŐ, Ilka
(1921, Budapest - 1985, Budapest)

Woman in Factory, with Windows, Grey Wall in Right Foreground

1947-1948
Pastel with gold and silver paint, carton, 495 x 343 mm
British Museum, Department of Prints and Drawings, London

"The Ganz factory, situated at the Margit körút in Budapest, was a large enterprise, producing elements for electrical engineering in one plant, and metal parts for machines and tools in another plant. In the late 1940's after the war, it offered an educational programme, organised by a liberally minded engineer. Ilka Gedő was welcome on the premises to sit and draw, even if the result did not correspond to the official image of a worker." From the exhibition catalogue: (Ilka Gedő (1921-1985) Drawings and Pastels (November 21st-December 29th, 1995) (An exhibition organised in co-operation with Janos Gat Gallery) Catalog by Elisabeth Kashey /Shepherd Gallery 21 East 84th Street, New York, N.Y. 10028)


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