Elek Imredy

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Elek Imredy (April 13, 1912 – October 12, 1994) was a Hungarian sculptor who emigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1957. His most notable work is Girl in a Wetsuit, which is located in Stanley Park.^[1]

Early life

Imredy worked for the railroad in Hungary and studied there with sculptors Sandor Boldogfai Farkas and Bela Ohman as well as painters Istvan Szonyi and

Notable works

• Girl in a Wetsuit in Stanley Park, 1972.
• Statue of Matthew Baillie Begbie, "BCs notorious hanging judge", New Westminster Courthouse, 1981.
• 12' bronze Lady of Justice, New Westminster courthouse.
• Mother goose fiberglass statues for Tacoma's Never Never Land attraction, 1964.
• Seated statue of Christ and one of Madonna, Holy Redeemer College, Edmonton.
• Bronze bust of Dr.
  UBC and Riverside Foundation, Calgary
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• Bronze statue of Louis St. Laurent, Department of Public Works, Ottawa.
• Bust of Zoltán Kodály at Vancouver Academy of Music, 1983.
• Grand Trunk Railway president Charles Melville Hays in front of Prince Rupert City Hall.
• The Mariners' Memorial on the Prince Rupert harbour front.
• Bust of Major
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• Bust of child (Anthony Peter Maxwell), 1958.
• Life-size bronze statue of world renown Nisga'a carver,
  Victoria BC
  .

See also

• List of attractions and monuments in Stanley Park
• Public art in Vancouver

References

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