Joseph domjan biography
Joseph Domjan was born March 15, in Budapest, Hungary.!
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Hungary/ US 1907- 1992
In the past two weeks we were inspired by Fairytales and Myths.
Our inspiration this week came from renowned Hungarian artist, jozeph Domjan. Born in Budapest in 1907, he came from a large family of twelve children and grew up in poverty. To support his family, Domján started working at a machine foundry while still a teenager.
Joseph Domjan was an American artist who was born in Numerous key galleries and museums such as Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University have featured.
During the Great Depression, he found himself unemployed and took the opportunity to travel extensively through Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany on foot. To sustain himself during his travels, he took on odd jobs and sold his sketches.
It was during this time that Domján discovered his passion for art and made the decision to become an artist. He was awarded a scholarship to study at the Budapest Academy of Arts and six years later, he became a faculty member at the academy.
Domján's primarily focused on in
