Margit Varga

Margit Varga
Born
Margaret Varga[1]

(1908-05-05)May 5, 1908[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedApril 8, 2005(2005-04-08) (aged 96)
Naples, Collier County, Florida, U.S.
EducationNational Academy of Design,
Art Students League of New York
Occupation(s)Artist, gallerist, art editor, art director, journalist
SpouseLaszlo Kormendi

Margit Varga (1908–2005) was an American artist, gallerist, journalist, art director, and art editor.[2][3] Her artwork has been described as "magical realism" and her work was known in the New York City-area and in Europe.[4] Varga owned a Midtown art gallery for emerging artists in the 1930s. She was an art authority and served as a judge for art exhibitions in the 1930s and 1940s.[5] For 40 years, Varga worked for Time magazine.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference American Women was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Journal of the Archives of American Art. Vol. 28. Archives of American Art. 1988.
  3. ^ Varga, Margit. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. 2011-10-31. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00188584. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
  4. ^ "Death Notices: Margit Varga, Naples, FL". The Naples Daily News. 2005-04-12. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ^ "Art Authority on Survey Visit, Margit Varga Tells Impression Made by Coast Painters in East". The Los Angeles Times. 1940-08-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-07-31.