József Ács (10 February 1931[1] – 14 May 2023) was a Hungarian sculptor and medallist.
Career
Ács studied at the
Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts from 1952 to 1958. His work is primarily sculpture, but he also designed portrait busts and medals. In 1965 he was commissioned to produce a bronze bust of
Alexander Graham Bell in Budapest.[2] In 1968, he made a solo exhibition at the Cultural Center ("Művelődési Ház") of the Budapest neighborhood of
Rákosligeti.
Grave of György Ugray (1908–1971) Hungarian sculptor, in the Óbuda cemetery (21/1). The wooden headboard (kopjafa) was carved by György Ugray Jr., while the bronze medal affixed to the column was made by József Ács (1972).
Portrait plaquette of György Ugray (1908-1971), a Hungarian sculptor, affixed to his wooden headboard (kopjafa) in the Óbuda cemetery. The author of the bronze plaquette is József Ács (1972).