Lajos Markos (Hungarian/American, 1917 to 1993)
Born in Budapest, Hungary, Markos earned a scholarship to the National Royal Academy of Budapest. Markos paintings hang in museums in the United States and Europe. He has international recognition for both his portraits and his western art. Markos also painted portraits of the founders of the Zigler Museum, Fred B. & Ruth B. Zigler.
Information courtesy of Charlton Hall Galleries Inc., September 2006.