Andor Mészáros

He collaborated closely with sculptor and medallist Eduard "Ede" Telcs, for whom he developed several architectural designs for fountains.

He was considered an enemy alien, and worked for a year in the architectural offices of J. V. T. Ward and Marsh & Michaelson.

With the support of friends such as zoologist Wilfred Eade Agar and physician Herbert Schlink, Mészáros was able to pursue his artistic career.

[1] His early works include three stone figures – Maternity (1944), The Surgeon (1945), and King George V (1946) – which he created for the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

[1] From the 1950s onwards, he undertook several major commissions in Australia, including The Resurrection (1954), a sandstone figure as an altarpiece for the chapel of the Sydney Church of England Grammar School (Shore School); a Triumphal Cross for St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide in 1955;[1] a Shakespeare statue for the city of Ballarat in 1960;[2] the bronze figure Christ Accepts His Cross for the All Saints Anglican Church in Brisbane in 1962;[3] and a group of figures for the Supreme Court in Darwin in 1964,[4] which sparked some controversy.

[12] He also created portrait medals of figures such as David Rivett (c. 1966),[13] Howard Florey (1963),[14][15] and Robert Menzies (1969).