PAUL LANCZ
He began carving at the age of twelve and later studied at the Budapest School of Fine Arts. For three years he worked with Professor Kisfaludy Szigmond, noted Hungarian sculptor. Lancz came to Canada with his wife in 1956. One of his first important commissions was a bust of Abraham Bronfman, Montreal philanthropist, for Mount Sinai Hospital, Ste Agathe, Quebec. In the following years he has done busts of actresses Zsa Zsa Gabor and Jayne Mansfield; former Mayor of Toronto, Nathan Phillips;the late John F. Kennedy, 35th President of United States of America ( bust was placed in the Kennedy Library at Harvard University on approval of the President’s widow); former Prime Minister of Israel, David Bengurion (bust was presented to the Israeli Pavilion at Expo "67" by the artist), and many other commissions including a statue for the garden of Wonders, La fontaine Park, Montreal; work for numerous churches and millionaire businessman. Paul Lancz is a sculptor of unusual ability.