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Latitude
47.4925
Longitude
19.051389
Start Date
1943-01-01
End Date
1943-01-01

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ID
tb9e5d

Extended Data

DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/julius-bokor
Birth Place
Budapest, Hungary
Biography
Architect, interior designer, gallery director and artist, Julius Bokor, son of Ethel ( nee Matyas ) and Emery Bokor, was born in Budapest Hungary in 1943.After spending his childhood in Budapest, he emigrated with his parents to Sydney in 1957. Briefly attending Public School in Bondi he completed his Leaving Certificate as a private candidate in 1960, working various jobs during the day. Bokor was drawing from an early age, and a visit to Milan en route to Australia an architect family friend showed him buildings including by Bramante.In 1959 he initially studied life drawing in Joe Holloway’s Haymarket studio, life drawing, then took classes the Mary White School of Art. During his studies at The Faculty of Architecture he was fortunate to be taught by Lloyd Rees, Roland Wakelin. He also enrolled in Lyndon Dadswell’s sculpture class at the National Art School.On graduation he worked at Clarke Gazzard and Partners, before working abroad, first in Rome and than in London. On returning to Sydney he started his own architectural practice Julius Bokor Architect Pty. Ltd.In the late 1970s he purchased a warehouse in Mary Place, Paddington which became an open access exhibition space. In 2002 he initiated an annual exhibition for young artists, the Mary Place Exhibition.In 2009 Julius Bokor combined his practice with his daughter Marianne BokorThe Mary Place Gallery closed in 2015, Writers: julius_bokor Joanna Mendelssohn Date written: 2016 Last updated: 2022
Born
b. 1943
Summary
Julius Bokor studied art under Lloyd Rees, Robert Klippel, John Olsen and others while also studying architecture, the profession for which he is best known. He was the owner of Mary Place Gallery in the Sydney suburb of Paddington.
Gender
Male
Died
None listed
Age at death
None listed