My father Bela Ban

BÉLA BÁN (Budapest, 14 May 1909. - Tel-Aviv, 6. February 1972) The family about 1920 (the elder son is Béla Bán) May 14, 1909 he was born in Budapest 1925-28 he studied graphics at the College of Industrial Arts under Ferenc Helbing 1928-30 he was a pupil of Gyula Rudnay at the Fine Arts College 1934 was a foundation member of the Group of Socialist Artists He was 24 years old 1938 was awarded "honourable mention" at the Spring Salons of the Szinyei Society in the summer of 1939 he worked together with Lajos Vajda, Endre Bálint and Piroska Szántó in Szentendre 1940,1942, 1944 was an inmate of a forced labour camp for several months' 1942 second prize of fresco-competition "Freedom and Nati