12 Facts About Alexander Finta

Alexander Finta settled in Los Angeles, California in 1939 and proceeded to mainly create marble and bronze busts.

Alexander Finta worked for 20th Century Fox until his death in 1958.

Alexander Finta was born in Turkeve in Hungary on June 18,1881.

Alexander Finta obtained his diploma in mechanical engineering before moving to Budapest and Florence to study art.

In Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Finta created many monuments, including Strength, a 12-foot granite statue for the Fluminenci Club.

Alexander Finta created Christ for the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

In 1923 Alexander Finta moved to New York City to escape the yellow fever outbreaks in Brazil.

In New York, Alexander Finta would create the sculpture of Stephen I of Hungary which resides in St Stephen of Hungary Church in New York City.

Alexander Finta would marry his second wife, Catherine, who was a painter and a professor of design.

In New York, Alexander Finta would have commissions from New York's Authors Club, the First Presbyterian Church, the Hungarian Reference Library, Cleveland Public Library, the city's Department of Health, and numerous public artworks within the region.

Alexander Finta was a book illustrator, poet, author and journalist.

Around the beginning of World War II, Alexander Finta moved to Los Angeles, California.