Lajos Jámbor

Lajos "Louis" Jámbor (1 August 1884 – 11 June 1954) was a Hungarian-American post-impressionist painter, illustrator and background artist for animation. He is known for his illustrations for the book Little Women (1947 edition), and his symbolic and religious artwork found murals and as decoration in churches. He also created portraits for New York society. After graduation he studied religious art in Italy and studied in Düsseldorf, Germany, under Frank Gebhard. In 1925, Jambor, working with scenic designer and architect Joseph Urban, painted the patio murals and frescos for Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Jambor painted large panels (circa 1929) above the proscenium in the Atlantic City Municipal Auditorium (now known as Boardwalk Hall) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jambor created a 1938 mural based on Greek mythology located in the Latchis Memorial Building in Brattleboro, Vermont. Jambor created work for the St. Stephen of Hungary Church in New York City, which included a painting of the stations of the cross.

Jambor had been the president of the American Artists Professional League (AAPL) at the time of his death in 1954. among others.

Illustration Jambor illustrated two books by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women (1947 edition, Grosset & Dunlap) and Jo's Boys (1949 edition, Grosset & Dunlap) and his work has been used in later reproductions of these books.

Animation Jambor worked for Fleischer Studios as a background artist during the time of traditional hand-drawn animation cels, for the 1939 film Gulliver's Travels.

Personal life Jambor became a United States citizen in 1929. At the time of his death he lived in The Colosseum building at 435 Riverside Drive in Manhattan, when this was still a private residential building. Both artists depicted Jesus as a "strong character" with physical strength, however Sallman was attributed in statement about this as early as 1943, and Jambor was quoted in 1949.

Death and legacy He died at age 69 on June 11, 1954, at St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan, due to a heart issue. He is buried in the Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, New Jersey.

Jambor's granddaughter, Katharine Violet Alexander created a five-minute video about her grandfather.