Victor Ambrus
, 1935 - 2020
Victor Ambrus was born László Győző Ambrus in Budapest in 1935 and studied at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts (1953–1956). In 1956, as a result of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 he fled from Hungary to Austria and then Britain, where he joined Farnham Art School, later moving to the Royal College of Art on a Gulbenkian Scholarship. In his last year at the college, Ambrus drew illustrations for the Times Literary Supplement, and went on to spend many years working for Oxford University Press where he illustrated the works of various historical fiction writers, including Hester Burton and Rosemary Sutcliff. He is the winner of multiple awards, including two British Library Association Kate Greenaway Medals. Ambrus also featured as a cast member in the TV series Time Team, for which he often provided illustrations
Sources:
Martin, Douglas, The Telling Line: Essays on 15 Contemporary Book Illustrators, New York: Delacorte Press, 1989, 83–105.
Victor Ambrus: A Time Team Tribute, available on Time Team Official YouTube channel (accessed: August 3, 2022).
Bio prepared by David Walsh, University of Kent, djw43@kent.ac.uk
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