Ferenc Helbing
Ferenc Helbing was a Hungarian graphic artist and painter.
Helbing was born in Érsekújvár, Kingdom of Hungary. He started his career as a lithographer. After studying applied graphics and applied arts, he became a printing manager. He taught at the College of Applied Graphics then at the College of Applied Arts ; he managed the latter until 1936. He made a pioneer work in the field of the Hungarian commercial graphics. He was the designer of many Hungarian banknotes. He also created posters, stamps, illustrations for books, glass paintings and murals and won a number of prizes on applied arts and graphics competitions. Some of his works can be seen in the Hungarian National Gallery.
He died in Budapest.
