P H O T O A L B U M
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The City Of My Birth: Bratislava, a.k.a. Pozsony or Pressburg, in Slovakia
My Mother, Rozalia Knyazoviczky a.k.a. Knazovicky, around 1934
My Father, Dr. Mihaly Bartalos, around 1936
I was Two Years Old When This Photo Was Taken, In Komarom, 1937
Gyula
Jaszay, My Maternal Halfbrother, As Young Officer In The Hungarian Army, around
1939
Judit Jaszay, My Maternal Halfsister, around 1940
At The Age Of Four Years, Not Long Before My Mother's Death
At Age Seven, Now in Edeleny, Hungary, As World War 2 Was Raging On
First Grade Class Picture At The Edeleny Calvinist (Reformatus) School 1942
My Father Remarried Gertrud Rozlosnik, Who Became A Most Wonderful Stepmother To Me
At Around Age Ten, Shortly After My Father's Death
For The Last Time In The Uniform Of The Boy Scouts, Now Banned By The Communist Authorities
Graduation From The Ferenc Folder High School In The City Of Miskolc, 1953
A New Stage Of My Life Began When I Moved To Budapest To Study Medicine, In The Fall Of 1953
With Fellow Students In Front Of The Anatomy Institute, around 1954
(left to right: Andras Orlik, Imre Gunyho, Laszlo Erdos, Mihaly Bartalos, Kalman Dernoczy, Otto Nemeth)
Dear Friend And Classmate Klara Szabo (Of The City Of Szombathely). 1955.
Anatomy Examination By The Much Respected Professor Ferenc Kiss, 1955
Professor Istvan Kubik Conducts The Theoretical Examination In Anatomy, 1955
(left to right: Dr. Imre Gabor, Prof. Kubik, "Uncle Pista" Racz, Eva Geczi, Janos Hermann, Maria Koho)
Life In The Erno Utca Dormitory. Contemplating Bones and Time. 1956
(left to right: Dezso Kiss, Istvan Fecske, Bertalan Kovacs, Mihaly Bartalos)
Horsing Around Gyula Bodog, Gyula Sanczi and Lajos Garam. 1956
Our Sleeping Quarters Were Small And Overcrowded. We Slept In Bunk Beds. 1956
The Study Room - Where Silence Prevailed. 1955
(left
to right: Reis "Boci" Balmoci from
Antal Nobl, ? ?, Gyula Harangozo, Oszkar Maloveczky)
Eva Geczi, Fellow Student and Good Friend (She Hailed From The City Salgotarjan). Summer of 1956
Class Mate Esztergaly Szoreny Was Another Close Friend. He Was To Became A Gynecologist.
Medical Students On Volunteer Work In The Flood Stricken Mohacs Area 1956
Revolution, October 1956 - Students Demonstrating for "Constructive National Program"
Revolution, October 1956 - The Poet S. Petofi's Century Old Call "Stand Up Hungarian" Is Heard Again
Armed Struggle Erupts Between The Revolutionaries And Forces of the Country's Communist Rulers
Medical Student Mihaly Bartalos With Rifle And Armband Of The Revolutionary National Guardians -
The Democratic Revolution Succeeded.
For
Surviving Revolutionaries Escape Became The Logical Choice. During
Attempted Escape To The Free
A Young Man Of This Family Helped Us To Walk To Freedom. By Walking With Us At Night He Helped Us To Avoid Patrolling Soviet Tanks And Watchtowers Mounted By Armed Border Guards. At The End, He Pointed The Way To Freedom. On The Photo He Is Seen Standing Behind The Lady Of The House.
Inhabitant Of The Refugee Camp Casern Donop, In the French City Of Nancy Oct 1956 -Feb 1957
A Student Of Medicine Again. This Time In Heidelberg, West Germany, 1957
In The Laboratory Of Czerny University Hospital Where My Doctoral Research Was Conducted, 1959
As A Young Physician In The Isotope Division Of Czerny University Hospital In Heidelberg, 1960
Attending A Conference (And The Beach) - With My Son Mike In Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. 1961
Staff of Department of Pathology, Baltimore City Hospitals / Johns Hopkins University, 1962
(First Row, left to right: ??, Prof. David Brandes, Prof. James Brennan, Prof. Abou Pollack, Prof. Ferenc Gyorkey, Dr.? Slavin.
Second Row, third from left: Dr. Mihaly Bartalos)
Staff Of The Division of Medical Genetics At The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. 1963.
(First Row, left to right: Dr. Kathleen Lee, Prof. Edward A. Murphy, Prof. Victor A. Mckusick, Prof. Samuel H. Boyer, Ms. Margaret Hawkins and Dr. Peter Bowen.
Second Row, left to right: Dr. Samia Temtamy, ??, ??, Dr. Alan E. H. Emery
Third Row, left to right: Dr. Richard Goodman, Dr. Yves Duchatel, Dr. David Wise, Dr. Bekir Sitka Sayli,
Dr. Roswell Eldridge, Dr. R. W. Sherwin ?, Dr. Mihaly Bartalos, Dr. David Feiner.)
In The United States I Became Involved In The Work Of The Former Hungarian Freedomfighters.
This Photo Was Taken At The
Conclusion Of The Meeting Of The National Executive Committee of the Hungarian
Freedomfighters Federation In
(From left to right: Pal Szilagyi, ??, Dr.Laszlo Szimonisz, Bela H. Bacskai, Mrs. Jozsef "Sally" Gyorik, Dr.Pal Lote, Aron Kis-Gyorgy, Jeno Szeredas, Istvan Gereben, Jozsef Soos, Gabor Bognar, Laszlo Pasztor, Dr.Nandor Jenoffy, Jozsef Gyorik , Dr.Mihaly Bartalos)
Senator Everett Dirksen, The Republican Leader In The United States Senate, Is Accepting The Freedom Award Of The Hungarian Freedomfighters Federation from Dr. Mihaly Bartalos, Co-President Of The Hungarian Freedomfighters Federation Of America and Mr. George Horvath, The Federations' Public Relations Specialist In The Senator's Capitol Hill Office, On February 28, 1966.
As Head Of The Genetics Program At Howard University, Washington, DC 1966
(Left to right: My co-author Dr.
Theodore A. Baramki, Mr. Dick Hoover, Vice President of Williams and Wilkins
publishing company in
The Official Opening Of The Genetics Unit At Howard University Took Place On October 01, 1966.
Taking Part In The Tour Of The Facilities are, from left, Roland B. Scott, M.D. Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics, Allen F. Calvert, Ph.D., Biochemical Geneticist of the Unit, Angella D. Ferguson, M.D., Associate Professor and Administrator of the Unit, Professor Wormley, Vice President of Howard University and Mihaly Bartalos, M.D., Director of the Unit.
The Technical Support Staff At The Genetics Unit, Howard University, Washington DC, 1966-1967
(From left: Mrs. Phyllis Hathaway, Secretary - Miss Carlota Reyes, Research Associate - Ms. ? Harris, Technician - Mr. ? Hatcher, Medical Student - Mrs. Carolyn C. McCloud, Secretary - Mr. George Trimble, Technician - Mr. ? Wilkins, Technician - And A Graduate Student In Organic Chemistry.)
A Postgraduate Symposium on Clinical Genetics Was Organized By Me At Howard University.
It Was Held On January 26-27, 1967.
Participants
seen on this photo are, from left, Roland B. Scott, M.D., Professor And
Chairman, Department of Pediatrics at
My First Book "Medical Cytogenetics" Appeared In Press. Williams and Wilkins Co., 1967
In A Scientific Communication, Published In A Swiss Journal, I Described A New Genetic Disease, 1967
My Second Book Entitled "Genetics In Medical Practice" Appeared.
Printed
by J. B. Lippincott,
On
July 01, 1968 I Joined the
This Is An Article That Appeared In The Local Paper At That Time.
With My Children Mike And Gabe In Columbia, MD, 1968.
Earlier
Gabe Has Fallen Into The
Celebrating Privately The Birthday Of General Lajos Dalnoki-Veress In Washington, DC, Nov. 08, 1969.
This
Legendary Soldier Escaped Executions Although He Was Imprisoned And Sentenced
To Death By Both The Nazis And The Communists For His Staunch Pro-Hungarian Stance.
At The Time This Photo Was Taken His Permanent Residence Was In
From left: Laszlo Pasztor (Partial View), General Lajos Dalnoki-Veress, Istvan Gereben, Dr.Mihaly Bartalos.
On January 01, 1971 - I Assumed A Faculty Position At Columbia University In New York City
The Spanish Edition Of "Medical Cytogenetics" Appeared In Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1972
With My Children At The Airport To Bring A Visitor To Our Home. 1974.
Making A Point At A Meeting Of The Semmelweis Scientific Society, 1975
When I Used To Smoke A Pipe At Almost All Places - Here It Is On A Long Island Beach, New York, 1975
Mike With His Brothers At His Graduation From Scarsdale High School, New York, 1978
On The Acapulco Beach, Mexico, In 1978.
The Last Attempt Of Reconciliation Between My Wife And Me Failed.
Separation Continued, And Divorce Became Official On June 14, 1983.
The Children Continued To Stay With Me In Our House For The Next Several Years.
This Photo Shows Greg During A Sunday Visit To The Museum Of Modern Art In New York City In 1979.
In
The Summer Of 1980 I Traveled To
From England We Reached The Continent By Crossing The English / La Manche Channel.
While We Were Away In Europe, Our Dog Bodri Generated Some Hard Feelings And Unwelcome Publicity
A Sunday Afternoon With My Sons In The Vicinity Of The American Museum Of Natural History
Skiing In New York State's Catskills Mountains Was A Favored Winter Diversion For Us. February 1982
Visiting The Niagara Falls Proved To Be A Wet Experience
1983, With Nereida de la Torre, a.k.a. Nellie Parkhurst
My Oldest Patient Was The 103 Years Old Magdolna Melher.
We
Were Very Surprised When We Discovered That We Both Grew Up In The Same Village
(Edeleny) In
The
Week Of The Anniversary Of The 1956 Hungarian Revolution Has Become The Time Of
The Weeklong Annual Meeting Of The American - Hungarian Medical Association In
Inclusion In A Spanish Language Magazine When Attending The Casita Maria Benefit Ball
At
Dinner At Cafe 58, NYC With Nereida de la Torre, 1984
My Son Gabe On One His Early Movie Assignments, 1984
Horseback Riding In Wintry New Jersey, February 1985
1985 With The Painter Mr. Tibor David In My Office
At
Touring The American West 1989
At Chaco National Historic Park, New Mexico, 1989
In
Arizona We Visited Mr. Gergely Pongratz, Mr. Pongratz Was Commander
In Chief Of The Revolutionary Forces In The Corvin Koz,
Mr. Pongratz Was A Most Gracious Host Who Also Introduced Us To One Of His Sons Who Worked With Him At The Farm And Gave Us A Tour Of The Facility.
On This Photo We Are Shown To Meet His Dog And Inspecting The Machinery. 1989.
We Were Also Shown The Outfit He Wore During The Revolution.
Now
It Is Guarded By The
Mr. Pongratz With One Of His Prizewinning Animals. 1989
1989 During A Stop In Oklahoma City
Another Mug-Shot, New York City, 1989
Mr.
Jeno Szeredas Is A Painter, Former Member Of The Hungarian Parliament, A Former
Political Prisoner Of The Communists For Several Years, A Participant In
The Armed Uprising In Budapest In 1956 And One Of The Founders Of The
Hungarian Freedomfighters' Organization In Exile. In The Late 1980s He And His
Artist Wife Polly Parke Resided And Created In A Charming Home In A Secluded
Area Of The Pocono Mountains In Pennsylvania. In 1989 I Drove To Their House
With An Old Friend Of His, Who Was Visiting In
1990 At Christmas Time, As Usual, All My Children Came To New York, 1990
April 27, 1991 - Several Of Mike's Works Were On Exhibit At Pucci International In New York City.
The Invitation Too Was His Creation
View Of Some Of Mike's Creation
With Mike And Greg On The Exhibit's Opening
The Wall Illustrations Seen In The Back Were Also Done By Mike. 1991.
Tina Walker, On Mother's Day, 1991
Celebrating My Birthday, As Usual, In Close Family Circle, 1991
From left: Artist Pamela Hobbs, My Son Michael, Myself, Tina Walker, My Son Gregory.
With My Son Michael, May 27, 1991, New York City
At Christmas Time 1992 In New York's Lincoln Center - Indeed, To See Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker'
From left: Tikoyo Wright, Tina Walker, MKB.
Gabe With One Of His Leprechaun Creations For The Movies
Gabe
With British Actor
These Satyrs Were Created By Gabe For Matthew Barney's Artistic Video 'Drawing Restraint 7'
(From:
T. Morawetz's Book: 'Making Faces, Playing God',
Invitation To Award Ceremony By The Hungarian Consul General In New York, 1994
Receiving The Award Of The Government Of Free Hungary, New York, 1994
English Translation Of The Award Certificate
With My Son Gabe, Under The Approving Glances Of My Maternal Grandparents,
After
A Pleasant Christmas We Flew To
On
December 29th (1995) We Were Robbed At Gun Point By A Raving Bandit In Bright
Daylight In A Busy Section Of
Since
The Robber Took, Along With Money, Also My Passport and My Airplane Ticket, Our
Return To The
We Were Given A Copy Of The Official Police Report Made Of The Incident.
A Reward Of A Different Kind (Must Have Done Something Right),
January
1996,
A Large Scale Creation By Michael For Microsoft, 1996
Another Large Scale Creation By Michael Was The Mural At Nickelodeon's New York Office, 1996
My Son Gregory At My 1997 Birthday Celebration
1997 Summer - Visiting The Seaside 'Cottages' At Newport, Rhode Island
In Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Visiting Old Friend Dr. Richard "Ricsi" Rigler, September 1997.
Erstwhile Surgeon In Hungary, Tropical Medicine Graduate in Belgium, Physician In The Belgian Congo, General Practitioner In Baltimore, MD, Graduate of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Business Man, World Traveler, Longtime Leader of the Hungarian Community in Baltimore, Founding Member Of The American Hungarian Medical Association, Co-Founder Of The Hungarian Settlement In Berkeley Springs,
Outlandish Christmas Cheers - For Selected Recipients Only - From Tina And Me, 1997
Excursion To New York's Bear Mountain In Early 1998.
With Tina's Son Tikoyo Wright
Riding My Harley-Davidson Motorcycle, Riverdale, New York, 1998
My
Oldest Son, Michael, Got Married On June 27, 1998 In
The Newly Weds With The Groom's Parents On Board Of The Yacht Rented For This Occasion
My Son Greg With Future Wife Myra
Michael With Tina, Tikoyo And Me
Gabe In A Cinematographic Mood
The Young Couple During Dinner
Mike And Lili At The North Pole.
Their Nuclear Powered Russian Icebreaker Seen In The Background
1998
U.S. Congressional Recognition
In My Office Awaiting The Visit Of My Children - In Incognito, 1998
(
My Sons Arrived - And Still Recognized Me!
On August 23, 1988 We Were Fired Upon From A Passing Car While Driving North On Interstate 85
In
The Impact Is Visible To The Right And At The level Of The Keyhole.
'Perpetrator Was Not Apprehended Or Identified'
Attending
The
October 1998
Snapshot Taken At A New York Store
Fall of 1998
Tina And Tikoyo At Columbia University
On The Way To The Christmas Reception At The Faculty House
December 1998
1999 February - With Tina At Home Before Leaving For A Social Event
This Birthday Was Enjoyed At Home. 1999.
Details Of The Fabulously Constructed 'Old Stone Mill' in Newport, Rhode Island's Touro Park 1999.
Camping In New York State's Catskills Mountain, Summer 1999.
Reunion In New York Of Three Childhood Friends, - September 1999
From left: Mihaly Bartalos, Jozsef Gyarfas and Attila Boda.
Farewell Performance By Our Visitors After Yet Another Memorable Christmas Gathering - NYC 1999
Tina And Professor Thomas Nonn At The Traditional Hungarian Piarist Ball.
Professor Esther Pasztory And Husband Richard Were Also Present
Here Tina Is Seen With Dr. Adam de Nagy, The President Of The Piarist Alumni Association
This Year I Also Wrote Done And Published Some Of My Philosophical Musings
Under The Title 'Zetetics'
Also Had A Portrait Made By Neighborhood Photographer
This
Year The Family's Christmas Gathering Took Place In
Grandfather And Grandson Getting Better Acquainted
The Same Applies To 'Uncle Greg', The Other New Yorker
A Message From Andre At The Dawn Of The New Millenium
January 12, 2001
Time
For Another Piarist Ball In
Old Friends Eva And Andor Gattyan Gave Us A Visit
March 03, 2001
'Uncle Gabe' And Andre Having A Real Good Time Together
June 26, 2001
As A Tribute To My Late Father, I Facilitated The Production Of A Book Describing The History Of His 800 Years Old Village, His Family, His Church And His Rather Short And Challenge Filled Life
The Leaders Of Szap Named Me An Honorary Citizen Of Their Village
July 08, 2001
The Plaque Announcing My Honorary Citizenship Status
English Translation Of The Hungarian Text Of The Plaque
Book Signing Followed The Ceremonies In The City Hall
Public Sympathy For The Victims Of The The Terrorists' Attack
Against
The
Resulted
In The Proliferation Of
The Lobby Of The Building Were Greg Works Following The Terrorists' Attack
On
The Nearby
Greg's Engagement Took Place Shortly After The Terrorists' Attack.
We
Went To
Attending Greg's Engagement With Tina
On December 01, 2001 Was Elected A Member Of The Hungarian Academy Sciences
English Translation Of The Hungarian Language Diploma
The
Marriage of My Son Gregory And
In
The Invitation To Their Wedding
Greg And Myra At The Reception
April 06, 2002
With My Sons At Greg's Wedding
In Australia's Blue Mountain Near Sidney
July 28, 2002
Enjoying The Gracious Hospitality Of Professor Marta and Karoly Csiba (Chiba) In Melbourne
July 29, 2002
Several
Of Gabe's Creations Were On Exhibit At the
Between
February 21 and June 11, 2003. These Represented His Artistic Contributions To
The Five Part Cremaster Cycle By Matthew Barney And Consisted Of "Living
Sculptures" For Cinematography. These Works Were Previously On Exhibit At
The Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (Oct 10, 2002 - Jan 05, 2003) and
The Museum Ludwig at
Gabe With Matthew Barney And Mr. Barney's Father At The VIP Reception Of The Exhibit In New York
Gabe Explaining One Of His Works At The Exhibit
February 20, 2003
The Racing Dead Horse Was Another of Gabe's Much Praised Creation At The Exhibit
(He Actually Trans-Sculpted Living Horses Into Creatures Like This For The Movie)
Matthew Barney In One Of His Many Incarnations In The Movies Done With Gabe's Help
From Left: Gabe Bartalos, Mike Bartalos, The Cinematographer Peter Strietman, Mr. Strietman's Brother, and Dr. Mihaly Bartalos