Felix-Harta Street

In the Salzburg district of Salzburg Süd, a street was named after the Jewish artist Felix Harta in 1968. Harta, born in 1884 into a Jewish family from Budapest, became enthusiastic about painting at an early age. After he had begun studying architecture at his father's request, he changed his field of study and attended an art school in Dachau. During his time in Salzburg, he worked for the revitalization of the Salzburg art scene. Although Harta converted to Catholicism, due to his Jewish heritage he was exposed to Nazi persecution after the "Anschluss," which prompted him to migrate to England in 1939. He did not return to Salzburg until 1950, where he became a significant figure in the art scene. Felix Albrecht Harta died on November 27, 1967 in Salzburg.