Németh Kálmán (1903-1979) was born in Podolin. His grandfather first worked with wood in a carpenter's shop. He attended school in Igló. While at school, he guided tours in the Mountains of Mátra. His art, wooden statues, Renaissance altars was heralded by churches in the Szepesség.

His family fled from Igló occupied by the Czech army to Cegléd in 1920. They bought a mansion in Fót where the pine trees reminded them of their old home in 1922.

In 1926, e studied sculpturing with Sidló Ferenc. His unemployment must have affected him greatly since he began to compose silent satiric works around that time. However, it is all nothing but a life story and life philosophy.

In 1939 he was enrolled the army. He experienced the horror of the war and captivity. In 1946 he returned as a 75% disabled.

In 1947, he Museum of Fine Arts commissioned him to restore Baroque statues those from the Middle Ages. He discovered several until then unknown compositions and traced down a number of forgeries. He saved the noble coffin made in Garamszentbenedek, the Madonna of Toporcz from Zalaszentgrót, as well asthe Krucsay Altar in the Minorite Church in Nyírbátor. He tried to save everything that was connected to Hungarian culture

In his senior years, he established a school (1962-1965). His humanity caused him show his works only a few times in his lifetime. The most important of these was his one-man exhibition in the Museum of Applied Arts in 1965. He retired in 1966.

His house in Kisalag looked like a living museum with all the statues and pictures. He included annual rings, the pinny parts of trees. Since he respected the beauty of the tree, he did not use enamel or paint, even buffer. The chairs, table and wardrobe he himself carved are all on display.

He chose his topics from the Bible. Almost all of his works hide some kind of tragedy, objection to some kind of bad, fake and dishonesty.

Czinkota Lászlóné