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Marjanca Jemec Božič
Marjanca Jemec Božič (born 16 September 1928) is a Slovenes, Slovene illustrator, best known for her Children's literature, children's books illustrations. Jemec Božič was born in Maribor in 1928, but her family moved to Ljubljana soon after. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and works as an illustrator. Her work has been published in almost every magazine and journal for children and young adults in Slovenia. She has illustrated numerous children's picture books that have also been translated and published outside Slovenia. In 2003 she won the Levstik Award for lifetime achievement in illustration. References Slovenian illustrators Living people 1928 births Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni Artists from Maribor Slovenian women artists Slovenian women illustrators Slovenian children's book illustrators {{slovenia-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribor
Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, the seat of the Drava Statistical Region, Drava statistical region and the Eastern Slovenia region. Maribor is also the economic, administrative, educational, and cultural centre of eastern Slovenia. Maribor was first mentioned as a castle in 1164, as a settlement in 1209, and as a city in 1254. Like most Slovene Lands, Slovene ethnic territory, Maribor was under Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg rule until 1918, when Rudolf Maister and his men secured the city for the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, which then joined the Kingdom of Serbia to form the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1991 Maribor became part of independent Slovenia. Maribor, along with the Portuguese city of Guimarães, was selected the European Capital of Culture for 2012. Name M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
