Ive Šubic (23 April 1922 – 29 December 1989) was a Slovene

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. Šubic was born in the village of Hotovlja near Poljane above Škofja Loka in 1922. He enrolled in the Zagreb Academy of Arts in 1940, but his studies were interrupted by the

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. He joined the partisans in 1941 and participated in the

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, the monument to which he later participated in designing. After the war he studied at the

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Gojmir Anton Kos Gojmir Anton Kos (January 24, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was a Slovene academy-trained painter, photographer, and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Gojmir was born in the town of Gorizia (then part of Austria-Hungary, now in Ital ...

and

Božidar Jakac Božidar Jakac (July 16, 1899 – November 20, 1989) was a Slovene Expressionist, Realist and Symbolist painter, printmaker, art teacher, photographer and filmmaker. He produced one of the most extensive oeuvres of pastels and oil paintings ...

. He graduated in 1948. He is known for his paintings,

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s and other prints, illustrations and

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s. He died in

Škofja Loka Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Geography Škofja Loka lies a ...

in 1989. In 1968 he won the Prešeren Foundation Award for the exhibition of his art in the Škofja Loka Museum. In 1979 he won the Grand Prešeren Award for his creative achievements. He also won the

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for his illustrations five times, in 1949, 1951, 1967 (with

Jože Ciuha Jože Ciuha (26 April 1924 – 12 April 2015) was a Slovenian painter. Biography Jože Ciuha was born in Trbovlje. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. During his career he traveled extensively, his artistic style in ...

), 1969 and 1971. The ''Ive Šubic Art Colony'', organized every year in Škofja Loka since 1997 is named after him.Ive Šubic Colony, Škofja Loka on the Culture.si site, Slovenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport site
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Selected Illustrated Works

* ''Uporne Dražgoše'' (Dražgoše the Village That Rebelled), written by Ivo Zorman, 1978 * ''Dolga pot'' (The Long Path), written by

Kristina Brenk Kristina Brenk née Vrhovec, also known as Kristina Brenkova (22 October 1911 – 20 November 2009) was a Slovene writer, poet, translator and editor, best known for her books for children. Brenk was born in Horjul in what was then Austria-Hung ...

, 1973 * ''Kos rženega kruha'' (A Slice of Rye Bread), written by Ferdo Godina, 1971 * ''Mladost v džungli'' (Youth in the Jungle), written by

Dhan Gopal Mukerji Dhan Gopal Mukerji ( bn, ধন গোপাল মুখোপাধ্যায়; ''Dhan Gōpāl Mukhōpādhyāy'') (6 July 1890 – 14 July 1936) was the first successful Indian man of letters in the United States and won a Newbery Med ...

, 1969 * ''Tolminski punt'' (The Peasant Revolt in Tolmin), written by

France Bevk France Bevk () (17 September 1890 – 17 September 1970) was a Slovene writer, poet and translator. He also wrote under the pseudonym Pavle Sedmak. Biography Bevk was born in the mountain village of Zakojca (Coizza during Italian rule, now p ...

, 1968 * ''Spomini na deda in druge zgodbe'' (Memories of Grandfather and Other Stories), written by

Josip Jurčič Josip Jurčič (4 March 1844 – 3 May 1881) was a Slovene writer and journalist. He was born in Muljava, Austrian Empire (now part of the municipality of Ivančna Gorica, Slovenia)Levec, Fran. 1881. Josip Jurčič. ''Ljubljanski zvon'' 1(6) ( ...

, 1967 * ''Jugoslavija'' (Yugoslavia), written by France Planina, 1967 * ''Smeh skozi solze'' (Laughter Through Tears), written by

, 1959 * ''Kralj Matjaž reši svojo nevesto'' (King Matjaž Saves his Bride), written by

Mile Klopčič Mile Klopčič (16 November 1905 - 19 March 1984) was a Slovenian poet and translator. Together with Tone Seliškar, he is considered as the foremost representative of Slovenian literature, Slovene social realist poetry of the 1930s and 1940s. He ...

, 1951 * ''Nejček'' (Nejček), written by Zoran Hudales, 1949

References

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