Lidia Postma (

Hoorn Hoorn () is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers ( ...

, April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her

Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

illustrations.

Career

Postma trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the

Rietveld Academy The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design. History In 1924, the I ...

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. In 1976 she received a Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) for her illustrations of

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

's ''Sprookjes en vertellingen'' (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the

Biennial of Illustration Bratislava The Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB) is one of the oldest international honours for children's book illustrators. First granted in 1967 to Yasuo Segawa (Japan), it is one of the more prestigious children's book awards today, along with t ...

by a jury with members from thirteen countries.

Bibliography

* ''De gestolen spiegel (The Stolen Mirror)'' (1976) * '' De Heksentuin (The Witch's Garden)'' (1978)

As illustrator

* ''Sprookjes en vertellingen'' by

(1975) * ''The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Other Tales from Grimm'' by

Naomi Lewis Naomi Lewis (3 September 1911 – 5 July 2009) was a British poet, essayist, literary critic, anthologist and reteller of stories for children. She is particularly noted for her translations of the Danish children's author, Hans Christian A ...

(translator/editor) (1986) * ''Nachtverhaal (Night Story)'' by

Paul Biegel Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel (; 25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and own ...

(1992) * ''The Hobbit Companion'' by David Day (1997)

References

Sources

WorldCat entry for Lidia Postma

External links

Tolkien illustration by Lidia Postma
1952 births Living people Dutch illustrators Dutch children's writers Illustrators of fairy tales {{Netherlands-writer-stub