Matjaž Schmidt (7 February 1948 – 29 September 2010) was a Slovene artist and illustrator, best known for his

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illustrations and

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s. Schmidt was born in

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. After high school, he attended the Faculty of Architecture. In 1968, he transferred to the

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in Ljubljana, where he specialized in illustration. He was married to Jelka Godec Schmidt, who is also an illustrator. In 2009, he won the

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for lifetime achievement in illustration.Radiotelevizija_Slovenija
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site 9 June 2009 ''Levstikove nagrade za smetano otroške literature'' The Levstik Award for the Cream of Children's Literature/ref> He died in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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Artists from Ljubljana Slovenian illustrators 1948 births 2010 deaths Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni {{slovenia-artist-stub