Tone Žnidaršič (5 November 1923 – 9 April 2007) was a Slovene

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and sculptor who also illustrated children's books and textbooks. He won the

Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ...

in 1964 for his illustrations for the primary school textbook ''Nauk o človeku'' (On the Human Body).The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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Slovenian male painters Slovenian illustrators 1923 births 2007 deaths Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni 20th-century Slovenian painters 20th-century Slovenian male artists People from the Municipality of Dobrepolje Yugoslav painters {{slovenia-artist-stub