Štefan Planinc (8 September 1925–2017) was a Slovene

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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 ...

also known for his

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for newspapers, magazines and books. Planinc was born in

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in 1925. He studied at the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and has received numerous awards for his works. He won the

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in 1959 and 1965.The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
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Selected Illustrated Works

* ''Mame ni doma'' (Mum is not at Home), written by

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, 1992 * ''Lessie se vrača'' (

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), written by

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, 1985 * ''Pesmi za lačne sanjavce'' (Poems for Hungry Dreamers), written by

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, 1981 * ''Vrtiljak'' (The Merry-Go-Round), written by

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, 1980 * ''Cigančica'' (The Little Gipsy Girl ), written by

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, 1979 * ''Hišica brez napisa'' (The Little House Without a Sign), written by

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, 1978 * ''Kvadrat pa pika'' (A Square and a Dot), written by

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, 1977 * ''Andrejčkova glava je prazna'' (Little Andrej's Head is Empty), written by Žarko Petan, 1967 * ''Drejček in trije marsovčki'' (Drejček and the Three Martians), written by Vid Pečjak, 1965 * ''Tajno društvo PGC'' (The PGC Secret Society ), written by Anton Ingolič, 1959 * ''Živali v ukrivljenem zrcalu'' (Animals in a Curved Mirror), written by Vid Pečjak, 1957 * ''Črni bratje'' (Black Brothers), 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 ...

, 1957 * ''Otroška leta'' (Childhood Years), written by

, 1956

References

Slovenian illustrators Slovenian painters Slovenian male painters 1925 births Artists from Ljubljana Levstik Award laureates Jakopič Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni 2017 deaths {{slovenia-artist-stub