Ančka Gošnik Godec (born 5 June 1927) is a
Slovene illustrator
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. She has illustrated over 120
children's books
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as well as
school textbooks
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.
Life
Gošnik Godec was born in
Celje
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in 1927. She studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana and lives and works in Ljubljana. She 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 ...
for her illustrations twice, in 1960 and 1964, as well as the same award for lifetime achievement in illustration in 2001. She was also nominated for the
Hans Christian Andersen Award
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.
References
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Slovenian illustrators
Living people
1927 births
Artists from Celje
Levstik Award laureates
University of Ljubljana alumni
Slovenian women artists
Slovenian women illustrators
Slovenian children's book illustrators
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