Janez Vidic (8 February 1923 – 20 May 1996) was a Slovene painter and illustrator, best known for his

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s of landscapes and people as well as his

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s. Vidic was born in

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in 1923. During the

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he was imprisoned in the Gonars and Renicci di Anghiari

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. In 1944 he joined the

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. After the war he studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana and graduated in 1950. He won the

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for his book illustrations three times: in 1950 for his illustrations of Mile Klopčič's ''Premagane zverine'' (Defeated Beasts), in 1951 for his illustrations for 's collection of stories ''Živalske pripovedke'' (Animal Tales) and in 1952 for the picture book ''Letni časi'' (The Seasons). He received the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1977 for his paintings exhibited in Maribor in 1976.Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients

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Slovenian male painters Slovenian illustrators 1923 births 1996 deaths Yugoslav Partisans members Levstik Award laureates Ethnic Slovene people University of Ljubljana alumni 20th-century Slovenian painters 20th-century Slovenian male artists Artists from Ljubljana {{slovenia-artist-stub