Lisbeth Zwerger (born 26 May 1954) is an

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. For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the international

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in 1990. Zwerger was born in

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in 1954. She studied 1971 to 1974 at the Applied Arts Academy of Vienna, but left before completing the course of studies. She married English artist John Rowe. Since the publication of her first illustrated book in 1977 she has worked as a freelance

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illustrator in Vienna, specializing in

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. Michael Neugebauer Verlag published Zwerger's first book, Das Fremde Kind in 1977. Zwerger continued to work with Neugebauer, who also occasionally contributed to the lettering and book design. Her style is similar to that of English illustrators of the 19th century and she acknowledges being influenced by the work of

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Awards

The biennial

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conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Zwerger received the illustration award in 1990. She has also been honored at the Bologna International Children's Book Fair and the Biennial of Illustrators at Bratislava. She won a Silver Brush in 2000 for her illustration of ''

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'' by Lewis Carroll. * Österreichischer Kunstpreis - Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, 1998 *H.C. Andersen Prize "Mit Livs Eventyr", 2011. *Großer Preis 2012, awarded by Die Deutsche Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur.

Exhibitions

Zwerger's work has been exhibited worldwide. * Salzburg Toy Museum, 1979 * Klingspor Museum/Offenbach, 1983 * Otani Memorial Art Museum/Nishinomiya, 1987 * Sembikiya Gallery/Tokyo, 1987 * Sano Gallery/Mishima, 1987 * Museo Civico, Bologna, 1990 * Paris Espace Saint-Ouen (Salon du livre de jeunesse), 1991 * Bratislava (BIB), 1991 * International Book Fair/Taipei, 1992 * Franz Meier Museum/Mexico City, 1993

Published books

* E.T.A. Hoffmann, "The Strange Child", 1977 *

Clemens Brentano Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano ; ; 9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz ...

, "The Legend of Rosepedal, 1978 *

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, "Hansel and Gretel", 1979 *E.T.A. Hoffmann, "Nutcracker and Mouseking", 1979 (first version) *

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, "

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", 1980 *Brothers Grimm, "The Seven Ravens". 1981 *Hans Christian Andersen, "The Swineherd", 1982 * O.Henry, "The Gift of the Magi", 1982 *Brothers Grimm, ''Le Petit Chaperon Rouge'' (" Little Red Cap"), 11 full page colour illustrations, 1983. *

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, ''Le Géant égoïste'' (" The Selfish Giant"), Casterman, 1984. *

, "The Nightingale, 1984 * Edith Nesbit, "The Deliverers of their country", 1985 *

. "The Canterville Ghost, 1986 *

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, ''Un Chant de Noël'' ("

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"), Casterman, 1988. *

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, '' Fables'', Duculot, 1989. * ''Till L'Espiègle'' ("

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"), Duculot, 1990. * Hans Christian Andersen, ''Fairy Tales", 1991. *

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, "Gallows Songs",1992 *

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, "Dwarf Nose, 1993 *"The Art of Lisbeth Zwerger" (collection of Illustrations 1977-1993), 1993 *

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, "Little Hobbin", 1995 * Frank L. Baum, "The wizard of Oz, 1996 * Heinz Janisch ''L'Arche de Noé'' ("

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"), Nord-Sud, 1997. *

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, ''Alice au pays des merveilles'' ("

"), Nord-Sud, 1999. * "The Bible", 2000 *

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"How the Camel got his Hump", 2001 * Peter I. Tchaikowsky-Lisbeth Zwerger "Swanlake". 2002 * E.T.A. Hoffmann, "Nutcracker",2003 (second version) * Hans Christian Andersen, "The Little Mermaid", 2004 * Clement C. Moore, "The Night before Christmas", 2005 * Brothers Grimm, "The BremenTown Musicians", 2006 * Jurg Amann, "Leonce and Lena", 2014 *

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, "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", 2018

References

External links

Lisbeth Zwerger at Google Images

Profile: Lisbeth Zwerger
(2010) – based on an interview with John Seven * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zwerger, Lisbeth 1954 births Living people 20th-century Austrian women artists Austrian illustrators Austrian women illustrators Artists from Vienna Austrian children's book illustrators Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners University of Applied Arts Vienna alumni

Awards

Exhibitions

Published books

See also

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