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Jakopič Award
The Jakopič Award, also known as the Rihard Jakopič Award ( or ''Nagrada Riharda Jakopiča'') is an art award in Slovenia awarded each year for achievements in the fine arts children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1969 by the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and Design, the Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Museum of Modern Art and the Slovene Fine Artists' Association. It is awarded on 12 April, the anniversary of the birth of the painter Rihard Jakopič after whom it is named. Levstik Award laureates See also *List of European art awards Notes and references Jakopič Award laureates, Slovenian visual arts awards Awards established in 1969 1969 establishments in Yugoslavia {{Slovenia-media-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of approximately 2.1 million people. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. Ljubljana, the capital and List of cities and towns in Slovenia, largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Other larger urban centers are Maribor, Ptuj, Kranj, Celje, and Koper. Slovenia's territory has been part of many different states: the Byzantine Empire, the Carolingian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Republic of Venice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jože Ciuha
Jože Ciuha (26 April 1924 – 12 April 2015) was a Slovenian painter. Biography Jože Ciuha was born in Trbovlje. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. During his career he traveled extensively, his artistic style influenced by time spent in Macedonia (region), Macedonia as a student, as well as Paris and the Far East in the 1950s, and North and South America during the 1960s. Ciuha taught at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg in the 1970s, as well as Western Michigan University, and the International Graphic School in Venice and Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. Ciuha worked with a variety of media, including watercolour, drawing, illustration, mosaic, and tapestry. He also produced poetry and other writings. His work has been exhibited prolifically, and it is held at several major international art institutions. References 1924 births 2015 deaths Slovenian male painters People from Trbovlje 20th-century Slovenian painters 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjan Tršar
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Lujo Vodopivec
Lujo virus (''Mammarenavirus lujoense'') is a bisegmented RNA virus—a member of the family '' Arenaviridae''—and a known cause of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) in humans. Its name was suggested by the Special Pathogens Unit of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service (NICD-NHLS) by using the first two letters of the names of the cities involved in the 2008 outbreak of the disease, Lusaka (Zambia) and Johannesburg (Republic of South Africa). It is the second pathogenic ''Arenavirus'' to be described from the African continent—the first being Lassa virus—and since 2012 has been classed as a " Select Agent" under U.S. law. History Only 5 cases of this virus have ever been reported; all 5 were identified in September and October 2008, and 4 were fatal. Those infections that proved fatal caused death within 10–13 days of showing symptoms. All four patients in which infection proved fatal first showed signs of improvement and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Gvardjančič
Herman Gvardjančič (born 21 October 1943, in Gorenja vas - Reteče, Gorenja vas, Škofja Loka), is a Slovenes, Slovene Painting, painter. Life Gvardjančič was born in Škofja Loka in Slovenia and was educated at the local primary school. After this he attended the Ljubljana School of Design and later continued painting at the Art Academy in Ljubljana. He finished his studies under Professor Maksim Sedej in 1968 and then specialised under Professor Zoran Didek in 1970. His studies brought him into contact with other famous Slovene painters including France Mihelič, Marij Pregelj and Gabrijel Stupica. After his graduation he continued his studies in Poland and Germany. From 1971 he worked as a teacher in a primary school until in 1987 he began work as a Professor at the Pedagogical Academy in Ljubljana. Since 1997 H. G. has worked as a professor of painting and drawing at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. He cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emerik Bernard
Emerich, Emeric, Emerick and Emerik are given names and surnames. They may refer to: Given name Pre-modern era * Saint Emeric of Hungary (c. 1007–1031), son of King Stephen I of Hungary * Emeric, King of Hungary (1174–1204) * Emeric Kökényesradnót (died 1285 or 1286), Hungarian baron and soldier Modern era * Emerik Blum (1911–1984), Bosnian Jewish businessman, philanthropist and founder of the conglomerate Energoinvest * Emerich Coreth (1919–2006), Austrian philosopher, Jesuit and Catholic priest * Emerich Dembrovschi (born 1945), Romanian football striker * E. W. Emo (1898–1975), Austrian film director * Emerik Feješ (1904–1969), Serbian naïve painter * Emerich B. Freed (1897–1955), Hungarian-born American federal judge * Emerick Ishikawa (1920–2006), American weightlifter * Emerich Jenei (born 1937), Romanian football player and coach * Emerik Josipović (1834–1910), Croatian politician and * Emerich Juettner (1876–1955), Austrian-American c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Rotar
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and have an estimated total population of over 68.6 million . France is a semi-presidential republic and its capital, largest city a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Makuc
Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology The Old East Slavic form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', while the Old Church Slavonic form is ''Vladiměr''. According to Max Vasmer, the name is composed of Slavic владь ''vladĭ'' "to rule" and ''*mēri'' "great", "famous" (related to Gothic element ''mērs'', ''-mir'', cf. Theode''mir'', Vala''mir''). The modern ( pre-1918) Russian forms Владимиръ and Владиміръ are based on the Church Slavonic one, with the replacement of мѣръ by миръ or міръ resulting from a folk etymological association with миръ "peace" or міръ "world". Max Vasmer, ''Etymological Dictionary of Russian Language'' s.v. "Владимир"starling.rinet.ru [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdenko Kalin
Zdenko is a male given name of Slovak, Slovene or Croatian origin. There are a number of competing explanations for the meaning of the name: * the slavic term '' zdenac,'' meaning a well * from the slavic term '' zidati'', meaning to build or to create * Slavic version of the name Sidonius (meaning ''of Sidon'') * as a diminutive of the given names Zdeslav or Zdeněk. There are also claims connecting it to the name Sidney.Zeitschrift für Namenforschung, Band 17, Seite 182 (1941). R. Oldenbourg. Denny can be used as a short form (hypocorism) of the name. The female form is Zdenka/Zdeňka. People with this name * Zdenko Adamović, Croatian football manager and player * Zdenko Babić, Croatian basketball player *Zdenko Balaš, Croatian rower * Zdenko Baotić, Bosnian footballer * Zdenko Bego, Yugoslav rower * Zdenko Feyfar, Czech photographer *Zdenko Frťala, Slovak football manager and player *Zdenko Hibšer, Croatian handballer *Zdenko Jedvaj, Bosnian footballer *Zdenko Jel� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvest Apollonio
Zvest Apollonio (15 May 1935, in Capodistria – 25 March 2009, in Bertoki) was a Slovenian painter and scenographer. Biography Apollonio was born of an Italian father and a Slovenian mother and grew up bilingually. He entered the Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts in 1960 where he studied under Gabrijel Stupica. He was a professor at the graphic arts department at the Academy from 1973 to 1989. He was also head of the graphics department and Associate Dean for four years. He is considered one of the most important Slovenian artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and was a recipient in 1984 of the Jakopič Award The Jakopič Award, also known as the Rihard Jakopič Award ( or ''Nagrada Riharda Jakopiča'') is an art award in Slovenia awarded each year for achievements in the fine arts children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1969 by the Academy of ..., the highest award for the arts in Slovenia. In 2003 he received the Istrian Arts Award "for special achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Planinc
Štefan Planinc (8 September 1925–2017) was a Slovenes, Slovene Surrealism, surrealist painting, painter also known for his illustrator, illustrations for newspapers, magazines and books. Planinc was born in Ljubljana in 1925. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana, Ljubljana Academy of Fine Arts and has received numerous awards for his works. He won the Levstik Award in 1959 and 1965. Selected Illustrated Works * ''Mame ni doma'' (Mum is not at Home), written by Erich Kästner, 1992 * ''Lessie se vrača'' (Lassie Come-Home), written by Eric Knight, 1985 * ''Pesmi za lačne sanjavce'' (Poems for Hungry Dreamers), written by Milan Dekleva, 1981 * ''Vrtiljak'' (The Merry-Go-Round), written by Tone Pavček, 1980 * ''Cigančica'' (The Little Gipsy Girl ), written by Tone Seliškar, 1979 * ''Hišica brez napisa'' (The Little House Without a Sign), written by Jože Snoj, 1978 * ''Kvadrat pa pika'' (A Square and a Dot), written by Gregor Strniša, 1977 * ''Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
