Fiep Westendorp
Sophia Maria "Fiep" Westendorp (17 December 1916 – 3 February 2004) was a Dutch illustrator who became popular due to her long collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt with their creation of Jip and Janneke.
Also recorded as Sophia Maria Westendorp
Fiep Westendorp
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- Name
- Fiep Westendorp
- Birth Name
- Sophia Maria Westendorp
- Born
- 17 December 1916
- Birthplace
- Zaltbommel, Netherlands
- Died
- 3 February 2004
- Place of death
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Known for
- Jip and Janneke
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- illustrator · painter · muralist · draftsperson · pen drawer
- Fields
- painting · illustration · children's and young adult literature
- Education
- Willem de Kooning Academy
- Languages
- Dutch
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Sophia Maria "Fiep" Westendorp (17 December 1916 – 3 February 2004) was a Dutch illustrator who became popular due to her long collaboration with writer Annie M.G. Schmidt with their creation of Jip and Janneke.
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Fiep Westendorp studied at Willem de Kooning Academy. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is painting, illustration and children's and young adult literature. Work by Fiep Westendorp is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, City Castle Zaltbommel and TextielMuseum.
Road signs with Jip and Janneke signifiying a school zone
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Road sign with Jip and Janneke signifiying a school zone
Renée Kools
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Key facts
• Name — Fiep Westendorp • Birth Name — Sophia Maria Westendorp • Born — 17 December 1916 • Birthplace — Zaltbommel, Netherlands • Died — 3 February 2004 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands • Known for — Jip and Janneke
Career
Career
• Illustration — Jip & Janneke Three generations of Dutch people have grown up with her illustrations. The drawings she made for Jip en Janneke, a series of stories which ran in Dutch newspaper Het Parool from 1953 to 1957, now adorn a variety of items sold by Dutch department store HEMA. Since the regular Dutch awards for illustrations always eluded her, she was given a unique award for her entire oeuvre in 1997. Westendorp also drew a text comic based on the Annie M.G. Schmidt story Tante Patent in the 1950s.
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Zaltbommel.
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Amsterdam.
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Legacy
She died in 2004. Since 2007, the University of Amsterdam has had an endowed chair for illustration in Westendorp's honor.
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