Matjaž Schmidt
Matjaž Schmidt (7 February 1948 – 29 September 2010) was a Slovene artist and illustrator, best known for his children's books illustrations and comic strips.
Matjaž Schmidt
- Name
- Matjaž Schmidt
- Born
- 7 February 1948
- Birthplace
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Died
- 29 September 2010
- Field
- painting, drawing, illustrating
- Training
- Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator · teacher · comics creator
- Fields
- illustration · painting · children's book · comic
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Levstik Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Matjaž Schmidt (7 February 1948 – 29 September 2010) was a Slovene artist and illustrator, best known for his children's books illustrations and comic strips.
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Matjaž Schmidt (1948–2010) was a comics creator, illustrator and painter, among other activities, of Slovenian and Yugoslav nationality. The comics creator was born and died in Ljubljana.
Matjaž Schmidt was educated at University of Ljubljana. Activity centred on children's book, comic and illustration.
Languages used include Slovene. Honours include Levstik Award.
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• Name — Matjaž Schmidt • Born — 7 February 1948 • Birthplace — Ljubljana, Slovenia • Died — 29 September 2010 • Place of death — Ljubljana, Slovenia • Field — painting, drawing, illustrating • Training — Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana • Works — Children's books illustrations
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Schmidt was born in Ljubljana. After high school, he attended the Faculty of Architecture. In 1968, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, where he specialized in illustration. He was married to Jelka Godec Schmidt, who is also an illustrator. In 2009, he won the Levstik Award for lifetime achievement in illustration. He died in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Matjaž Schmidt is recorded as a citizen of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Recorded with the occupation comics creator.
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1948
Matjaž Schmidt was born on 7 February 1948.
2010
Matjaž Schmidt died on 29 September 2010.
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