Milan Bizovičar
Milan Bizovičar (13 January 1927 – 2006) was a Slovene painter and illustrator. Bizovičar was born in Ljubljana in 1927. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana from where he graduated in 1949.
Milan Bizovičar
- Name
- Milan Bizovičar
- Born
- 13 January 1927
- Birthplace
- Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
- Field
- painting, illustrating
- Training
- Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
- Died
- 2006 · Ljubljana.
- Nationality
- Slovenia · Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- writer · painter · illustrator
- Fields
- painting
- Education
- University of Ljubljana
- Honours
- Hinka Smrekarja Award
- Languages
- Slovene
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Milan Bizovičar (13 January 1927 – 2006) was a Slovene painter and illustrator. Bizovičar was born in Ljubljana in 1927. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana from where he graduated in 1949.
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Milan Bizovičar (1927–2006) was an illustrator, painter and writer and a national of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The illustrator was born and died in Ljubljana.
Milan Bizovičar studied at University of Ljubljana. The illustrator was active in painting.
Languages used include Slovene. Milan Bizovičar received Hinka Smrekarja Award.
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He also illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award for his illustrations five times, in 1958, 1962, 1967, 1974 and 1975.
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Key facts
• Name — Milan Bizovičar • Born — 13 January 1927 • Birthplace — Ljubljana, Yugoslavia • Field — painting, illustrating • Training — Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana • Works — Painting and illustration
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Milan Bizovičar is recorded with the occupation writer. Recorded as writer, painter and illustrator.
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Life and career
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1927
Milan Bizovičar was born in 1927 at Ljubljana.
2006
Milan Bizovičar died in 2006 at Ljubljana.
Selected Illustrated Works
• Televizijski otroci (Television Children), written by Neža Maurer, 1986 • Ko smo se ženili (When We Were Getting Married), written by Ivan Potrč, 1983 • Bobri (Beavers), written by Janez Jalen, 1982 • Luka (Luka), written by Beno Zupančič, 1981 • Abadon, written by Janez Mencinger, 1980 • Žrebiček brez potnega lista (The Foal Without A Passport), written by Branka Jurca, 1980 • Prgišče zvezd (A Fistful of Stars), written by Branka Jurca, 1980 • Najdihojca (Najdihojca), written by Fran Levstik, 1979 • Najmočnejši fantek na svetu (The Strongest Boy in the World), written by Lojze Kovačič, 1977 • Stolp iz voščilnic (The Greeting Card Tower), written by Ela Peroci, 1977 • Majhne besede, velike reči (Small Words, Large Things), written by Smiljan Rozman, 1976 • Dobri sovražnikov pes (The Good Enemy Dog), written by Kristina Brenk, 1975 • Abecedarija (Alphabetary), written by Dane Zajc, 1975 • Miška spi (The Little Mouse Sleeps), written by Svetlana Makarovič, 1975 • Ježek se ženi (The Hedgehog's Wedding), written by Jože Šmit, 1974 • Možiček med dimniki (A Man Amidst the Chimneys), written by Lojze Kovačič, 1974 • Zgodbe iz mesta Rič-Rač (Tales from Rič-Rač Town), written by Lojze Kovačič, 1969 • Prvi maj (First of May), written by Prežihov Voranc, 1961
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