Sylvia Weve
Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.
Sylvia Weve

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- Name
- Sylvia Weve
- Born
- 28 May 1954
- Birthplace
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Field
- Illustration Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- illustrator · painter · draftsperson · writer · postage stamp designer
- Fields
- illustration
- Honours
- Golden Paintbrush · Woutertje Pieterse prize · Silver Brush · Max Velthuijs-prize
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Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.
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Sylvia Weve (born 1954) is a draftsperson, illustrator and painter, among other activities, of Dutch nationality. The draftsperson was born in Utrecht.
Sylvia Weve worked in Amsterdam. Activity centred on illustration.
Works are held at Nationaal Archief. Honours include Golden Paintbrush, Max Velthuijs-prize and Silver Brush, among others.
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The field of work recorded is illustration. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Work by Sylvia Weve is recorded in the collections of Nationaal Archief. Distinctions recorded are Golden Paintbrush, Woutertje Pieterse prize, Silver Brush and Max Velthuijs-prize.
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Key facts
• Name — Sylvia Weve • Born — 28 May 1954 • Birthplace — Utrecht, Netherlands • Field — Illustration Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.
Career
Career
In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book Een noom op school written by Corrie Hafkamp. Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout. Weve went on to illustrate many books by numerous authors including Karel Eykman, Veronica Hazelhoff, Ted van Lieshout, Bies van Ede and Edward van de Vendel. In 2006, she published Kip en ei, a book which she both wrote and illustrated herself. Later in her career she started collaborating with Bette Westera and they both won various awards for their work, including the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015. They also won this award in 2020 for their book Uit elkaar. In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her entire oeuvre. Weve also created illustrations for children's magazines including Okki, Taptoe, Jippo, Ezelsoor and St. Kitts van de Bovenwindse. Weve's work can also be found in magazines and newspapers such as Viva, Elsevier, Opzij, NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant.
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scholarly publication
- Sylvia Weve: Illustrator–Netherlands, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 2021
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2021
reference work
- “Sylvia Weve”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2719421: Sylvia Weve
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Awards
• 1983: Vlag en Wimpel, Wie verliefd is gaat voor (written by Karel Eykman) • 1984: Zilveren Penseel, Oma, waar blijft de taart? (written by Veronica Hazelhoff) • 1990: Vlag en Wimpel, Lastige portretten (written by Karel Eykman) • 1991: Zilveren Penseel, Het bad van de zandloper (written by Rindert Kromhout) • 1998: Vlag en Wimpel, Magische tekens • 2007: Vlag en Wimpel, Kip en ei • 2013: Gouden Penseel, Aan de kant, ik ben je oma niet! (written by Bette Westera) • 2013: Vlag en Wimpel, Aan de kant, ik ben je oma niet! (written by Bette Westera) • 2013: Vlag en Wimpel, Dat zou ik nooit doen! (written by Bette Westera and Naomi Tieman) • 2015: Vlag en Wimpel, Doodgewoon (with Bette Westera) • 2015: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Doodgewoon (with Bette Westera) • 2019: Max Velthuijs-prijs, entire oeuvre • 2020: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Uit elkaar (with Bette Westera)
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- 1.Bellemans, Joke. Sylvia Weve. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature.
- 2.woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2015.
- 3.jeugdliteratuur.org. Sylvia Weve.
- 4.woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2020.
- 5.Trouw. ‘Uit elkaar’ wint de Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor het mooiste kinderboek.
- 6.van Lenteren, Pjotr. Illustrator Sylvia Weve krijgt prestigieuze Max Velthuijs-prijs. De Volkskrant. 26 March 2019.
- 7.NOS.nl. Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor boek over de dood. 11 April 2015.
- 8.de Veen, Thomas. Belangrijkste prijs voor kinderboekillustraties naar Sylvia Weve. NRC. 26 March 2019.
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scholarly publication
Sylvia Weve: Illustrator–Netherlands, Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature, 2021Crossref registry
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