Roža Piščanec

Roža Piščanec
Roža Piščanec
Born	7 July 1923; Lovrenc na Dravskem Polju, Slovenia
Died	29 September 2006 (aged 83); Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Education	Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known for	painting, illustrating
Notable work	Painting and illustration
Awards	Levstik Award ; 1954 for Heidi ; Levstik Award ; 1961 for Medenjakova hišica ;

Roža Piščanec (7 July 1923 – 29 September 2006) was a Slovene painter also known for her illustrations of children's books and magazines.[1]

She won the Levstik Award for her illustrations twice, in 1954 for her illustrations for Heidi and in 1961 for František Hrubín's Medenjakova hišica (Medenjak's House).[2] Probably her best known illustrated work is the story Kdo je napravil Vidku srajčico (Who Made Little Vid a Shirt) by Fran Levstik, first published in 1955.[3]

References

Obituary on the Radiotelevizija Slovenija site, 30 September 2006
The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site
Dnevnik site V galeriji Sončnica ilustracije Rože Piščanec (Roža Piščanec's Illustrations in Gallery Sončnica), 2 March 2004

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[1] Obituary on the Radiotelevizija Slovenija site, 30 September 2006

[2] The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site

[3] Dnevnik site V galeriji Sončnica ilustracije Rože Piščanec (Roža Piščanec's Illustrations in Gallery Sončnica), 2 March 2004