Lidija Osterc Explained

Lidija Osterc
Birth Date:	1928
Death Date:	2006
Nationality:	Slovenian
Field:	painting, illustrating
Training:	Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Works:	Painting and illustration

Lidija Osterc (1928 - 2006) was a Slovene painter and illustrator, best known for her illustrations of children's books.^[1]

She won the Levstik Award for her illustrations in children's books three times, in 1964, 1966, 1969.^[2]

Selected Illustrated Works

• Strašni lovec Bumbum (Bumbum the Terrifying Hunter), written by Tone Pavček, 1969
• Očala tete Bajavaje (Aunt Bajavaja's Specs), written by Ela Peroci, 1969
• Sneguljčica (Snow White), written by Brothers Grimm, 1966
• Hišica iz kock (House of Building Blocks), written by Ela Peroci, 1964

Notes and References

1. http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/drugo/umrla-ilustratorka-lidija-osterc/147026 Obituary
2. Web site: The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site . 2012-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180826214407/http://www.mladinska.com/knjige/knjizne_nagrade/levstikove__nagrade . 2018-08-26 . dead .