Margriet Heymans Explained

Margiet Heymans
Birth Name:Margaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans[1]
Birth Date:1932 10, df=y
Birth Place:'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Death Place:'s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch[2]
Occupation:Writer, illustrator
Genre:Children's literature
Children:5

Margaretha Henrica Gerardus Maria Heijmans (29 October 1932 – 27 July 2023) was a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature.

Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including Het poppenfeest (1971), De gele draad (1982), Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek (1986) and De prinses van de moestuin (1991).

Early life

Heymans was born on 29 October 1932,[3] in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid in 's-Hertogenbosch.[3] [4] She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten.[3]

Career

Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine Kris Kras.

Heymans illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht by Imme Dros and Ik was de zee by Ienne Biemans.[4] Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht and Heymans stated in 2013 that she considers this book to be the most beautiful story by another author that she has ever illustrated.[4] Dros received a Zilveren Griffel award and the very first Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.[4]

Heymans lectured in illustration at the Koninklijke Academie voor Kunst en Vormgeving from 1972 till 1993.[1]

Her collaborations with her sister Annemie have been exhibited in Paris in 1981 and in Voorhout in 1984.[5] In 2018, Heymans donated her original illustrations to the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.[6] In 2020, some of her illustrations for Annie M. G. Schmidt's books appeared in an online exhibition by the same museum.[7] The exhibition was held to mark the 25th anniversary of Schmidt's death.[7]

Personal life

Margriet Heymans married twice and had five children.[3] She died on 27 July 2023, at the age of 90.[8] [9]

Publications

Awards

Heymans received numerous awards for her work:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Margriet Heijmans. Stichting RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127011412/https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/37054. Dutch.
  2. Web site: Margriet Heymans. jeugdliteratuur.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324035614/http://jeugdliteratuur.org/auteurs/margriet-heymans. 24 March 2017. Dutch.
  3. Web site: Linders . Joke . Margriet Heymans . https://web.archive.org/web/20190126231447/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00425.php . 26 January 2019 . 26 January 2019 . . Dutch.
  4. Web site: 'Een schat die me werd aangereikt' - Margriet Heijmans over Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Buenen. Eefje. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127000539/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_lit004201301_01/_lit004201301_01_0028.php. Dutch.
  5. Web site: Heijmans, Annemie Gerardus (1935-2008). 28 January 2018. Kim. Heuvelmans. Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. 28 January 2019. 28 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190128001000/http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Heijmans. Dutch.
  6. Web site: Illustraties Margriet Heymans naar het museum. Dutch Museum of Literature. 5 April 2018. 27 January 2019. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127002635/https://literatuurmuseum.nl/museumbezoek/nieuws/illustraties-margriet-heymans-naar-het-museum. nl.
  7. News: 7 June 2020. Literatuurmuseum maakt online-expositie over de illustratoren van Annie M.G. Schmidt. nl. Den Haag Centraal. 15 February 2021.
  8. Web site: Bossche schrijver en illustrator Margriet Heymans (90) overleden: 'Wat ik schrijf, wat ik teken is het gewone leven' . 28 July 2023 . Brabants Dagblad . nl.
  9. News: 28 July 2023 . Kinderboekenauteur Margriet Heymans (90) overleden . nl . NOS . 28 July 2023.
  10. Web site: 28 July 2023 . Kinderboekenschrijfster Margriet Heymans (90) overleden, won vele prijzen . 28 July 2023 . Omroep Brabant . nl.
  11. Web site: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 1989. woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116181033/https://woutertjepieterseprijs.nl/deelnemers/woutertje-pieterse-prijs-1989/. Dutch.
  12. News: Staatssecretaris schenkt kinderboeken. Caroline. van Overbeeke. Leidsch Dagblad. 5 October 1998. 29. Dutch.

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