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Cita Potokar

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Cita Potokar
Born(1915-11-28)November 28, 1915[1]
DiedNovember 28, 1993(1993-11-28) (aged 78)[2]
NationalitySlovenian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Belgrade
Known forpainting, illustrating
Notable workPainting and illustration
AwardsLevstik Award
1962 for Lizike za vse

Cita Potokar (28 November 1915 – 28 November 1993) was a Slovene painter also known for her illustrations of children's books. Many of her best known works draw from her experience as an internee during the Second World War as a result of her activities in the Slovene Liberation Front.[3]

She won the Levstik Award for her illustrations of Branka Jurca's book Lizike za vse (Lollipops for All).[4]

Selected illustrated works

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  • Kaj nam je popisal Jakec (What Little Jack Told Us), written by Jože Šmit, 1953
  • Vesela abeceda (Happy Alphabet), written by Vera Albreht, 1955
  • Bratec in sestrica (Brother and sister), written by Branka Jurca, 1956
  • Okoli in okoli (Round and Round), written by Branka Jurca, 1960
  • Veliki in mali ljudje (Large and Small People), written by Zofka Kveder, 1960
  • Lizike za vse (Lollipops for All), written by Branka Jurca, 1965
  • Sto belokranjskih (A Hundred from White Carniola), written by Lojze Zupanc, 1965
  • Marjanka Vseznalka (Marjanka Knowitall), written by Branka Jurca, 1966

References

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  1. ^ Na današnji dan 28. november 2009, Radiotelevizija Slovenija, (Anniversaries 28. November 2009). Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Umrla slikarka Cita Potokar, Slovenian Press Agency, Obituary 28 November 1993
  3. ^ Slovene National Museum of Contemporary History site Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today
  4. ^ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-04-20.