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Cita Potokar

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Nationality
  
Slovenian

Name
  
Cita Potokar

Known for
  
Painting, Illustration


Born
  
November 28, 1915 (
1915-11-28
)

Notable work
  
Painting and illustration

Awards
  
Levstik Award 1962 for Lizike za vse

Died
  
November 28, 1993, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Education
  
University of Arts in Belgrade

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.

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

Selected Illustrated Works

  • 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 form Bela Krajina), written by Lojze Zupanc, 1965
  • Marjanka Vseznalka (Marjanka Knowitall), written by Branka Jurca, 1966

    • References

    Cita Potokar Wikipedia
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