Marija Lucija Stupica (13 December 1950 – 28 May 2002) was a Slovene

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. Stupica was born in

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in 1950. She was the daughter of the acclaimed Slovene illustrator Marlenka Stupica and famous painter Gabrijel Stupica. Her father often used her as a model for his paintings. She studied at the

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in Ljubljana. She won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1989 for her achievements in children's book illustration. She also won the

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for her illustrations three times, in 1973, 1983 and 1985. In 2000 she was one of the four finalists for the

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/ref> Her daughter Hana is also an artist and illustrator.

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Marija Lucija Stupica. Illustrations
Slovenian illustrators Slovenian women illustrators 1950 births 2002 deaths Artists from Ljubljana Prešeren Award laureates Levstik Award laureates University of Ljubljana alumni Slovenian children's book illustrators {{slovenia-artist-stub