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Lidia Postma
Lidia Postma (Hoorn, April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her Tolkien illustrations. Career Postma trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. In 1976 she received a Gouden Griffel#Gouden Penseel, Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) for her illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen's ''Sprookjes en vertellingen'' (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava by a jury with members from thirteen countries. Bibliography * ''The Stolen Mirror'' (1976) * ''The Witch's Garden'' (1978) As illustrator * ''Sprookjes en vertellingen'' by Hans Christian Andersen (1975) * ''The Cow Book'', compiled by Marc Gallant, illustrated by Marc Gallant, Wayne Anderson (illustrator), Wayne Anderson, Keleck, James Marsh (artist), Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoorn
Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland. Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Alkmaar and 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of Amsterdam. The municipality has just over 75,000 inhabitants and a land area of , making it the third most densely populated municipality in North Holland after Haarlem and Amsterdam. Apart from the city of Hoorn, the municipality includes the villages of Blokker, Netherlands, Blokker and Zwaag, as well as parts of the Hamlet (place), hamlets , De Hulk and . Hoorn is well known in the Netherlands for its rich history. The town acquired City rights in the Low Countries, city rights in 1357 and flourished during the Dutch Golden Age. In this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marsh (artist)
James Marsh is an English visual artist, illustrator and designer. He studied design and display at the Batley College of Art & Design, and graduated with an National Diploma in Design and college diplomas. He is also a founding member of the Association of Illustrators. Notable works by Marsh include ''Time'' magazine covers, neo-surreal cover paintings for paperback reprints of Ross Macdonald books, cover art for all of the studio albums released by the English band Talk Talk, and his gatefold artwork for Jamiroquai's chart-topping debut album, ''Emergency on Planet Earth'', in 1993. In 1982, he first appeared in '' Who's Who in Graphic Art'', published by Graphis Press in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1991, his first book, '' Bizarre Birds & Beasts'', was published by Pavilion Books (UK) and Penguin Books (US). In 2003, ''The Independent'' newspaper named him one of the "Top Ten Leading British Illustrators". From 2012 to 2014, Marsh was invited to create the branding for the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Price (illustrator)
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean former professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2003. Early life Price was born in Durban, South Africa. His parents were originally British. His father was English and his mother Welsh. His early life was spent in Rhodesia. For secondary school, he attended Prince Edward School in Salisbury where he captained the golf team. As a teenager, he participated in the 1975 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters and Holiday Inns Invitational, official events on the Southern African Tour. After his schooling he served in the Rhodesian Air Force during that country's Bush War. Professional career He began his professional golf career in 1977 on the South African Tour, before moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Lapointe
Claude Lapointe (born October 11, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for the Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1991 and 2004. Early life Lapointe grew up in the city of Lachine, Quebec. He played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He was offered a scholarship by the University of Michigan, but he refused it. Playing career He was drafted by the Nordiques in the 12th round of the 1988 NHL Draft, with the 234th overall pick. Lapointe spent most of his NHL career with the New York Islanders. He was there from the 1996–97 season to the 2002–03 season. While with the New York Islanders, he received many honors such as many NYI Fan club MVP awards and three Bob Nystrom Robert Thore Nystrom (born October 10, 1952) is a Swedish–Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NH ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Vallejo
Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941) is a Peruvian-American painter who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres. His hyper-representational paintings have appeared on the covers of numerous novels in the science fiction, sword and sorcery, and fantasy fiction genres, along with album covers for musical groups in addition to movie posters and other media. His art is also sold through a series of annual calendars. Early biography Born in 1941 in Lima, Peru, Vallejo began painting at the age of 13, in 1954, and obtained his first illustration job three years later in 1957 at the age of 16. He attended Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes on a five-year scholarship, and was awarded a prize medal. Career After emigrating to the United States in 1964, at the age of 23, he quickly garnered a fan following from his illustrations of Tarzan, Conan the Barbarian, Doc Savage, and various other fantasy characters (often done for paperback-fiction works fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyne Pache
Jocelyne is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jocelyne (singer), (1951–1972), a French singer of the Yé-yé period * Jocelyne Bloch, a Swiss neurosurgeon * Jocelyne Boisseau, a French film and television actress * Jocelyne Couture-Nowak (1958–2007), the only Canadian victim of the Virginia Tech shootings * Jocelyne Dakhlia (born 1959), French historian and anthropologist * Jocelyne Gagné, a justice with the Federal Court of Canada * Jocelyne Jocya (1942–2003), French singer and children's rights advocate * Jocelyne LaGarde (1924–1979), a Tahitian who became famous for her one acting role in the 1966 motion picture, Hawaii * Jocelyne Loewen, a Canadian voice actress * Jocelyne Pérard (born 1940), a French geographer * Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau (c. 1956–2019), 31st Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouvea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Leman
Martin Leman (born 1934) is an English artist who gained recognition for his paintings of cats. Since 1969 his works have been published in a number of books and international exhibitions. Early life Martin attended art school in Worthing and the Central School of Art and Design in Holborn. He also spent time in Egypt on National Service duties. Career Before starting his painting career in 1969 he worked as a graphic designer and taught at various institutions across London. His works on the subject of cats have appeared in over 20 books. He was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists in 2007 and is also a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. As well as cats his works have focused on portraits of women and areas of Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Delessert (illustrator)
Étienne Delessert (4 January 1941 in Lausanne – 21 April 2024 in Lakeville) was a Swiss self-taught graphic artist and illustrator. He is largely known for his animated series ''Yok-Yok'' and his collaboration with Eugène Ionesco, on ''Stories "1" and "2"'', as well as his work with child psychologist Jean Piaget. His work focused on expanding the child's mind through the use of strange stories often designed to make children ask questions. He considered himself first and foremost a story teller. His creative process involved mostly digital media in combination with hand sketching. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Delessert was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in both 2006 and 2010. Delessert died from cancer on 21 April 2024, at the age of 83. Career Delessert had children's book published and translated in over 14 different languages. He also had illustrations published in ''TIME'' magazine. Delessert an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binette Schroeder
Binette Schroeder (5 December 1939 – 5 July 2022) was a German author and illustrator. Biography Born in Hamburg, Schroeder studied typography in Munich and continued her studies in painting at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel. She wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, some of which received international awards, including two awards at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava. She lived in Munich with her husband, children's book author and lawyer Peter Nickl. Schroeder died in Gräfelfing on 5 July 2022 at the age of 82. Works * ''Flora's Magic House'' (1969) * ''Archibald and his Little Red Cheek'' (1970) * ''Florian and Tractor Max'' (1971) * ''Lelebum: A Rhyming and Pictorial Elephant Tale'' (1972) * ''Ra ta ta tam, the Strange Story of a Little Engine'' (1973), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder * ''Crocodile, Crocodile'' (1975), written by Nickl, illustrated by Schroeder * ''The Wonderful Travels and Adventures of Baron Münchhausen, as Told by Himsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luba Simansky
Luba may refer to: Geography *Kingdom of Luba, a pre-colonial Central African empire *Ľubá, a village and municipality in the Nitra region of south-west Slovakia *Luba, Abra, a municipality in the Philippines *Luba, Equatorial Guinea, a town on the island of Bioko People * Luba (given name), a Slavic feminine given name **Luba (singer) (born 1958), Canadian music artist of Ukrainian descent *** ''Luba'' (EP), a 1982 extended play album by Canadian singer Luba *Luba people, an ethnic group in Central Africa, mostly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Other *Luba (comics), a comic book character created by Los Bros Hernandez *Luba Group, a Dutch staffing company *Luba-Kasai language (aka Tshiluba) * ''Missa Luba The ''Missa Luba'' is a setting of the Latin Mass sung in styles traditional to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was composed by Fr Guido Haazen, a Franciscan friar from Belgium, and originally celebrated, performed, and recorded in 1958 ...'', a musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Christian Knaff
Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean Pierre Polnareff, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Jean Luc Picard, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation'' Places * Jean, Nevada, United States; a town * Jean, Oregon, United States Entertainment * Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films * "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver * ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch Other uses * JEAN (programming language) * USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918 * Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River See also *Jehan * * Gene (other) * Jeanne (other) * Jehanne (other) * Jeans (other) * John (other) * Valjean (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushiri Mruta Awazi
Bushiri is an administrative ward in Pangani District of Tanga Region in Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... The ward covers an area of , and has an average elevation of . According to the 2012 census, the ward has a total population of 4,750. It is named in honor of Abushiri, a freedom fighter who led a revolt against the German colonizers of East Africa in 1888.Pike, Charles. “History and Imagination: Swahili Literature and Resistance to German Language Imperialism in Tanzania, 1885-1910.” The International Journal of African Historical Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, Boston University African Studies Center, 1986, pp. 201–33, https://doi.org/10.2307/219426. See also * Abushiri revolt References African resistance to colonialism 1888 in German Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
