Judith Maria Ten Bosch (born 26 April 1957,

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painter and illustrator.

Biography

Ten Bosch was born in 1957, and is one of a twins of Lou Ten Bosch and Ank Stumpel. She has four other siblings. Between 1976 and 1980, she studied at the

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. For a decade, she illustrated recipes in the children's page of

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together with Philip Mechanicus. These illustrations and recipes were bundled in the publications ''De vrolijke keuken'' (1997), ''Het kleine fornuis'' (1997), and ''Een warm pannetje'' (2004). The book ''De vrolijke keuken'' was awarded the

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in 1998. The book was one of the books donated by the State Secretary for Culture and Media

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to 500 disadvantaged schools in

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, and

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. Ten Bosch also illustrated ''Hai die koe'' (1998), written by Mara Otten; ''Meis en Manneke en de stastoel'' (2002), written by Patricia Kuiper; and ''Een boek vol beesten - Neushoorn'' (2005), written by

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. Since 2002, she has collaborated with Titus Nolte. In 2005, she illustrated the book ''Onder de kerstboom - Het denneboompje'' by

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. In 2006, she illustrated the book ''Sprookjes van de planeet aarde'' by

Anne Vegter Anne Vegter (born 31 December 1958, Delfzijl) is a Dutch poet, playwright and writer of children's literature. She is the first woman to hold the position of Dichter des Vaderlands (Dutch Poet Laureate). Early life Vegter attended a gymnasi ...

together with her sister

Geerten Ten Bosch Geerten Maria Ten Bosch (born 21 April 1959) is a Dutch graphic designer and illustrator. Early life Ten Bosch was born in Dordrecht in 1959 as one of five children of Lou Ten Bosch and Ank Stumpel. Between 1980 and 1984 she studied graphic ...

. Both sisters participated in the

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in 2007 to exhibit their illustrations for this book. In 2011, she illustrated the book ''Mijn opa en ik en het varken oma'' by Marjolijn Hof. Hof won a

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award for this book the following year. Several of her paintings are part of the collection of the

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in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of her paintings is part of the collection of the

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References

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