Zbigniew Rychlicki (17 January 1922 – 10 September 1989) was a Polish

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, and

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of children's books. He received the

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Awards Prize given by the Jury of the

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(IBBY) for outstanding artistic achievement. He was given the 1954 Prime Minister's Award for his works for children and youth.

Life and education

Rychlicki was born on 17 January 1922 in Orzechówka. He studied and then graduated from the Institute in 1946. During the years 1947 to 1948 he worked at the Animated Film Studio in

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. He also studied at the Academy for Fine Arts in

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in 1956. He died on 10 September 1989 in

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Career

Rychlicki was in charge of the graphic part of the magazine "Teddy Bear." In 1949 he moved to Warsaw, and acted as the director of the Publishing Institute "Our Bookstore" ("''Nasza Księgarnia''"). He authored the illustrations of several children's books, including ''From things into things'' by Wanda Chotomska, ''Please elephant'' by Ludwik Jerzy Kern, Plastusiowy diary of Mary Kownacka,

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. and ''Mysterious Island'' by

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* 1922 births 1989 deaths People from Brzozów County Polish graphic designers Polish illustrators Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners {{illustrator-stub