Ivan Seljak

Ivan Seljak - Čopič
Born(1927-12-07)December 7, 1927
Idrija, Slovenia
DiedMay 23, 1990(1990-05-23) (aged 62)
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known forpainting, illustrating
Notable workPainting and illustration
AwardsLevstik Award
1955 for Knjiga o Titu and Posadka brez ladje
Levstik Award
1963 for Aska in volk
Prešeren Foundation Award
1975 for his painting exhibitions
Levstik Award
1976 for Afriške pripovedke and Robinson Crusoe

Ivan Seljak, nom de guerre Čopič (7 December 1927 – 23 May 1990), was a Slovene painter and illustrator.

Biography

Seljak was born in Idrija in 1927.

During the Second World War he joined the Slovene Partisans as a young military courier, where he met Božidar Jakac and other artists who encouraged his artistic talent. After the war he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana, from which he graduated in 1951.

His main medium was painting, but he also illustrated numerous children's books.

He won the Levstik Award for his illustrations three times: in 1955, 1963, and 1976. He also won the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1975 for the exhibitions of his paintings.

He died in 1990.

Selected illustrated works

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Seljak at the Slovenian Bibliographical Lexicon site". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  2. ↑ "The Levstik Award on the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House site". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture, complete list of Prešeren Foundation Awards recipients [dead link]