Tomi Ungerer
1931
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2019
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France, Republic of Ireland
native language: French
occupation: writer, illustrator, postage stamp designer, children's writer, photographer, caricaturist, graphic artist
award received: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Saarland Order of Merit, Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Zilveren Griffel, Kiddo Leespluim, E.o.plauen Prize, Golden Pretzel, Markgräfler Gutedelpreis, Prix de l’Académie de Berlin, Eckart Witzigmann Preis
official website: www.tomiungerer.com
Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmi ˈʊŋəʁɐ] (listen); 28 November 1931 – 9 February 2019) was an Alsatian artist and writer. He published over 140 books ranging from children's books to adult works and from the fantastic to the autobiographical. He was known for sharp social satire and witty aphorisms. Ungerer is also famous as a cartoonist and designer of political posters and film posters.Ungerer received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998 for his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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