Leo Lionni (1910–1999)
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Leo Lionni was born in Amsterdam on May 5, 1910. He attended the University of Zurich and also earned a doctorate in Economics from the University of Genoa in 1935. He taught himself to draw by visiting museums. After marrying Nora Maffi in 1931, Lionni moved to Milan, Italy, where he became known vis mere as a painter. In 1939 he moved to Philadelphia and began working in advertising design. Lionni held several positions in the artistic field including artistic director and design director. He also served as president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Around 1960 Lionni moved back to Italy. His first of over forty children's books was Little Blue and Little Yellow. Other titles include Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, all of which won a Caldecott Honor. In addition, he received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal in 1984. Lionni died on October 11, 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Leo Lionni
Frederick's Fables : A Treasury of 16 Favorite Leo Lionni Stories (1985) — Introduktion, nogle udgaver — 314 eksemplarer
Triz [paperback] Lionni, Leo and Gutfreund, Dani 8 eksemplarer
Leo Lionni's Little Mice Tales Boxed Set (Frederick, Matthew's Dream, Geraldine the Music Mouse, Tillie and the Wall) (2003) 7 eksemplarer
Raising a reader :PE #28 6 eksemplarer
O Sonho de Mateus 2 eksemplarer
Frederick[FREDERICK][Paperback] 1 eksemplar
Pé Ante Pé 1 eksemplar
Pequeño azul y pequeño amarillo 1 eksemplar
Pequeno Azul E O Pequeno Amarelo, O 1 eksemplar
tico e le ali d'oro (BABALIBRI) 1 eksemplar
TICO ET LES AILES D OR 1 eksemplar
Mit Frederick und seinen Freunden durchs Jahr 1 eksemplar
Alex e o Ratinho de Corda 1 eksemplar
Leo Lionni Set of 4 Books (Matthew's Dream ~ Cornelius ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse (Caldecott Honor Book) ~ Inch… (1993) 1 eksemplar
Leo Lionni, pitture 1 eksemplar
The Foolish Turtle 1 eksemplar
Leo Lionni's Friends Go Fish Card Game: Includes Rules for Two More Games: Concentration and Snap (2020) 1 eksemplar
Caldecott Medal and Honor Picture Books: Set of 6 (The Thanksgiving Story ~ Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse ~ Inch by… (1996) 1 eksemplar
En Frederick 1 eksemplar
Tillie und der Mauer 1 eksemplar
Das grösste Haus der Welt 1 eksemplar
Frederick, Deutsch von Günter Bruno Fuchs 1 eksemplar
Leo Leonni 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (1942) — Omslagsfotograf/tegner/..., nogle udgaver — 6,663 eksemplarer
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Forfatter — 1,528 eksemplarer
Design Culture: An Anthology of Writing from the AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (1997) — Bidragyder — 40 eksemplarer
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom...and Lots More Learning Fun [1999 film] (2001) — Author & Illustrator — 30 eksemplarer
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- Kanonisk navn
- Lionni, Leo
- Fødselsdato
- 1910-05-05
- Dødsdag
- 1999-10-11
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
Netherlands (birth) - Fødested
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Dødssted
- Radda, Tuscany, Italy
- Bopæl
- Tuscany, Italy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Uddannelse
- University of Genoa (Ph.D., Economics)
- Erhverv
- graphic designer
writer
children's book author
illustrator - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous, 2007)
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