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Painter and illustrator
A.K.A.
Janez Vidič
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Star sign
Place of death
Maribor, Slovenia
Age
73 years
Family
Children:
Matjaž Vidic
Education
University of Ljubljana
Awards
Levstik Award
Prešeren Fund Awards
Kajuh Award
Order "For Merit to the People"
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Janez Vidic (8 February 1923 – 20 May 1996) was a Slovene painter and illustrator, best known for his oil paintings of landscapes and people as well as his murals.
Vidic was born in Ljubljana in 1923. During the Second World War he was imprisoned in the Gonars and Renicci di Anghiari concentration camps. In 1944 he joined the Slovene Partisans. After the war he studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana and graduated in 1950.
He won the Levstik Award for his book illustrations three times: in 1950 for his illustrations of Mile Klopčič's Premagane zverine (Defeated Beasts), in 1951 for his illustrations for Matija Valjavec
's collection of stories Živalske pripovedke (Animal Tales) and in 1952 for the picture book Letni časi (The Seasons).He received the Prešeren Foundation Award in 1977 for his paintings exhibited in Maribor in 1976.
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By field of work
Notable Slovenian artists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian artists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian artists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian people in academia
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian people in academia
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian people in academia
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian creative people
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian creative people
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian creative people
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian people in journalism
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian people in journalism
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian people in journalism
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian people in literature
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian people in literature
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian people in literature
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
By work and/or country
Notable Slovenian Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian Painters
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian Painters
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian Painters
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian Teachers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian Teachers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian Teachers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian Editors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian Editors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian Editors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Slovenian Illustrators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Serbian Illustrators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable Croatian Illustrators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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Janez Vidic