Melita Vovk

Melita Vovk
Melita Vovk
Born(1928-06-14)14 June 1928
Bled, Slovenia
Died28 July 2020 (aged 92)
Bled, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana
Known forpainting, illustrating
Notable workPainting and children's books illustration
AwardsLevstik Award
1957 Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora
Levstik Award
1965 Basni and Puhek v Benetkah and Pustov god

Melita Vovk (14 June 1928 – 27 July 2020) was a Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books.[1][2]

Melita Vovk was born in Bled in 1928.[3] She has illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award twice, in 1957 for her illustrations for Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora (Tales and Mishaps of the Royal Court) by Milan Šega and in 1965 for her illustrations for three books, Basni (Fables) by Ivan Krylov, Puhek v Benetkah (Puhek in Venice) by Mira Mihelič and Pustov god (Pust's Birthday) by Vera Albreht.[4] She received the lifetime achievement award for illustration at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration in 2010.[5]

Vovk's first husband was the literary critic and stage director Bojan Štih and she is sometimes referred to as Melita Vovk Štih. Their daughter Ejti Štih is also a painter who lives and works in Santa Cruz in Bolivia.[6]

  1. ^ Morača, Hana Souček (December 2010). "Text in Image". I Feel Slovenia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Hajnšek, Melita Forstnerič (28 July 2020). "V spomin: Melita Vovk (1928-2020)". Večer (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. ^ Gspan, Eva. "Vovk, Melita (1928–2020)". Slovenska Biografija (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ "Levstikove nagrade [Levstik Award]". Mladinska Knjiga (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Illustrator Melita Vovk Stih Gets Lifetime Achievement Award". Republic of Slovenia: Government Communication Office. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ Pavlovčič, Lidija (8 October 2011). "Ejti Štih med Bolivijo in Slovenijo". Delo (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2022.