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Gvido Birolla

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Gvido Birolla

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1881-06-12 (Trieste)
Died
1963-05-29 (Ljubljana) age 81
Nationality
Slovene
Languages
Slovene, Italian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Trieste → Škofja Loka → Ljubljana → Vienna

Career

Occupations
painter, illustrator, caricaturist
Active Years
1900-1963

Education

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Country: Austria
Studied in Ljubljana before attending

Awards

Levstik Award
1951
Work: Trije bratje in trije razbojniki
Organization: Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Trije bratje in trije razbojniki

1951 illustration

Illustrations for Karel Širok's book, winner of Levstik Award

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Bibliography

  • Leta moje mladosti (The Years of My Youth, by Fran Saleški Finžgar)
  • Jurij Kozjak, slovenski janičar (by Josip Jurčič)
  • Repoštev, gospodar krkonošev (by Johann Karl August Musäus)
  • Škorenjček Matevžek (Matevžek the Little Boot, by Saša Vuga)
  • Brezen (The Abyss, by Andrej Šavli)
  • Trije bratje in trije razbojniki (Three Brothers and Three Robbers, by Karel Širok)
  • Triglav: planinska idila (by Fran Saleški Finžgar)
  • Oljki (To the Olive Tree, by Simon Gregorčič)
  • Mlada pota (Paths of Youth, by Oton Župančič)

Legacy

A renowned Slovene painter, illustrator, and caricaturist, known for his political caricatures and book illustrations, recipient of the Levstik Award.

Archives

  • Wikimedia Commons

Trivia

  • Father was Italian from Pazin, mother Slovene from Škofja Loka.
  • Raised in Škofja Loka by mother after father's death in 1884.