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Lilo Fromm

リロ・フロム

Riro Furomu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-12-27 （Berlin, Germany）
Died
2023-06-19 （Hamburg, Germany） age 94
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Berlin, Germany → East Prussia → North Sea coast → Munich, Germany → Freiburg, Germany → Hamburg, Germany → Provence, France

Career

Occupations
Artist, Children's book illustrator, Commercial artist
Active Years
1950-2023
Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award runner-up (1962, Das Mondgesicht)

Awards

Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1967
Work: The Golden Bird
Organization: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Committee
Result: winner
Bratislava Gold Medal
1967
Work: The Golden Bird
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Das Mondgesicht

1960 Children's book

Children's book, runner-up for Hans Christian Andersen Award illustration in 1962.

Fantasy

The Golden Bird

1967 Grimm fairy tale

Illustrations for Grimm fairy tale, won Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1967.

Fairy taleSymbolism

Uncle Harry

1972 Children's book

Won Children's Book Showcase title in 1973.

Muffel and Plums

1973 Children's book

Children's book with black ink illustrations.

Six Companions Find Their Fortune

1971 Grimm fairy tale

Illustrations for Grimm tale.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Painterly styleColorfulCrayon and painted washesDream-like qualityBlack ink illustrations (some)
Recurring Motifs
Fairy tale symbolismArchetypes

Legacy

Illustrated more than 250 children's books. Donated illustrations to International Youth Library.

Archives

  • International Youth Library

Trivia

  • Illustrated more than 250 books in her lifetime.
  • Her painterly style contrasted with the graphic art style of most German picture book artists in the 1960s.