Hans Christian Andersen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1998) Winner
Tomi Ungerer
トミ・ウンゲラー
Tomi Ungerer
Aliases:
Jean-Thomas Ungerer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-11-28 （Strasbourg, Alsace, France）
- Died
- 2019-02-09 （Cork, Ireland） age 87
- Nationality
- French
- Languages
- French, German
- Residence History
- Strasbourg, France → Cork, Ireland (from 1976)
Career
- Occupations
- Artist, Illustrator, Writer, Satirist
- Active Years
- 1957-2019
- Influenced By
- Saul Steinberg
- Influenced
- Maurice Sendak
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal School for Decorative Arts (Strasbourg) | — | Decorative Arts | — | — | France |
Municipal School for Decorative Arts (Strasbourg)
Decorative Arts
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration | — | Illustration | International Board on Books for Young People | Winner |
| 2018 | Commander of the Legion of Honour | — | — | French Government | Commander |
Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration
1998
Category:
Illustration
Organization:
International Board on Books for Young People
Result:
Winner
Commander of the Legion of Honour
2018
Organization:
French Government
Result:
Commander
Awards & Nominations
Prix Sorcières
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2014) Special Award
Works
Major Works
Flat Stanley
1964 Children's picture bookA picture book about the adventures of the flat boy Stanley.
AdventureFriendship
Moon Man
1966 Children's picture bookA fantasy picture book where the man in the moon comes down to Earth.
FantasyLoneliness
Adaptations
- [Film] Moon Man (2012)
Bibliography
- The Mellops Go Flying (1957)
- Crictor (1958)
- The Three Robbers (1961)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sharp social satireWitty aphorisms
- Recurring Motifs
- Political satireEroticismImaginative children's subjects
Legacy
Awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration; known for satire and erotic works. A museum dedicated to him exists in Strasbourg.
Museums
- Tomi Ungerer Museum Strasbourg, France Opened in 2007
In Popular Culture
- Documentary film 'Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story' (2012)
Trivia
- Born in Alsace, influenced by Franco-German border region.
- Created posters against the Vietnam War.
- Known as a toy collector.