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第9回（1965年） Winner
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第19回（1975年） Winner
Victor Ambrus
ヴィクター・アンブラス
Vikutā Anburasu
別名:
László Győző Ambrus
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1935-08-19 （Budapest）
- 死没
- 2021-02-10 85歳
- 国籍
- Hungarian, British
- 言語
- Hungarian, English
- 居住地歴
- Budapest, Hungary → Farnham/Guildford/London, UK
経歴
- 職業
- Illustrator, Art teacher, Archaeological illustrator
- 活動期間
- 1957年〜2021年
- 所属
- Oxford University Press, Farnham School of Art
- 所属団体
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (RE, 1973), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, 1977), Member of The Pastel Society (PS, 1993), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA, 2019), Hon Fellow, Society of Graphic Fine Art (Hon SGFA, 2010)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Mihály Zichy, E. H. Shepard, Joyce Lankester Brisley, John Tenniel, Arthur Rackham
- ノミネート
- 1963 Kate Greenaway Medal commended (A Time of Trial, The Royal Navy), 1964 Kate Greenaway Medal commended, 1971 Kate Greenaway Medal commended (The Sultan's Bath)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Imre Cistercian College | — | Secondary education | — | 1945-1953 | Hungary |
| Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts | — | Fine Arts | — | 1953-1956 | Hungary |
| Farnham School of Art | — | Engraving and Lithography | — | 1956-1957 | UK |
| Royal College of Art | — | Printmaking and Illustration | Associate | 1957-1960 | UK |
St Imre Cistercian College
Secondary education
期間:
1945-1953
卒業年:
1953
国:
Hungary
Secondary school
Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts
Fine Arts
期間:
1953-1956
卒業年:
1956
国:
Hungary
Interrupted by 1956 Revolution
Farnham School of Art
Engraving and Lithography
期間:
1956-1957
国:
UK
Short-term enrollment
Royal College of Art
Printmaking and Illustration
学位:
Associate
期間:
1957-1960
卒業年:
1960
国:
UK
Gulbenkian scholarship
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kate Greenaway Medal | The Three Poor Tailors | 児童書イラスト | Library Association | winner |
| 1975 | Kate Greenaway Medal | Mishka / Horses in Battle | 児童書イラスト | Library Association | winner |
| 1993 | Daler Rowney Prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 1993 | World Wildlife Fund Prize | — | — | Society of Wildlife Artists | winner |
Kate Greenaway Medal
1965
対象作品:
The Three Poor Tailors
部門:
児童書イラスト
主催:
Library Association
結果:
winner
Kate Greenaway Medal
1975
対象作品:
Mishka / Horses in Battle
部門:
児童書イラスト
主催:
Library Association
結果:
winner
Daler Rowney Prize
1993
結果:
winner
World Wildlife Fund Prize
1993
主催:
Society of Wildlife Artists
結果:
winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Three Poor Tailors
1965年 Children's picture bookHungarian folktale written and illustrated by Ambrus. Kate Greenaway Medal winner.
FolktalesRags to riches
Mishka
1975年 Children's picture bookSelf-written and illustrated children's book. Kate Greenaway Medal winner.
AdventureFriendship
Horses in Battle
1975年 Children's picture bookHistorical picture book about horses in battle. Kate Greenaway Medal winner.
HorsesWar
作風・主題
- 文体
- Detailed line illustrationsHistorical reconstructionsRealistic horse drawings
- 頻出モチーフ
- HorsesHistorical scenesFolktales and myths
評価・遺産
Hungarian-born British illustrator who won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice for children's book illustration. Famous for archaeological reconstructions on Time Team and contributions to nearly 300 books.
記念館・博物館
- Museum of Somerset Taunton
資料所蔵先
- de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
大衆文化への影響
- Featured on Channel 4's archaeology series Time Team creating site reconstructions.
豆知識
- Fled Hungary during the 1956 Revolution as a student and settled in the UK.
- Learned to draw horses during childhood holidays in the countryside.
- Married fellow illustrator Glenys R. Chapman; they had two sons.