Lena Anderson
Lena Anderson | |
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Born | (1939-05-27) 27 May 1939 (age 84) Stockholm |
Nationality | Swedish |
Occupation(s) | children's book illustrator and author |
Lena Anderson (born 27 May 1939[1]) is a Swedish children's book illustrator and author.
Anderson was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1939.[2] She first gained international success for her illustrations in the 1985 picture book Linnea in Monet's Garden, which was translated into English in 1987.[3][4] The book, which she made with Christina Björk, took five years to finish.[2] She has worked on multiple other books with writer Christina Björk,[3] including a series of children's stories with the character Linnea.[5]
Anderson mainly draws nature-based illustrations. Her work draws from traditional Swedish picture book styles, similar to that of Elsa Beskow's work.[6][7]
Selected works
Illustrator
- Linnea Planterar ("Linnea's Windowsill Garden") (1978; English trans., 1988), by Christina Björk[4][8]
- Linnea in Monet's Garden (1985; English trans., 1987)[3]
- Linnea's Almanac (1985; English trans., 1989), by Christina Björk[9][8]
Author and illustrator
- Majas alfabet ("Maja's Alphabet") (1984)[6]
- Stina (1988; English trans., 1989)[3]
- Bunny Party (1989)[10]
- Stina's Visit (1989; English trans., 1991)[3]
- ABC, sa lilla t ("ABC, Said Little T") (1994)[6]
- Tea for Ten (1998; English trans., 2000)[3]
- Tick-Tock (1998)[11]
Awards
In 1984, Anderson won the Elsa Beskow-plaketten [sv]. She received the Rabén & Sjögren's illustrator scholarship [sv] in 1984.[12] In 1988, Anderson won the Astrid Lindgren Prize along with Christina Björk.[13] Also in 1988, Linnea in Monet's Garden received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Children's Literature Award) in the children's book category.[14]
Anderson was awarded the Illis quorum medal by the Government of Sweden on 13 July 2023.[15]
References
- ^ "Lena Anderson - Lupo Guido".
- ^ a b "Barnboksillustratören Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården" (in Swedish). Boktugg. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Nikolajeva, Maria (2006). "Anderson, Lena". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-514656-1.
- ^ a b Westin, Boel (1996). Children's Literature in Sweden. Swedish Institute. p. 58. ISBN 91-520-0384-1. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Graeber, Laurel (20 March 1998). "Family Fare: Linnea's Day With Monet". The New York Times. p. E43. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Westin 1996, pg. 60
- ^ "Swedish children's Literature". sweden.se. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b Holton, Barbara (1993). From Loraxes to Thoraxes: Science Programs for Children in Libraries. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center). pp. 41–42.
- ^ Bereiter, Carl (1995). Collections for Young Scholars. Open Court Publishing Company. pp. 5, 7. ISBN 0-8126-3248-6. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Bunny Party". Publishers Weekly. 27 February 1989. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Tick-Tock". Publishers Weekly. 1 June 1998. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "ANNONS: Lena Anderson ställer ut på Millesgården – köp hennes älskade motiv här". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Priser i Astrids namn". astridlindgren.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Linnéa im Garten des Malers". jugendliteratur.org (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Regeringen tilldelar Lena Anderson, Christofer Murray och Carola Häggkvist medaljen Illis quorum meruere labores". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-13. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
External links
- Examples of Lena Anderson's illustrations from Cultivating Home
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- 1967: Åke Holmberg
- 1968: Ann Mari Falk
- 1969: Harry Kullman
- 1970: Lennart Hellsing
- 1971: Hans Peterson
- 1972: Maria Gripe
- 1973: Barbro Lindgren
- 1974: Inger and Lasse Sandberg
- 1975: Hans-Eric Hellberg
- 1976: Irmelin Sandman Lilius
- 1977: Kerstin Thorvall
- 1978: Gunnel Linde
- 1979: Rose Lagercrantz
- 1980: Maud Reuterswärd (posthumously)
- 1981: Gunilla Bergström
- 1982: Inger Brattström
- 1983: Siv Widerberg
- 1984: Astrid Bergman Sucksdorff
- 1985: Viveca Lärn
- 1986: Margareta Strömstedt
- 1987: Nan Inger Östman
- 1988: Lena Anderson and Christina Björk
- 1989: Annika Holm
- 1990: Maj Bylock
- 1991: Max Lundgren
- 1992: Sven Christer Swahn
- 1993: Ulf Stark
- 1994: Eva Wikander
- 1995: Peter Pohl
- 1996: Henning Mankell
- 1997: Anna-Clara and Thomas Tidholm
- 1998: Bo R. Holmberg
- 1999: Per Nilsson
- 2000: Annika Thor
- 2001: Eva Eriksson
- 2002: Stefan Casta
- 2003: Sven Nordqvist
- 2004: Pernilla Stalfelt
- 2005: Jujja Wieslander
- 2006: Ulf Nilsson
- 2007: Helena Östlund
- 2008: Pija Lindenbaum
- 2009: Olof and Lena Landström
- 2010: Moni Nilsson-Brännström
- 2011: Jan Lööf
- 2012: Katarina Kieri
- 2013: Katarina von Bredow
- 2014: Frida Nilsson
- 2015: Mårten Sandén
- 2016: Anna Höglund
- 2017: Jenny Jägerfeld
- 2018: Lisa Bjärbo
- 2019: Kerstin Lundberg Hahn
- 2020: Jakob Wegelius
- 2021: Ylva Karlsson
- 2022: Mårten Melin
- 2023: