Melita Vovk
Melita Vovk | |
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Melita Vovk | |
| Born | 14 June 1928 |
| Died | 28 July 2020 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana |
| Known for | painting, illustrating |
| Notable work | Painting and children's books illustration |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1957 Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora Levstik Award 1965 Basni and Puhek v Benetkah and Pustov god |
Melita Vovk (14 June 1928 – 27 July 2020) was a Slovene painter and illustrator of children's books.
Melita Vovk was born in Bled in 1928. She has illustrated numerous children's books and won the Levstik Award twice, in 1957 for her illustrations for Zgode in nezgode kraljevskega dvora (Tales and Mishaps of the Royal Court) by Milan Šega and in 1965 for her illustrations for three books, Basni (Fables) by Ivan Krylov, Puhek v Benetkah (Puhek in Venice) by Mira Mihelič and Pustov god (Pust's Birthday) by Vera Albreht. She received the lifetime achievement award for illustration at the 9th Slovenian Biennial of Illustration in 2010.
Vovk's first husband was the literary critic and stage director Bojan Štih and she is sometimes referred to as Melita Vovk Štih. Their daughter Ejti Štih is also a painter who lives and works in Santa Cruz in Bolivia.