Ali Mitgutsch
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21 August 1935
Ali Mitgutsch | |
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| Born | Alfons Mitgutsch 21 August 1935 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Died | 10 January 2022 (aged 86) Munich, Germany |
| Cause of death | Complications of pneumonia |
| Occupation | Author, illustrator |
| Genre | Wimmelbild picture books |
| Notable works | Rundherum in meiner Stadt (1968) |
| Notable awards |
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Alfons "Ali" Mitgutsch (German: [ˈaːli ˈmɪtˌɡʊt͡ʃ] ⓘ; 21 August 1935 – 10 January 2022) was a German author of picture books and a professional advertising Illustrator. He was known as the father of the Wimmelbilder books.[1]
Mitgutsch was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on 21 August 1935. As a child, the Mitgutsch family was evacuated to Allgäu in World War II due to bombing in Munich.[2] After returning to Munich, he trained at the Graphical Academy as a lithographer.
In the 1960s, Kurt Seelmann, a child psychologist, inspired him to create a special kind of picture book for children. Mitgutsch became famous for his Wimmelbilder-books. These books show everyday scenes in a single painting across the pages on top. Rundherum in meiner Stadt (Around in my city), released in 1968, is the first book in the series.[3]
Mitgutsch lived in Munich, the city inspired his paintings.[1] He died in Munich from complications of pneumonia on 10 January 2022, at the age of 86.[4][5]
Awards
- 1960 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Pepes Hut
- 1961 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Ulus abenteuerliche Reise zum Nordlicht
- 1962 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Nico findet einen Schatz
- 1969 Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis for the picture book Rundherum in meiner Stadt
- 1971 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Bei uns im Dorf
- 1972 nominated for Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Komm mit ans Wasser
- 1978 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Rund ums Schiff (Around the ship)
- 2003 Schwabing Art Award[6]
- 2016 Ernst-Hoferichter-Preis[7]
- 2018 Verdienstkreuz am Bande der Bundesrepublik Deutschland for a new Genre [8]
- 2019 Oberbayerischer Kulturpreis[9]
