Slavko Pengov
Slovene painter
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Slavko Pengov (24 June 1908 – 6 January 1966) was a Slovene painter best known for his monumental opus of murals such as those in the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana and the Parish Church of Saint Martin in Bled.[1]
Slavko Pengov | |
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Pengov, c. 1945 | |
| Born | Vladislav Pengov 24 June 1908 |
| Died | 6 January 1966 (aged 57) |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts Vienna |
| Known for | painting |
| Notable work | Painting, murals and illustration |
| Awards | Levstik Award 1951 for Pod svobodnim soncem Prešeren Award 1959 for his frescos in the National Assembly Building |
Pengov was born in Ljubljana in 1908 and baptized Vladislav Pengov.[2] He studied art at the Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. From 1945 he taught at the Academy of Arts in Ljubljana.
He also illustrated a number of books and won the Levstik Award in 1951 for his illustrations of Fran Saleški Finžgar's book Pod svobodnim soncem (Under A Free Sun).[3]
He taught painting to Aleksa Ivanc Olivieri.
In 1959 he received the Prešeren Award for his murals on the history of Slovenes in the National Assembly Building in Ljubljana.[4]
