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Lidia Postma

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Lidia Postma
Lidia Postma with the Gouden Penseel in 1976
Born (1952-04-02) April 2, 1952 (age 72)
AwardsGouden Penseel, Gouden Appel

Lidia Postma (Hoorn, April 2, 1952) is a Dutch writer, artist and illustrator. She is best known for her children's picture books and her Tolkien illustrations.

Career

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Postma trained as an illustrator at the Free Graphics and Painting Department of the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. In 1976 she received a Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) for her illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen's Sprookjes en vertellingen (1975); this was a prize awarded to talented new illustrators. Two years later she was honored with the Gouden Appel (Golden Apple), awarded at the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava by a jury with members from thirteen countries.

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As illustrator

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References

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  1. ^ Postma, Lidia (1976). The Stolen Mirror. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-050534-6.
  2. ^ Postma, Lidia (1979). The Witch's Garden. Hutchinson Group (Australia). ISBN 978-0-09-135210-3.
  3. ^ Hart, Trevor A.; Khovacs, Ivan (2007). Tree of Tales: Tolkien, Literature, and Theology. Baylor University Press. ISBN 978-1-932792-64-5.

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